1. FertilityArgentina

   Argentina: fertility hit 1.48 in 2022, the lowest since 1950, and has edged up since

   It was 3.16 children per woman in 1950. About 2.1 keeps each generation the same size. In 2023: 1.50.

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

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