1. ForecastsItaly

   Italy: all 12 UN projections since 1998 expected women to have more children

   The UN's 1998 projection expected 1.47 for 2020–2025; the outcome was 1.21 (−17%). The latest checked one: the UN's 2022 projection expected 1.32 for 2025; the outcome was 1.14 (−13%).

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

More findings

• Tanzania now has more people than Italy
• Burundi: more babies born than in Italy
• Benin: more babies born than in Italy
• Guinea: more babies born than in Italy
• South Africa now has more people than Italy
• Chile: lower fertility than Italy

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