Australia vs France: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Australia
1.63 children per women
in 2023
France
1.63 children per women
in 2023
Australia rank
145th
France rank
144th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Australia
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 1.63 children per women against 1.63 children per women in Australia, a difference of 0 children per women.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 145th and France ranks 144th of 236 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 8 and France in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2.82 children per women | 2.04 children per women | 0.7776 children per women | Australia |
| 1930s | 2.16 children per women | 1.96 children per women | 0.2001 children per women | Australia |
| 1940s | 2.73 children per women | 2.14 children per women | 0.5939 children per women | Australia |
| 1950s | 3.13 children per women | 2.6 children per women | 0.5342 children per women | Australia |
| 1960s | 3.04 children per women | 2.64 children per women | 0.3941 children per women | Australia |
| 1970s | 2.3 children per women | 2.07 children per women | 0.2331 children per women | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.86 children per women | 1.82 children per women | 0.0404 children per women | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.81 children per women | 1.72 children per women | 0.0933 children per women | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.83 children per women | 1.9 children per women | 0.0689 children per women | France |
| 2010s | 1.81 children per women | 1.91 children per women | 0.104 children per women | France |
| 2020s | 1.62 children per women | 1.73 children per women | 0.1158 children per women | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Australia or France?
- France, at 1.63 children per women against 1.63 children per women in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Australia and France?
- 0 children per women, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2023.
- How do Australia and France rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Australia ranks 145th and France ranks 144th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).