Argentina vs Australia: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence
Argentina
1.5 births per woman
in 2024
Australia
1.48 births per woman
in 2024
Argentina rank
150th
Australia rank
153rd
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence over time
- Argentina
- Australia
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 1.5 births per woman against 1.48 births per woman in Australia, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Argentina ranks 150th and Australia ranks 153rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and Australia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Australia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.06 births per woman | 3.14 births per woman | 0.0814 births per woman | Australia |
| 1970s | 3.24 births per woman | 2.35 births per woman | 0.8836 births per woman | Argentina |
| 1980s | 3.12 births per woman | 1.88 births per woman | 1.24 births per woman | Argentina |
| 1990s | 2.86 births per woman | 1.83 births per woman | 1.03 births per woman | Argentina |
| 2000s | 2.45 births per woman | 1.84 births per woman | 0.6128 births per woman | Argentina |
| 2010s | 2.25 births per woman | 1.82 births per woman | 0.4378 births per woman | Argentina |
| 2020s | 1.53 births per woman | 1.58 births per woman | 0.0438 births per woman | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence, Argentina or Australia?
- Argentina, at 1.5 births per woman against 1.48 births per woman in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence between Argentina and Australia?
- 0.02 births per woman, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Australia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Australia rank globally for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence?
- Argentina ranks 150th and Australia ranks 153rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence. 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, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.