1. FertilityKenya

   Kenya: since 2005 fertility has been falling 2.1 times faster, from 4.80 to 3.21 children per woman

   Before 2005 it fell by about 0.05 a year; since then it has fallen by about 0.10 a year. Latest data: 2023.

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

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• Kenya: national data show 18% fewer births in 2022 than the UN, yet 4% more children per woman
• Kenya: 90% of its electricity is made without coal, gas or oil, but there is 9 times less of it per person than in a typical country
• GDP growth plans for a deadline year in 5 countries: 2 of 7 came true. Nigeria expected 7% in 2020 and got minus 6.4%
• Pledges to build power plants in 8 countries: by the deadline, 12% to 100% of the promise
• Goals to lengthen lives: 7 of 13 came true on time. Sri Lanka expected 80 years by 2016 and had 76.1
• Promises to build so many homes: 1 of 9 came true on time. From 1% of the promise in Kenya to 106% in England

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