Australia vs Greece: Birth rate by women's age group
Australia
6.71 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Greece
7.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Australia rank
189th
Greece rank
186th
Birth rate by women's age group over time
- Australia
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 7.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 6.71 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in Australia, a difference of 0.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 189th and Greece ranks 186th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Greece in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 14.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 26.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Australia |
| 1960s | 46.17 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 25.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 20.61 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Australia |
| 1970s | 41.93 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 46.02 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 4.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Greece |
| 1980s | 23.97 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 38.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 14.59 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Greece |
| 1990s | 20.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 15.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 5.63 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Australia |
| 2000s | 17.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 11.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 6.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Australia |
| 2010s | 12.89 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 8.9 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 3.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Australia |
| 2020s | 7.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 7.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 0.486 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate by women's age group, Australia or Greece?
- Greece, at 7.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 6.71 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate by women's age group between Australia and Greece?
- 0.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Greece?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Greece rank globally for birth rate by women's age group?
- Australia ranks 189th and Greece ranks 186th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.