Line Plot from Scientific Research

Global TFR (children per woman) by country/territory. Colors indicate the average annual rate of natural increase. Countries/territories with insufficient data are shown in grey. Data represent the average TFR for the period 2017-2021, except for Taiwan which shows 2021 TFR, and are sourced from the United Nations Population Division World Population Prospects 2022 revision. Rates of natural increase represent the average for 2017-2021. There are 201 countries and territories shown out of a total of 204. The rate of natural increase is calculated as the birth rate minus the death rate; a negative rate indicates more deaths than births in a particular year and location. The vertical dashed line is at year 2022 (the first forecast year). TFR=total fertility rate.

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