The Financial Times reports Chile’s total fertility rate fell 42% in a decade to 1.03 in 2024, now below Japan’s. Since 2013, vasectomies reportedly increased by 900%, signaling durable shifts in family planning. This is an unusually fast demographic transition for a middle‑income country.
— Such a sharp fertility decline will reshape pension sustainability, workforce planning, and regional migration dynamics across Latin America.
Tyler Cowen
2025.09.20
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The post quotes the FT: 'The total fertility rate has plummeted 42 per cent… reaching 1.03 births per woman in 2024… Since 2013, the number of vasectomies is up 900 percent.'
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