Global Decline in Birth Rates: 1950-2024
1. 🇰🇷 South Korea: 88%
2. 🇨🇳 China: 83%
3. 🇹🇭 Thailand: 81%
4. 🇯🇵 Japan: 80%
5. 🇮🇷 Iran: 75%
6. 🇧🇷 Brazil: 74%
7. 🇨🇴 Colombia: 72%
8. 🇲🇽 Mexico: 72%
9. 🇵🇱 Poland: 71%
10. 🇹🇷 Turkey: 70%
11. 🇷🇺 Russia: 69%
12. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: 69%
13. 🇲🇾… pic.twitter.com/uzih4Ry86I— The Data of Everything (@TheDataHubX) May 2, 2026
— LolaBelle (@SadieCleoLola21) May 2, 2026
Italy just recorded its lowest births since 1861 (only 355k). With 652k deaths, they are literally losing a mid-sized city every single year.
https://www.istat.it/en/press-release/demographic-indicators-year-2025/