Australia vs New Zealand: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected
Australia
1.63
in 2023
New Zealand
1.65
in 2023
Australia rank
145th
New Zealand rank
142nd
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.65 against 1.63 in Australia, a difference of 0.02.
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 | 3.61 | 0.5301 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 3.13 | 3.68 | 0.5434 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 3.04 | 3.61 | 0.5742 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 2.3 | 2.5 | 0.1976 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1.86 | 1.95 | 0.098 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1.81 | 1.98 | 0.1687 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.83 | 1.99 | 0.1591 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.81 | 1.92 | 0.1075 | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.62 | 1.64 | 0.0184 | New Zealand |
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 New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 1.65 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 New Zealand?
- 0.02, 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 effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
- Australia ranks 145th and New Zealand ranks 142nd 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.