Birth rate, crude in Australia
Australia: Birth rate, crude was 10.7 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Birth rate, crude in Australia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for birth rate, crude in Australia is 10.7 per 1,000 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Australia peaked at 22.9 per 1,000 people in 1961 and was at its lowest, 10.7 per 1,000 people, in 2024.
Australia ranks 142nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.87 per 1,000 people | 19.4 per 1,000 people | 22.9 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.81 per 1,000 people | 15.3 per 1,000 people | 21.4 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.35 per 1,000 people | 14.9 per 1,000 people | 15.8 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.27 per 1,000 people | 13.1 per 1,000 people | 15.4 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.11 per 1,000 people | 12.3 per 1,000 people | 14.1 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.06 per 1,000 people | 12.1 per 1,000 people | 13.7 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.34 per 1,000 people | 10.7 per 1,000 people | 12.1 per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 139 Dominica 10.98 per 1,000 people compare
- 140 Bahamas 10.82 per 1,000 people compare
- 141 Faroe Islands 10.8 per 1,000 people compare
- 143 French Polynesia 10.69 per 1,000 people compare
- 144 Palau 10.69 per 1,000 people compare
- 145 United States 10.6 per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Australia
- Population ages 65 and above 18.1% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.33 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 17.0% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 5.00 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 161,096 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 169,878 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 160,992 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 8.86 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 160,792 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 170,044 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in Australia?
- Birth rate, crude in Australia was 10.7 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest birth rate, crude recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9 per 1,000 people in 1961.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7 per 1,000 people in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for birth rate, crude?
- Australia ranks 142nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.