Australia vs France: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Australia
1.63
in 2023
France
1.63
in 2023
Australia rank
145th
France rank
144th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Australia
  • France
11.522.533.5181619192023

How they compare

France currently reports 1.63 against 1.63 in Australia, a difference of 0.

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 2.04 0.7776 Australia
1930s 2.16 1.96 0.2001 Australia
1940s 2.73 2.14 0.5939 Australia
1950s 3.13 2.6 0.5342 Australia
1960s 3.04 2.64 0.3941 Australia
1970s 2.3 2.07 0.2331 Australia
1980s 1.86 1.82 0.0404 Australia
1990s 1.81 1.72 0.0933 Australia
2000s 1.83 1.9 0.0689 France
2010s 1.81 1.91 0.104 France
2020s 1.62 1.73 0.1158 France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to, Australia or France?
France, at 1.63 against 1.63 in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Australia and France?
0, 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 effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Australia ranks 145th and France ranks 144th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed