Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Argentina
Argentina: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 1.47 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.47 children per women
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
171st
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.17 children per women
in 1978
All-time low
1.45 children per women
in 2022
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Argentina, 1950–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Argentina is 1.47 children per women, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Argentina peaked at 3.17 children per women in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1.45 children per women, in 2022.
That places Argentina 171st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Argentina, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.83 children per women | — |
| 1951 | 2.84 children per women | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 2.84 children per women | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 2.84 children per women | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 2.84 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 2.84 children per women | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 2.86 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 2.85 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 2.82 children per women | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 2.86 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 2.86 children per women | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 2.85 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 2.86 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 2.85 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 2.82 children per women | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 2.76 children per women | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 2.73 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 2.75 children per women | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 2.78 children per women | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 2.82 children per women | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 2.86 children per women | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 2.89 children per women | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 2.92 children per women | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 2.96 children per women | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 3.01 children per women | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 3.07 children per women | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 3.12 children per women | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 3.16 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 3.17 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 3.16 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 3.13 children per women | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 3.09 children per women | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 3.05 children per women | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 3 children per women | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 2.97 children per women | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 2.93 children per women | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 2.92 children per women | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 2.9 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 2.92 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 2.89 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 2.91 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 2.89 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 2.87 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 2.85 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 2.82 children per women | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 2.76 children per women | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 2.68 children per women | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 2.61 children per women | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 2.57 children per women | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 2.55 children per women | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 2.51 children per women | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 2.45 children per women | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 2.42 children per women | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 2.38 children per women | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 2.36 children per women | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 2.36 children per women | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.33 children per women | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.31 children per women | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.37 children per women | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 2.34 children per women | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 2.35 children per women | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.33 children per women | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.25 children per women | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 2.28 children per women | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 2.33 children per women | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.3 children per women | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 2.19 children per women | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 2.12 children per women | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 2.02 children per women | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 1.84 children per women | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 1.57 children per women | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 1.55 children per women | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.45 children per women | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 1.47 children per women | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.84 children per women | 2.82 children per women | 2.86 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.81 children per women | 2.73 children per women | 2.86 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.03 children per women | 2.86 children per women | 3.17 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.98 children per women | 2.89 children per women | 3.13 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.75 children per women | 2.55 children per women | 2.91 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.38 children per women | 2.31 children per women | 2.51 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2 children per women | 1.84 children per women | 2.35 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.51 children per women | 1.45 children per women | 1.57 children per women | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 168 French Polynesia 1.49 children per women compare
- 169 Serbia 1.49 children per women compare
- 170 Hungary 1.47 children per women compare
- 172 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.47 children per women compare
- 173 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.47 children per women compare
- 174 Croatia 1.46 children per women compare
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- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.414 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 51,621 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5482 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.463 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Population density 13.98 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.47 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Argentina?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Argentina was 1.47 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 3.17 children per women in 1978.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 children per women in 2022.
- How does Argentina rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Argentina ranks 171st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).