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The fertility fallacy: Five things you didn’t know about global fertility rates

In this year’s flagship State of World Population report, UNFPA surveyed some 14,000 people across 14 countries, and found that around one in five said they won’t be able to have the number of children they would like. © Stina Persson

10 June 2025

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8 Billion Lives, Infinite Possibilities: State of World Population Report 2023

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This year’s report makes the case for a world in which each individual is free to choose their reproductive future in a world of 8 billion.

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Population bomb, bust – or boon? New UNFPA report debunks 8 myths about a world of 8 billion

On 15 November, the world’s population reached a landmark 8 billion people. The UNFPA State of World Population 2023 report released today asks what this means for their lives, rights, health and futures? © UNFPA/ARTificial Mind/Cecilie Waagner Falkenstrøm

19 April 2023

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How will COVID-19 impact fertility?

Technical brief

Number of pages: 10

Publication date: 09 Jul 2021

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

Resources

Measuring Fertility From a Census

Resource date: Feb 2019

Author: US Census Bureau, UNFPA, USAID

This paper details core questions about fertility in a census to improve the accuracy and completeness of fertility data.

This technical note is part of a series on Select Topics in International Censuses, exploring matters of interest to the international statistical community.

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