1. ForecastsRomania

   Romania: older UN projections expected too little, the 2022 one too much

   Projections from 1998 to 2017 missed one way. The UN's 1998 projection expected 1.35 for 2015–2020; the outcome was 1.73 (+28%). The UN's 2022 projection expected 1.74 for 2024; the outcome was 1.39 (−20%).

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

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