Latin America’s Baby Bust: Just 7% of Global Births by 2026

2026-03-02 - 13:33

Key Points — UN projections show Latin America will contribute just 9.3 million of the world’s ~132 million births in 2026, while Asia and Africa together account for 85% — The region’s fertility rate fell below the 2.1 replacement threshold in 2015 and has not recovered, with 76% of countries now below that level —