1. ForecastsUnited Kingdom

   United Kingdom: 10 of 12 UN projections since 1998 expected more births

   The UN's 2002 projection expected 700k births a year on average for 2020–2025; the outcome was 673k (−4%). The latest checked one: the UN's 2022 projection expected 676k births for 2025; the outcome was 650k (−4%).

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

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• Poland: an older population than the UK
• Cuba: an older population than the UK
• Belarus: an older population than the UK
• Somalia: more babies born than in the UK
• Chad: more babies born than in the UK
• Burkina Faso: more babies born than in the UK

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