1. Diverging pathsKazakhstan and Chile

   Kazakhstan and Chile: about 2.75 children per woman each in 1990, 2.57 and 0.99 in 2025

   KazakhstanChile

   In 1990 women had 2.75 and 2.58 children on average; in 2025, 2.57 and 0.99. For comparison, 62% and 89% of people live in towns and cities (2025 and 2025, respectively).

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

More findings

• Chile: lower fertility than Italy
• Chile: people live longer than in the US
• India and Kazakhstan: almost equal fertility in 2010 (2.60 and 2.61 children per woman); by 2022, 1.99 and 3.05
• Chile: wind and sun have overtaken coal
• Chile: fewer babies die than in the US
• Israel: 15-year-olds with problems from social media rose from 5% to 16%, and maths did not fall; in Norway there are fewer, and maths fell 33 points

All findings →