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Table 1
Population and fertility rates, world and SDG regions (2019, 2050, 2100)
Region
Population (millions)
Average number of live births per woman
1960
2019
2050
2100
1960
2019
2050
2100
World
3034
7713
9735
10,875
5.02
2.5
2.2
1.9
Sub-Saharan Africa
220
1066
2118
3775
6.64
4.6
3.1
2.1
Northern Africa and Western Asia
129
517
754
924
6.55
2.9
2.2
1.9
Central and Southern Asia
619
1991
2496
2334
6.05
2.4
1.9
1.7
Eastern and South Eastern Asia
1019
2335
2411
1967
5.62
1.8
1.8
1.8
Latin America and the Caribbean
220
648
762
680
5.83
2.0
1.7
1.7
Australia/New Zealand
12
30
38
49
3.38
1.8
1.7
1.7
Oceania
3
12
19
26
6.31
3.4
2.6
2.0
Europe and Norther America
810
1114
1136
1120
2.74
1.7
1.7
1.8
Source
by author, based on data of UN (2019)