Computed with the same code as the observations under the main chart and in the API (get_insights). Moving together in time does not prove a cause.
How the indicators changed
Fertility (TFR): 6.49 in 1950 → 1.36 in 2023 (−79%). Peak: 7.09 in 1957; the latest value is 81% lower. Thresholds: below 2.1 since 1992, below 1.5 since 2014. The trend broke around 1961 and 1986: +0.03 → −0.19 → −0.03 a year.
Births: 0.26k in 1950 → 0.13k in 2023 (−49%). Peak: 0.28k in 1953; the latest value is 54% lower. The trend broke around 1984 and 2001: 0k → 0k → 0k a year.
Population: 5k in 1950 → 14.4k in 2023 (×2.9). The trend broke around 1984 and 2008: +0.04k → +0.26k → +0.11k a year.
What changed at the same time
The fastest decline of "Fertility (TFR)" was in 1967–1977: 6.15 → 3.75. Over the same years: births 0.23k → 0.17k; population 6.13k → 6.54k.
Over the last 10 years (2013–2023): fertility (TFR) 1.55 → 1.36; births 0.14k → 0.13k; population 13.3k → 14.4k.
Forecasts vs actual
Fertility (TFR): past UN projections. The outcome was below the projection in 0 of 1 revisions (2022–2022) and above in 1; median gap +7.1%.
Fertility (TFR): UN 2024 projection (medium): 2050 — 1.41 (+3% vs 2023), 2100 — 1.50 (+10% vs 2023); low variant for 2100: 1.00.
Births: past UN projections. The outcome was below the projection in 1 of 1 revisions (2022–2022) and above in none; median gap −10%.
Births: UN 2024 projection (medium): 2050 — 0.1k (−22% vs 2023), 2100 — 0.06k (−52% vs 2023); low variant for 2100: 0.02k.
Population: past UN projections. The outcome was below the projection in 11 of 12 revisions (1998–2022) and above in 1; median gap −7.1%.
The UN 1998 projection did not expect today's level (14.4k, 2023) before its horizon ended (2030).
The UN 2006 projection expected this level (14.4k) already around 2017: reality is 6 years behind it.
Population: UN 2024 projection (medium): 2050 — 14.6k (+1% vs 2023), 2100 — 9.31k (−35% vs 2023); low variant for 2100: 5.96k.
UN projections vs actual
Solid line: actual data, UN WPP 2024 estimates to 2023, then national statistics where comparable with the UN. Dashed: medium variants of past UN revisions. The table shows what each revision expected for the latest year (or five-year period) with actual data.
Population
persons, 1 July
Actual
UN 1998
UN 2000
UN 2002
UN 2004
UN 2006
UN 2008
UN 2010
UN 2012
UN 2015
UN 2017
UN 2019
UN 2022
UN 2024, medium
Release
Target period
Horizon
Expected
Actual
Actual vs expected
UN 1998
2023
25 years
10.8k
14.4k
+33.8%
UN 2000
2023
23 years
18.5k
14.4k
−22%
UN 2002
2023
21 years
15.6k
14.4k
−7.9%
UN 2004
2023
19 years
15.2k
14.4k
−5.1%
UN 2006
2023
17 years
15.3k
14.4k
−5.5%
UN 2008
2023
15 years
18.2k
14.4k
−20.9%
UN 2010
2023
13 years
17.8k
14.4k
−19.1%
UN 2012
2023
11 years
15.5k
14.4k
−7%
UN 2015
2023
8 years
15.5k
14.4k
−6.9%
UN 2017
2023
6 years
15.5k
14.4k
−7.2%
UN 2019
2023
4 years
15.3k
14.4k
−6%
UN 2022
2023
1 year
15.9k
14.4k
−9.4%
Births
births per year
Actual
UN 2022
UN 2024, medium
Release
Target period
Horizon
Expected
Actual
Actual vs expected
UN 2022
2023
1 year
0.15k
0.13k
−10.3%
Total fertility rate
children per woman
Actual
UN 2022
UN 2024, medium
Release
Target period
Horizon
Expected
Actual
Actual vs expected
UN 2022
2023
1 year
1.27
1.36
+7.1%
All indicators
Demography
Population
14.4k persons, 1 July latest value, 2023
Population on 1 July. UN estimate to 2023, medium variant from 2024; past UN revisions for forecast checks.