Argentina vs Australia: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Argentina
1.5 births per woman
in 2024
Australia
1.48 births per woman
in 2024
Argentina rank
150th
Australia rank
153rd
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 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 fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, 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 fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 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 fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. 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. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.