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Fertility, , measured by the average number of children that would be born to a woman over herlifetime, is declining across the world but the population continues to rise as rates remain high.

生育率通过女性一生生育孩子的平均数量来衡量。 全球女性的生育率正不断下降，而全球人口还在不断增加，这是因为人口出生率依旧很高。

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Fertility, measured by the average number of children that would be born to a woman over her lifetime, is declining across the world but the population continues to rise as rates remain high.

生育率通过女性一生生育孩子的平均数量来衡量。全球女性的生育率正不断下降，而全球人口还在不断增加，这是因为人口出生率依旧很高。

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This means that on average, every year for the next 50 years, the world population will grow by about the number of people that live now in Italy, and total population growth over the next 50 years will be more than twice the size of the current population in China.

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Adjust that number for population growth and a correct measure of inflation and you see that the average person is getting poorer.

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The number of white children declined, due in part to age: The white population is older on average, so more whites are dying, and fewer are in their prime child-bearing years.

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