1. Diverging pathsAlgeria and United Arab Emirates

   Algeria and United Arab Emirates: about 4.51 children per woman each in 1990, 2.77 and 1.20 in 2023

   AlgeriaUnited Arab Emirates

   In 1990 women had 4.51 and 4.51 children on average; in 2023, 2.77 and 1.20. For comparison, 75% and 86% of people live in towns and cities (2023 and 2023, respectively).

   Source: UN World Population Prospects 1998–2024; national statisticsOpen on the chart →

More findings

• United Arab Emirates: lower fertility than Germany
• Algeria: more and more women go to university, yet only 1 in 7 women work or seek work
• Algeria: 68 thousand more people died than usual in 2020–2021; officially 6,229 died of COVID
• Algeria: all 11 UN projections since 1998 expected fewer births
• Probes to the Moon and Mars: of 8 promised launches, 3 went on time, two Chinese ones and the UAE’s
• United Arab Emirates: in 2020–2023 net migration was higher than all 12 UN projections assumed

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