Researchers expect fertility rates in 151 of the 195 countries studied to drop to less than 2.1 children per woman by 2050.
10- Albania
Albania was ranked tenth, and its population is expected to decrease from 2.9 million in 2020 to 2.4 million in 2050, a decrease of 15.8%.
9- Japan
Japan’s population is expected to decrease from 126.5 million in 2020 to 105.8 million in 2050, representing a decrease of 16.3%, with Japan coming in ninth place.
8- The Republic of Moldova
The Republic of Moldova came in eighth place, and its population is expected to decrease from 4.0 million in 2020 to 3.4 million in 2050, which represents a decrease of 16.7%.
7- Croatia
The population of Croatia is expected to decrease from 4.1 million in 2020 to 3.4 million in 2050, which represents a decrease of 18.0%.
6- Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina comes in sixth place, and its population is expected to decrease from 3.3 million in 2020 to 2.7 million in 2050, which represents a decrease of 18.2%.
5- Serbia
Researchers expect that Serbia will witness a decrease in population from 8.7 million in 2020 to 7.1 million in 2050, which represents a decrease of 18.9%, and Serbia ranks fifth in the list.
4- Ukraine
Ukraine came in fourth place, and the country’s population is expected to decrease from 43.7 million in 2020 to 35.2 million in 2050, which represents a decrease of 19.5%.
3- Latvia
The population of Latvia is expected to decrease from 1.9 million in 2020 to 1.5 million in 2050, which represents a decrease of 21.6%, with Latvia coming in third place.
2- Lithuania
Lithuania comes in second place, and its population is expected to decrease from 2.7 million in 2020 to 2.1 million in 2050, a decrease of 22.1%.
1- Bulgaria
Bulgaria comes at the top of the list of countries with the fastest population growth slowdown, as the population of Bulgaria is expected to decrease from 6.9 million in 2020 to 5.4 million in 2050, which represents a decrease in the population by 22.5%.