Australia vs New Zealand: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Australia
1.63 children per women
in 2023
New Zealand
1.65 children per women
in 2023
Australia rank
145th
New Zealand rank
142nd
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.65 children per women against 1.63 children per women in Australia, a difference of 0.02 children per women.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1948 it was New Zealand ahead.
Australia ranks 145th and New Zealand ranks 142nd of 236 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3.08 children per women | 3.61 children per women | 0.5301 children per women | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 3.13 children per women | 3.68 children per women | 0.5434 children per women | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 3.04 children per women | 3.61 children per women | 0.5742 children per women | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 2.3 children per women | 2.5 children per women | 0.1976 children per women | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1.86 children per women | 1.95 children per women | 0.098 children per women | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1.81 children per women | 1.98 children per women | 0.1687 children per women | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.83 children per women | 1.99 children per women | 0.1591 children per women | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.81 children per women | 1.92 children per women | 0.1075 children per women | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.62 children per women | 1.64 children per women | 0.0184 children per women | New Zealand |
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 New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 1.65 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 New Zealand?
- 0.02 children per women, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2023.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Australia ranks 145th and New Zealand ranks 142nd 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).