1. ForecastsLaos

   Laos: the UN's 2008 projection did not expect births this low even by 2050

   2023: 163k. The UN's 2008 projection expected about 184k for 2023 and 165k for 2050.

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

More findings

• Laos: 66% are online, but only 35% have clean water at home whenever needed
• Laos: from 5.80 to 4.02 children per woman in just 10 years
• The IMF foresaw 28 of 537 economic downturns around the world a year ahead
• 2022: the IMF expected inflation above 5% in 43 countries. It happened in 149
• China: all 12 UN projections since 1998 expected more births
• Before 7 of 8 US recessions, next-quarter GDP decline odds were below 25%

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