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| Iranian women at a pollling station. Photo: AP |
The Middle East’s decades-long population boom is coming to an end, according to new United Nations data. In fact, eight of the 15 countries that witnessed the greatest decrease in fertility since 1980 are Middle Eastern, led by the Islamic Republic of Iran.
In Iran, the average number of children per woman decreased from 6.50 between 1975 and 1980, to a projected fewer than two from 2005 to 2010.
The other countries that made the list in the region are Tunisia, Algeria, the United Arab Emirates, Libya, Kuwait, Qatar and Morocco.