1. ForecastsAustria

   Austria: 11 of 12 UN projections since 1998 expected women to have more children

   The UN's 1998 projection expected 1.65 for 2020–2025; the outcome was 1.38 (−17%). The latest checked one: the UN's 2022 projection expected 1.49 for 2025; the outcome was 1.30 (−13%).

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

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• The European Commission expected low inflation for 2022. In all 27 EU countries it came in higher
• Austria: 45% fewer babies in 1917 (World War I) than before the war; about the same in countries without war
• Austria: more people now die than are born
• Promises to pay families with children more: 6 of 10 came true on time
• Migration pledges in 9 countries and the EU: the outcome ranged from 17% to 332% of the promised number
• Europe 2020 research spending targets: of 9 countries, 2 met theirs, Belgium and Germany

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