Bolivia's fertility rate (1.56) falls below the US (1.57); global births now below 1984 levels
Afinetheorem · x · 2026-09-17
Citing an official release from Bolivia's National Institute of Statistics, the post notes the country's total fertility rate hit 1.56 in 2026 — below the US's 1.57. Bolivia was around 6.5 in the mid-1980s. The author argues Latin American and East Asian fertility declines over the past decade were completely unpredicted, noting global births last year were fewer than in 1984.
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