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The Gray Tide: What a Rapidly Aging Latin America Means artwork
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The Gray Tide: What a Rapidly Aging Latin America Means

Deep South podcast by Americas Quarterly

Apr 30, 202632:53News & Politics

As recently as the 1960s, the average woman in Latin America had six children. Today that number is 1.8. In Chile, it has fallen to 1.1, lower than Japan. Combined with rising life expectancy, the result is a region agin...

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The Gray Tide: What a Rapidly Aging Latin America Means is an episode from Deep South podcast by Americas Quarterly. As recently as the 1960s, the average woman in Latin America had six children. Today that number is 1.8. In Chile, it has f...

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Published Apr 30, 2026, 32:53 long, audio available.