What is birth rate in Australia?

Birth rate in Australia was 11.51 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate recorded in Australia?

The highest recorded value was 25.07 births per 1,000 people in 1921.

What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Australia?

The lowest recorded value was 11.46 births per 1,000 people in 2020.

How does Australia rank for birth rate?

Australia ranks 141st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Australia data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate in Australia

Name: Birth rate in Australia
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Australia: Birth rate was 11.51 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

11.51 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 0.6%

World rank

141st

of 236 countries

All-time high

25.07 births per 1,000 people

in 1921

All-time low

11.46 births per 1,000 people

in 2020

Years of data

103

1921–2023

Birth rate in Australia, 1921–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2023, birth rate in Australia stood at 11.51 births per 1,000 people.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate in Australia peaked at 25.07 births per 1,000 people in 1921 and was at its lowest, 11.46 births per 1,000 people, in 2020.

That places Australia 141st 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 103 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1920s	22.93 births per 1,000 people	20.38 births per 1,000 people	25.07 births per 1,000 people	9
1930s	17.49 births per 1,000 people	16.44 births per 1,000 people	19.96 births per 1,000 people	10
1940s	21.42 births per 1,000 people	18.03 births per 1,000 people	24.23 births per 1,000 people	10
1950s	22.63 births per 1,000 people	22.23 births per 1,000 people	23.29 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	20.62 births per 1,000 people	19.13 births per 1,000 people	22.59 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	18 births per 1,000 people	15.36 births per 1,000 people	21.53 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	15.32 births per 1,000 people	14.87 births per 1,000 people	15.8 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	14.28 births per 1,000 people	13.18 births per 1,000 people	15.37 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	13.18 births per 1,000 people	12.67 births per 1,000 people	14.04 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	12.89 births per 1,000 people	11.98 births per 1,000 people	13.62 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	11.57 births per 1,000 people	11.46 births per 1,000 people	11.72 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Australia

138 Saint Kitts and Nevis 11.74 births per 1,000 people compare
139 Grenada 11.71 births per 1,000 people compare
140 Jamaica 11.62 births per 1,000 people compare
142 Georgia 11.49 births per 1,000 people compare
143 New Zealand 11.45 births per 1,000 people compare
144 Falkland Islands 11.31 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for Australia

Population growth rate, by level of development 0.5% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 2.09 million people (2100)
Population density 5.61 people per km² (2100)
World population growth 0.5% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.48 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 29,511 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.48 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.48 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate 0.5% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.64 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Australia →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate in Australia?: Birth rate in Australia was 11.51 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 25.07 births per 1,000 people in 1921.
What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 11.46 births per 1,000 people in 2020.
How does Australia rank for birth rate?: Australia ranks 141st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth rate
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.