Austria vs Canada: Total fertility rate: births per woman

Austria
1.32 births per woman
in 2023
Canada
1.26 births per woman
in 2023
Austria rank
26th
Canada rank
28th

Total fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Austria
  • Canada
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 1.32 births per woman against 1.26 births per woman in Canada, a difference of 0.06 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Canada ahead.

Austria ranks 26th and Canada ranks 28th of 34 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Canada in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Canada Difference Ahead
1950s 2.33 births per woman 3.78 births per woman 1.45 births per woman Canada
1960s 2.7 births per woman 3.21 births per woman 0.5184 births per woman Canada
1970s 1.88 births per woman 1.89 births per woman 0.0105 births per woman Canada
1980s 1.53 births per woman 1.63 births per woman 0.0938 births per woman Canada
1990s 1.44 births per woman 1.65 births per woman 0.2097 births per woman Canada
2000s 1.39 births per woman 1.59 births per woman 0.2049 births per woman Canada
2010s 1.47 births per woman 1.58 births per woman 0.1136 births per woman Canada
2020s 1.41 births per woman 1.35 births per woman 0.059 births per woman Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fertility rate: births per woman, Austria or Canada?
Austria, at 1.32 births per woman against 1.26 births per woman in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fertility rate: births per woman between Austria and Canada?
0.06 births per woman, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Canada?
73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
How do Austria and Canada rank globally for total fertility rate: births per woman?
Austria ranks 26th and Canada ranks 28th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total 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

Indicator
Total fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
births per woman
Source
Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
34 places, 2,331 data points, 1891–2024
Last refreshed

The average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime if she experienced the fertility rates of a specific year.