It takes an average of 2.1 children per woman of childbearing age for a modern population to reach the zero population growth level.

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This figure, known as the replacement fertility rate, is roughly 2.1 children per woman in most countries. It accounts for the number of children needed to replace both parents, with the slight excess covering the mortality rate of children before reaching reproductive age.

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