Australia vs Saint Helena: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Australia
1.64 live births per woman
in 2023
Saint Helena
1.64 live births per woman
in 2023
Australia rank
146th
Saint Helena rank
147th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Australia
- Saint Helena
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.64 live births per woman against 1.64 live births per woman in Saint Helena, a difference of 0 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Helena ahead.
Australia ranks 146th and Saint Helena ranks 147th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Saint Helena in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.26 live births per woman | 5.47 live births per woman | 2.21 live births per woman | Saint Helena |
| 1960s | 3.14 live births per woman | 5.01 live births per woman | 1.87 live births per woman | Saint Helena |
| 1970s | 2.36 live births per woman | 3.4 live births per woman | 1.04 live births per woman | Saint Helena |
| 1980s | 1.89 live births per woman | 2.51 live births per woman | 0.6221 live births per woman | Saint Helena |
| 1990s | 1.83 live births per woman | 1.89 live births per woman | 0.0541 live births per woman | Saint Helena |
| 2000s | 1.85 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | 0.2345 live births per woman | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.82 live births per woman | 1.68 live births per woman | 0.1399 live births per woman | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.63 live births per woman | 1.64 live births per woman | 0.0145 live births per woman | Saint Helena |
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 Saint Helena?
- Australia, at 1.64 live births per woman against 1.64 live births per woman in Saint Helena as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Australia and Saint Helena?
- 0 live births per woman, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Saint Helena?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Saint Helena rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Australia ranks 146th and Saint Helena ranks 147th 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.