1. FertilityBelarus

   Belarus: fertility has been falling since 2015, from 1.73 to 1.21 children per woman

   Before 2015 it rose by about 0.04 a year; since then it has fallen by about 0.06 a year. Latest data: 2023.

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

More findings

• Belarus: an older population than the UK
• Belarus: more deaths than births
• Goals to cut infant mortality: 4 of 10 came true on time. Turkey promised below 5 per 1,000 by 2023 and had 9.8
• Goals to lengthen lives: 7 of 13 came true on time. Sri Lanka expected 80 years by 2016 and had 76.1
• Belarus: women outlive men by 9.6 years, 1.8 times the world average
• Belarus: the UN's 2022 projection did not expect births this low even by 2100

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