Australia vs France: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Australia
1.64 live births per woman
in 2023
France
1.64 live births per woman
in 2023
Australia rank
146th
France rank
145th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Australia
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 1.64 live births per woman against 1.64 live births per woman in Australia, a difference of 0 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 146th and France ranks 145th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and France in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.26 live births per woman | 2.75 live births per woman | 0.5065 live births per woman | Australia |
| 1960s | 3.14 live births per woman | 2.75 live births per woman | 0.3933 live births per woman | Australia |
| 1970s | 2.36 live births per woman | 2.12 live births per woman | 0.2402 live births per woman | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.89 live births per woman | 1.85 live births per woman | 0.0427 live births per woman | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.83 live births per woman | 1.74 live births per woman | 0.0959 live births per woman | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.85 live births per woman | 1.92 live births per woman | 0.0681 live births per woman | France |
| 2010s | 1.82 live births per woman | 1.93 live births per woman | 0.1052 live births per woman | France |
| 2020s | 1.63 live births per woman | 1.75 live births per woman | 0.1167 live births per woman | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Australia or France?
- France, at 1.64 live births per woman against 1.64 live births per woman in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Australia and France?
- 0 live births per woman, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and France rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Australia ranks 146th and France ranks 145th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.