A 2024 Lancet study projects that by 2100, 97% of countries will have below-replacement fertility rates.
“A landmark 2024 study published in The Lancet projects that by the year 2100, ninety seven percent of all countries and territories will have fertility rates too low to sustain their populations.”
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disputableBy 2100, measure actual fertility rates across countries and territories; determine what percentage fall below replacement level (2.1 children per woman).
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