The Global Decline Of Fertility Rates

Fertility rates have been continuously declining globally for the past half-century, the article below visualises it.

Fertility rates have declined dramatically over the world in the previous 50 years. In 1952, the average global family had five children; today, it has fewer than three.

This graph uses data from Our World in Data to show how fertility rates have changed (and generally dropped) over the last few decades.

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