Number of births per year in Australia
Australia: Number of births per year was 304,340 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
304,340
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
72nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
313,988
in 2018
All-time low
188,769
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of births per year in Australia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of births per year in Australia is 304,340, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of births per year in Australia peaked at 313,988 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 188,769, in 1950.
Australia ranks 72nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 206,228 | 188,769 | 223,658 | 10 |
| 1960s | 231,537 | 220,766 | 249,190 | 10 |
| 1970s | 245,774 | 223,189 | 279,895 | 10 |
| 1980s | 241,230 | 225,831 | 250,952 | 10 |
| 1990s | 256,892 | 249,146 | 264,856 | 10 |
| 2000s | 267,841 | 246,155 | 299,959 | 10 |
| 2010s | 306,140 | 300,278 | 313,988 | 10 |
| 2020s | 301,764 | 295,156 | 304,340 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More population data for Australia
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.503 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.09 million (2100)
- Population density 5.61 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.503 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.48 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 29,511 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.48 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.48 (2024)
- Natural population growth 0.4553 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.64 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of births per year in Australia?
- Number of births per year in Australia was 304,340 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of births per year recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 313,988 in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of births per year recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 188,769 in 1950.
- How does Australia rank for number of births per year?
- Australia ranks 72nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of births per year rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of births per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).