Australia vs United States: Fertility rate: births per woman
Australia
1.64 live births per woman
in 2023
United States
1.62 live births per woman
in 2023
Australia rank
146th
United States rank
149th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.64 live births per woman against 1.62 live births per woman in United States, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States ahead.
Australia ranks 146th and United States ranks 149th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.26 live births per woman | 3.47 live births per woman | 0.217 live births per woman | United States |
| 1960s | 3.14 live births per woman | 3.1 live births per woman | 0.0418 live births per woman | Australia |
| 1970s | 2.36 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 0.3826 live births per woman | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.89 live births per woman | 1.88 live births per woman | 0.0125 live births per woman | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.83 live births per woman | 2 live births per woman | 0.1699 live births per woman | United States |
| 2000s | 1.85 live births per woman | 2.04 live births per woman | 0.1834 live births per woman | United States |
| 2010s | 1.82 live births per woman | 1.81 live births per woman | 0.0105 live births per woman | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.63 live births per woman | 1.63 live births per woman | 0.0057 live births per woman | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Australia or United States?
- Australia, at 1.64 live births per woman against 1.62 live births per woman in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Australia and United States?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Australia ranks 146th and United States ranks 149th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.