1. FertilityUnited States

   United States: 1.57 children per woman in 2025, fewer than ever since 1950

   It was 3.09 children per woman in 1950. About 2.1 keeps each generation the same size.

   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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