Austria vs Poland: Total fertility rate: births per woman

Austria
1.32 births per woman
in 2023
Poland
1.26 births per woman
in 2022
Austria rank
26th
Poland rank
27th

Total fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Austria
  • Poland
0123195119872023

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Poland ahead.

Austria ranks 26th and Poland ranks 27th of 34 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Poland Difference Ahead
1970s 1.83 births per woman 2.24 births per woman 0.4128 births per woman Poland
1980s 1.53 births per woman 2.25 births per woman 0.7177 births per woman Poland
1990s 1.44 births per woman 1.74 births per woman 0.2985 births per woman Poland
2000s 1.39 births per woman 1.29 births per woman 0.1034 births per woman Austria
2010s 1.47 births per woman 1.35 births per woman 0.1216 births per woman Austria
2020s 1.44 births per woman 1.32 births per woman 0.1163 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 Poland?
Austria, at 1.32 births per woman against 1.26 births per woman in Poland as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fertility rate: births per woman between Austria and Poland?
0.06 births per woman, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Poland?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Austria and Poland rank globally for total fertility rate: births per woman?
Austria ranks 26th and Poland ranks 27th 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.