Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Indonesia
Indonesia: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 2.05 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.05 children per women
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
108th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.45 children per women
in 1969
All-time low
2.05 children per women
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Indonesia, 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 Indonesia is 2.05 children per women, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Indonesia peaked at 4.45 children per women in 1969 and was at its lowest, 2.05 children per women, in 2023.
Indonesia ranks 108th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 Indonesia, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.34 children per women | — |
| 1951 | 3.43 children per women | +2.4% |
| 1952 | 3.51 children per women | +2.4% |
| 1953 | 3.59 children per women | +2.3% |
| 1954 | 3.67 children per women | +2.4% |
| 1955 | 3.75 children per women | +2.2% |
| 1956 | 3.82 children per women | +1.8% |
| 1957 | 3.88 children per women | +1.6% |
| 1958 | 3.94 children per women | +1.6% |
| 1959 | 4 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 4.06 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 4.11 children per women | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 4.16 children per women | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 4.2 children per women | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 4.24 children per women | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 4.28 children per women | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 4.37 children per women | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 4.4 children per women | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 4.43 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 4.45 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 4.43 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 4.38 children per women | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 4.34 children per women | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 4.32 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 4.21 children per women | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 4.19 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 4.12 children per women | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 4.04 children per women | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 4 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 3.93 children per women | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 3.84 children per women | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 3.73 children per women | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 3.66 children per women | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 3.55 children per women | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 3.44 children per women | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 3.25 children per women | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 3.09 children per women | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 3.01 children per women | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 2.96 children per women | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 2.88 children per women | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 2.78 children per women | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 2.74 children per women | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 2.65 children per women | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 2.62 children per women | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 2.58 children per women | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 2.56 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 2.54 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 2.51 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 2.45 children per women | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 2.37 children per women | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 2.32 children per women | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 2.29 children per women | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 2.27 children per women | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 2.25 children per women | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.25 children per women | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.3 children per women | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 2.31 children per women | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.33 children per women | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.3 children per women | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 2.31 children per women | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 2.33 children per women | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 2.39 children per women | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 2.39 children per women | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.32 children per women | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 2.28 children per women | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 2.24 children per women | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 2.21 children per women | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.16 children per women | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 2.13 children per women | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.12 children per women | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.1 children per women | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 2.08 children per women | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 2.07 children per women | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.05 children per women | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.69 children per women | 3.34 children per women | 4 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.27 children per women | 4.06 children per women | 4.45 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.2 children per women | 3.93 children per women | 4.43 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.34 children per women | 2.88 children per women | 3.84 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.58 children per women | 2.37 children per women | 2.78 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.29 children per women | 2.25 children per women | 2.33 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 children per women | 2.12 children per women | 2.39 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.08 children per women | 2.05 children per women | 2.1 children per women | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 105 South Africa 2.07 children per women compare
- 106 United States Virgin Islands 2.07 children per women compare
- 107 Guadeloupe 2.06 children per women compare
- 109 Cook Islands 2.01 children per women compare
- 110 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2.01 children per women compare
- 111 Myanmar 2 children per women compare
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- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.37 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3782 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3357 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 317,225 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.6604 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6183 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Population density 156.14 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 14.26 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Indonesia?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Indonesia was 2.05 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.45 children per women in 1969.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.05 children per women in 2023.
- How does Indonesia rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Indonesia ranks 108th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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).