1. ForecastsLibya

   Libya: 10 of 11 UN projections since 1998 expected women to have fewer children

   The UN's 1998 projection expected 2.10 for 2015–2020; the outcome was 2.61 (+24%). The latest checked one: the UN's 2022 projection expected 2.36 for 2023; the outcome was 2.36 (0%). "Outcome" here is the UN's own current estimate, not registration data.

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

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• Libya: 8 in 10 are online, but only 2 in 10 have toilet waste that is safely treated
• Libya: the economy “grew” 144% in six months, retroactively
• Most refugees hosted per 1,000 residents
• Where youth unemployment is highest
• Libya: from 6.91 to 3.88 children per woman in just 10 years
• The IMF foresaw 28 of 537 economic downturns around the world a year ahead

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