Sam Michelson

October 28, 2026 / Sam Michelson

Fertility, visualized

The UN says world fertility rates are in unprecedented decline. I used AI to dig into the numbers and chart them.

When the BBC reported the decline, I wanted to see the numbers for myself, country by country, against the 2.1 replacement rate.

Fertility rates by country over time
Fertility rates over time, compared with the 2.1 replacement level.
Key observations from the fertility analysis
The key observations.

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