Fertility rate estimates and projections in Australia
The total fertility rate in Australia was 1.64 births per woman in 2023.
Australia, 2023 (latest estimate)
1.64
Change from 2022
0%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
1.43 births per woman
Projection for 2030
1.64 births per woman
Projection for 2050
1.64 births per woman
Projection for 2100
1.63 births per woman
Position in 2023
136th of 216
Fertility rate estimates and projections in Australia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Live births per woman. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Australia |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 1.63 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 1.64 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 1.64 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 1.64 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 1.64 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 1.63 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 1.63 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 1.63 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 1.63 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 1.63 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 1.64 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 1.64 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 1.64 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 1.64 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 1.64 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 1.64 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 1.64 births per woman |
| 2022 | 1.64 births per woman |
| 2021 | 1.65 births per woman |
| 2020 | 1.59 births per woman |
| 2019 | 1.67 births per woman |
| 2018 | 1.74 births per woman |
| 2017 | 1.75 births per woman |
| 2016 | 1.79 births per woman |
| 2015 | 1.80 births per woman |
| 2014 | 1.81 births per woman |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 1.88 births per woman, the figure has changed by −13.0%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Australia has the 136th highest value.
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26,451,124 people
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Population
27,614,411 people
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Population aged 65 and over
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