**Peak global population and other key findings from the 2024 UN World Population Prospects**

"_Although the global population is expected to increase for many more decades, the population growth rate is slowing rapidly._

_This is driven by a dramatic reduction in fertility rates, which measure the average number of children per woman. The global fertility rate has more than halved since the 1960s, from over 5 children per woman to 2.3._"

Hannah Ritchie and Lucas Rodés-Guirao (2024) - “Peak global population and other key findings from the 2024 UN World Population Prospects” Published online at OurWorldInData.org. Retrieved from: 'https://ourworldindata.org/un-population-2024-revision' [Online Resource]

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