Australia vs United States of America: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Australia
- United States of America
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.64 live births per woman against 1.62 live births per woman in United States of America, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States of America ahead.
Australia ranks 146th and United States of America ranks 149th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.26 live births per woman | 3.47 live births per woman | 0.217 live births per woman | United States of America |
| 1960s | 3.14 live births per woman | 3.1 live births per woman | 0.0418 live births per woman | Australia |
| 1970s | 2.36 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 0.3826 live births per woman | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.89 live births per woman | 1.88 live births per woman | 0.0125 live births per woman | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.83 live births per woman | 2 live births per woman | 0.1699 live births per woman | United States of America |
| 2000s | 1.85 live births per woman | 2.04 live births per woman | 0.1834 live births per woman | United States of America |
| 2010s | 1.82 live births per woman | 1.81 live births per woman | 0.0105 live births per woman | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.63 live births per woman | 1.63 live births per woman | 0.0057 live births per woman | United States of America |
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 United States of America?
- Australia, at 1.64 live births per woman against 1.62 live births per woman in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Australia and United States of America?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States of America?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and United States of America rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Australia ranks 146th and United States of America ranks 149th 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.