Australia vs Saint Helena: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Australia
1.63 children per women
in 2023
Saint Helena
1.61 children per women
in 2023
Australia rank
145th
Saint Helena rank
147th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Australia
- Saint Helena
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.63 children per women against 1.61 children per women in Saint Helena, a difference of 0.02 children per women.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Helena ahead.
Australia ranks 145th and Saint Helena ranks 147th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Saint Helena in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.13 children per women | 5.11 children per women | 1.98 children per women | Saint Helena |
| 1960s | 3.04 children per women | 4.74 children per women | 1.71 children per women | Saint Helena |
| 1970s | 2.3 children per women | 3.24 children per women | 0.945 children per women | Saint Helena |
| 1980s | 1.86 children per women | 2.42 children per women | 0.565 children per women | Saint Helena |
| 1990s | 1.81 children per women | 1.83 children per women | 0.0257 children per women | Saint Helena |
| 2000s | 1.83 children per women | 1.58 children per women | 0.2507 children per women | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.81 children per women | 1.65 children per women | 0.159 children per women | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.62 children per women | 1.61 children per women | 0.003 children per women | Australia |
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 Saint Helena?
- Australia, at 1.63 children per women against 1.61 children per women in Saint Helena as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Australia and Saint Helena?
- 0.02 children per women, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Saint Helena?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Saint Helena rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Australia ranks 145th and Saint Helena ranks 147th 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).