Brazil vs Argentina vs Chile: Running Out of Babies
How many children does a woman have in Brazil, Argentina and Chile? From 1950 to 2026. The dashed line is 2.1 - the number that keeps a population stable.
Brazil: 6.05 (1960) → 1.59 (2026), below 2.1 since 2002
Argentina: 3.14 (1960) → 1.51 (2026), peak 3.36 in 1977, below 2.1 since 2018
Chile: 4.70 (1960) → 1.00 (2026), below 2.1 since 2000
Data: children per woman (total fertility rate). Latest years from national statistics offices (e.g. Statistics Korea, MHLW Japan, Taiwan Ministry of the Interior, INSEE, Destatis, ISTAT, CDC) and the Human Fertility Database; earlier years and countries without recent national data from the UN World Population Prospects 2024. 2026 is an early estimate: births so far in 2026 compared with 2025, or the UN projection.
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