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 the First Quarter of the 21st Century in Latin America and the Caribbean"
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 Special session “10 years of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development”
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 Caribbean
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
Update of MATERNILAC with census data from Argentina (2022), Bolivia (2024), and Paraguay (2022)
This refers to three countries with census data from the 2020s, whose microdata bases were processed using REDATAM. With these, there are now six coun...
New Notas de Población Number Presents Articles on Effects of Demographic Dynamics, Migration, Fertility, Food Security, Older Persons and Youth Mental Health
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, Population Ageing and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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, Deepening the Below-Replacement Fertility Trend
ECLAC’s Demographic Observatory 2025 analyzes the region’s historical and recent trends in fertility, with special emphasis on its decline, and examin...
Video
10 Years of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development
Infographic
La gran reducción de la fecundidad en América latina y el Caribe
La salud sexual y reproductiva de las y los adolescentes sigue siendo una prioridad en América Latina y el Caribe, región que históricamente ha presen...