Fertility Declines, Real and Projected

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Trends in Fertility Rates by Region, 1950-2050

Striking fertility declines are evident in rapidly developing countries such as Bangladesh, the Republic of Korea, and Signapore in Asia, and Colombia in Latin America. For more information see http://www.wri.org/trends/popgrow.html.

Source: United Nations (U.N.) Population Division, World Population Prospects, 1950-2050 (The 1996 Revision), on diskette (U.N., New York, 1996).

Notes: Projections from 1995 to 2050 are based on the assumption that a goal of fertility rates of 2.1 children per woman in the year 2050 will have been achieved. Values are based on 5-year rates.