1. FertilityYemen

   Yemen: from 8.46 to 6.14 children per woman in just 10 years

   From 1991 to 2001 the number of children per woman fell faster than in any other decade since 1950. Around that period: urban share 21% → 27.1% (1991–2001); women’s university enrolment 1.4% → 4.6% (1992–2002); life expectancy 58.8 years → 63.3 years (1991–2001). This does not establish a cause.

   Source: UN WPP 2024, World Bank, national statisticsOpen on the chart →

More findings

• Yemen: 5 downturns since 2015; the IMF expected none a year ahead
• Yemen: in April 2018 the IMF expected the economy to shrink 0.5%. The outcome: +8.5%
• Yemen: the UN's 2010 projection did not expect births this high even by 2100
• Yemen: 9 of 11 UN projections since 1998 expected fewer births
• China: lower fertility than Japan
• Turkey: lower fertility than France

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