1. ForecastsUnited States

   United States: all 12 UN projections since 1998 expected more births

   The UN's 1998 projection expected 3.9M births a year on average for 2020–2025; the outcome was 3.66M (−6%). The latest checked one: the UN's 2022 projection expected 3.78M births for 2025; the outcome was 3.61M (−4%).

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

More findings

• China: an older population than the US
• Thailand: an older population than the US
• United States: wind and sun have overtaken coal
• DR Congo: more babies born than in the US
• Ethiopia: more babies born than in the US
• United States: more adults live with obesity than use tobacco

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