Fertility rate, total in Australia
Australia: Fertility rate, total was 1.48 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Australia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate, total in Australia stood at 1.48 births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Australia peaked at 3.54 births per woman in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.48 births per woman, in 2024.
Australia ranks 153rd 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 | 3.14 births per woman | 2.85 births per woman | 3.54 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.35 births per woman | 1.91 births per woman | 2.96 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.88 births per woman | 1.83 births per woman | 1.94 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.83 births per woman | 1.75 births per woman | 1.9 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.84 births per woman | 1.74 births per woman | 1.98 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.82 births per woman | 1.66 births per woman | 1.93 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 births per woman | 1.48 births per woman | 1.7 births per woman | 5 |
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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 fertility rate, total in Australia?
- Fertility rate, total in Australia was 1.48 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.54 births per woman in 1961.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.48 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for fertility rate, total?
- Australia ranks 153rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total 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 Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.