A fascinating chart highlights how the world is in the midst of a reproduction crisis — as developed countries fall out of love with having children.In 2020, the global average rate - the average number of children born to each woman - was 2.3, compared to 4.7 in 1970 — a staggering 51 percent drop over a half-century. Swathes of Europe and North America are recording less than the two births per woman average. While fertility rates shrink in much of the world, they continues to grow in Africa. 31 of the top 32 of countries with the highest fertility rate are on the continent, with Niger in the first spot with a rate of 6.9.
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