1. ForecastsNorth Korea

   North Korea: the UN's 2000 projection did not expect births this low even by 2050

   2023: 342k. The UN's 2000 projection expected about 395k for 2023 and 385k for 2050.

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

More findings

• North Korea: fertility has been falling since 2008, from 1.97 to 1.78 children per woman
• 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%
• US: in 2001 a $5.6T budget surplus was projected for 10 years. The outcome: a $6.1T deficit

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