The fertility rate in a country decreases with an increasing income level. For instance, the least developed and low-income countries had the highest fertility rates between 2000 and 2022, with 3.95 and 4.55 children per woman, respectively, as of 2022. On the other hand, high-income and upper-middle-income countries had fertility rates of *** and ****, respectively. Furthermore, fertility rates fell in all the countries worldwide, regardless of income level.
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