Fertility and reproductive health
Although fertility has generally fallen in Latin American and Caribbean countries, major differences persist in the number of children that women have, depending on their socioeconomic status, educational level and ethnic origin. The increase in adolescent pregnancy is a cause for concern, since it has a profound impact on education and the opportunities available to young people. CELADE has devoted special attention to this issue, by providing direct technical assistance to the region’s countries and by lending technical support for the prevention of adolescent pregnancy.
Activities
Launch of the 2024 Demographic Observatory: Population Prospects and Rapid Demographic Changes in t...
CELADE - Population Division of ECLAC invites to the launch of the 2024 Demographic Observatory, a document presenting the main demographic indicators...
Fifth meeting Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development and Specia...
La sesión extraordinaria “10 años del Consenso de Montevideo sobre Población y Desarrollo” y la Quinta Reunión de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia ...
Fourth session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Car...
La reunión tiene entre sus objetivos analizar los impactos sociodemográficos de la pandemia del COVID-19 en América Latina y el Caribe y los retos que...
News
New Notas de Población Number Presents Articles on Effects of Demographic Dynamics, Migration, Ferti...
The compiled volume of the magazine’s No. 121 brings together eight scientific studies, seven of which refer to the countries of Latin America and the...
Regional Population and Development Gathering Culminated at ECLAC with Warnings about Low Fertility,...
The Sixth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean took place at ...
Total Fertility Rate in Latin America and the Caribbean Reaches 1.8 Children per Woman in 2024, Deep...
ECLAC’s Demographic Observatory 2025 analyzes the region’s historical and recent trends in fertility, with special emphasis on its decline, and examin...
Sixth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development Wil...
This intergovernmental gathering will take place at the United Nations regional commission’s main headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
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Indigenous Peoples in Latin America
By the year 2010, an estimated 45 million indigenous people lived in Latin America, accounting for 8.3 % of the region’s population. The United Nations has championed the promotion of their rights…