Australia vs United States: Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility)
Australia
1.64 live births per woman
in 2023
United States
1.62 live births per woman
in 2023
Australia rank
146th
United States rank
149th
Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.64 live births per woman against 1.62 live births per woman in United States, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States ahead.
Australia ranks 146th and United States ranks 149th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.26 live births per woman | 3.47 live births per woman | 0.217 live births per woman | United States |
| 1960s | 3.14 live births per woman | 3.1 live births per woman | 0.0418 live births per woman | Australia |
| 1970s | 2.36 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 0.3826 live births per woman | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.89 live births per woman | 1.88 live births per woman | 0.0125 live births per woman | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.83 live births per woman | 2 live births per woman | 0.1699 live births per woman | United States |
| 2000s | 1.85 live births per woman | 2.04 live births per woman | 0.1834 live births per woman | United States |
| 2010s | 1.82 live births per woman | 1.81 live births per woman | 0.0105 live births per woman | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.63 live births per woman | 1.63 live births per woman | 0.0057 live births per woman | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Australia or United States?
- Australia, at 1.64 live births per woman against 1.62 live births per woman in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Australia and United States?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Australia ranks 146th and United States ranks 149th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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
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.