Argentina vs French Polynesia: Fertility rate: births per woman

Argentina
1.5 live births per woman
in 2023
French Polynesia
1.5 live births per woman
in 2023
Argentina rank
170th
French Polynesia rank
169th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Argentina
  • French Polynesia
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How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 1.5 live births per woman against 1.5 live births per woman in Argentina, a difference of 0 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was French Polynesia ahead.

Argentina ranks 170th and French Polynesia ranks 169th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and French Polynesia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina French Polynesia Difference Ahead
1950s 3.14 live births per woman 5.85 live births per woman 2.7 live births per woman French Polynesia
1960s 3.06 live births per woman 5.95 live births per woman 2.89 live births per woman French Polynesia
1970s 3.24 live births per woman 4.79 live births per woman 1.56 live births per woman French Polynesia
1980s 3.12 live births per woman 3.77 live births per woman 0.6432 live births per woman French Polynesia
1990s 2.86 live births per woman 2.9 live births per woman 0.0437 live births per woman French Polynesia
2000s 2.45 live births per woman 2.29 live births per woman 0.1659 live births per woman Argentina
2010s 2.25 live births per woman 1.87 live births per woman 0.3875 live births per woman Argentina
2020s 1.54 live births per woman 1.53 live births per woman 0.0125 live births per woman Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Argentina or French Polynesia?
French Polynesia, at 1.5 live births per woman against 1.5 live births per woman in Argentina as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Argentina and French Polynesia?
0 live births per woman, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and French Polynesia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Argentina and French Polynesia rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Argentina ranks 170th and French Polynesia ranks 169th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
Last refreshed

The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.