1. ForecastsUruguay

   Uruguay: all 11 UN projections since 1998 expected more births

   The UN's 1998 projection expected 55.4k births a year on average for 2015–2020; the outcome was 41.6k (−25%). The latest checked one: the UN's 2022 projection expected 35.6k births for 2024; the outcome was 29.9k (−16%).

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

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• In 7 of 31 countries maths at age 15 peaked years before half the population was online
• Japan: 78% of 15-year-olds are never distracted by their own devices in maths lessons; in Finland, 17%
• Uruguay: a rising unaffiliated share
• Most asylum applications per 1,000 residents
• Uruguay: fertility has been falling since 2015, from 2.04 to 1.41 children per woman
• Uruguay: 29.9k babies were born in 2024, 10% fewer than the UN expected that same year

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