1. ForecastsEthiopia

   Ethiopia: children per woman are already as few as the UN expected only only after 2035

   2023: 3.99. The UN's 2000 projection expected about 5.07 for 2023; only only after 2035 did it fall to this level, at least 12 years later.

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

More findings

• Ethiopia: more babies born than in the US
• Ethiopia now has more people than the UK
• Ethiopia: all its electricity is made without coal, gas or oil, but there is 18 times less of it per person than in a typical country
• Goals to lower fertility: 2 of 4 came true on time. Ethiopia: 4.27 children per woman against a target of 3
• Promises to hold inflation in 6 countries: 3 of 8 came true. Turkey promised under 10% by 2023 and got 53.9%
• Pledges to build power plants in 8 countries: by the deadline, 12% to 100% of the promise

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