Decline in Birth Rates 1950-2021

Country	Decline in Birth Rate (%)
🇰🇷 South Korea	86%
🇨🇳 China	81%
🇹🇭 Thailand	79%
🇯🇵 Japan	77%
🇮🇷 Iran	73%
🇧🇷 Brazil	72%
🇨🇴 Colombia	70%
🇲🇽 Mexico	70%
🇵🇱 Poland	69%
🇹🇷 Turkey	68%
🇷🇺 Russia	67%
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	67%
🇲🇾 Malaysia	66%
🇲🇦 Morocco	66%
🇺🇦 Ukraine	66%
🇮🇹 Italy	65%
🇨🇦 Canada	63%
🇮🇳 India	63%
🇵🇪 Peru	63%
🇧🇩 Bangladesh	62%
🇲🇲 Myanmar	62%
🇪🇸 Spain	62%
🇻🇳 Vietnam	61%
🇮🇩 Indonesia	60%
🇩🇿 Algeria	58%
🇪🇬 Egypt	58%
🇳🇵 Nepal	57%
🇵🇭 Philippines	56%
🇿🇦 South Africa	52%
🇺🇸 United States	52%
🇫🇷 France	49%
🇦🇷 Argentina	47%
🇰🇪 Kenya	44%
🇩🇪 Germany	43%
🇾🇪 Yemen	42%
🇬🇭 Ghana	41%
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan	41%
🇮🇶 Iraq	40%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom	39%
🇵🇰 Pakistan	37%
🇳🇬 Nigeria	19%
🇨🇩 DRC	9%

Birth rates have seen significant changes across the globe from 1950 to 2021. These changes reflect various socioeconomic and cultural factors influencing family planning and population growth in different countries.

South Korea leads the list with an astonishing 86% decline in its birth rate over this period. China follows closely with an 81% decline. Several other countries, including Japan, Iran, and Brazil, have also witnessed substantial declines in birth rates, contributing to the evolving demographic landscape.

Conversely, countries like Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have experienced relatively lower declines in birth rates, indicating varied population dynamics.

Understanding these trends in birth rates is essential for policymakers and researchers as they impact a nation's demographic composition, healthcare, and social services.

It's important to note that while these statistics provide insights into historical birth rate changes, they represent complex demographic phenomena influenced by numerous factors.