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Demographic and economic shifts in Argentina and Chile

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Argentina continues to face a significant structural demographic shift characterized by a sharp decline in birth rates and an aging population. Nationally, births dropped from approximately 777,012 in 2014 to ~~approximately~~ 413,135 in 2024, a reduction of nearly 47%. This trend is driven by economic uncertainty, inflation, housing barriers, and the postponement of motherhood. The fertility rate has fallen to approximately 1.2 children per woman, well below the 2.1 replacement threshold. Regional data highlights the severity of the contraction. In the Province of Buenos Aires, ~~live births fell~~ fertility rates are projected to drop from two children per woman in 2010 to approximately one by ~~28.7% between 2019 and 2023,~~ 2040, with ~~some municipalities seeing declines exceeding 50%.~~ an expected loss of over 100,000 students in initial education by 2027. In Jujuy, births have plummeted by more than 50% since 2015. In Bahía Blanca, the birth rate per 1,000 inhabitants fell from 15.98 in 2012 to 7.87 in 2025. ~~Notably, in the city of~~ In Santa Fe, 2025 marked the first time ~~in recorded history that~~ deaths exceeded ~~births, as~~ births. In Chile, the ~~mortality rate rose~~ population of children aged 0 to ~~10.6 against~~ 5 decreased by nearly 20% between 2017 and 2024, representing a ~~birth rate of 8.7 per thousand inhabitants. This demographic transformation is part~~ loss of approximately 300,000 children. While June 2026 data showed a slight 1.7% increase in births, the broader trend ~~across Latin America, where the regional fertility rate reached 1.8 children per woman in 2024. In Argentina, women aged 20 to 34 account~~ remains a concern for ~~67% of the total reduction in births recorded between 2014~~ social policy and ~~2024.~~ resource allocation. Long-term concerns include the sustainability of ~~the~~ pension and healthcare ~~systems as~~ systems. Experts warn Argentina is approaching the ~~proportion~~ end of ~~elderly citizens grows relative to~~ its demographic dividend, with roughly a decade of momentum remaining before the ~~active workforce. The~~ working-age population begins to decline. This shift is ~~also~~ expected to impact public services, beginning with declining kindergarten enrollments and potentially affecting secondary schools by 2030.

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