Australia vs France

Australia vs France: Fertility rate

Fertility rate in 2023: 1.64 births per woman in Australia and 1.64 births per woman in France, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in France, by 0 births per woman, or 1 times that in Australia.

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births per woman · UN

Australia vs France: Fertility rateFertility rate in 2023: 1.64 births per woman in Australia and 1.64 births per woman in France, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in France, by 0 births per woman, or 1 times that in Australia.
AustraliaFranceUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • France has been higher since 2009, when it overtook Australia.
  • In 2023, Australia ranked 139 and France ranked 138 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Australia at 1.63 births per woman and France at 1.65 births per woman in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.

Every year

births per woman · UN

YearAustraliaFranceWorld
20231.641.642.25
20221.641.762.27
20211.651.82.29
20201.591.792.32
20191.671.832.4
20181.741.842.44
20171.751.862.5
20161.791.892.54
20151.81.932.54
20141.811.972.56
20131.881.972.57
20121.931.992.61
20111.9222.59
20101.952.022.6
20091.971.992.62
20082.021.992.63
20071.991.952.62
20061.881.972.63
20051.851.922.63
20041.781.92.65
20031.761.872.66
20021.771.872.68
20011.741.882.71
20001.761.882.75
19991.761.792.75
19981.771.762.78
19971.781.732.81
19961.81.742.85
19951.831.722.89
19941.851.672.93
19931.861.662.98
19921.891.743.04
19911.861.773.13
19901.911.783.31
19891.841.793.35
19881.841.813.39
19871.851.83.48
19861.871.833.5
19851.91.823.51
19841.871.813.55
19831.931.793.58
19821.941.923.71
19811.941.953.71
19801.91.953.74
19791.911.863.77
19781.961.833.79
19772.021.873.85
19762.061.833.97
19752.211.944.08
19742.382.134.26
19732.492.324.42
19722.742.434.55
19712.952.54.68
19702.862.484.83
19692.892.534.87
19682.892.574.96
19672.852.654.85
19662.882.784.96
19652.982.835.07
19643.152.885.12
19633.332.875.31
19623.432.795.02
19613.542.834.57
19603.452.744.7
19593.442.754.74
19583.422.694.93
19573.422.715.07
19563.332.694.93
19553.272.75
19543.192.715
19533.192.74.92
19523.182.785
19513.062.824.82
19503.062.974.85
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearAustraliaFranceWorld
20241.641.5–1.791.641.49–1.792.25
20251.641.46–1.821.641.46–1.822.24
20261.641.43–1.841.641.43–1.842.23
20271.641.42–1.871.641.41–1.872.22
20281.641.41–1.891.641.39–1.892.21
20291.641.39–1.91.641.38–1.92.2
20301.641.38–1.911.641.35–1.912.2
20311.641.37–1.931.641.34–1.932.19
20321.641.36–1.941.641.32–1.932.18
20331.641.34–1.951.641.31–1.962.17
20341.641.33–1.961.641.32–1.972.16
20351.641.32–1.971.641.3–1.982.15
20361.641.31–1.991.641.28–1.982.15
20371.641.29–1.991.641.29–2.012.14
20381.641.28–21.641.26–2.012.13
20391.641.27–21.641.25–2.022.13
20401.641.26–21.641.24–2.032.13
20411.641.26–2.031.641.22–2.042.12
20421.641.25–2.041.651.23–2.062.12
20431.641.24–2.041.651.22–2.062.12
20441.641.24–2.051.651.21–2.062.12
20451.641.22–2.071.651.23–2.062.12
20461.641.23–2.091.651.22–2.062.11
20471.631.21–2.081.651.21–2.072.11
20481.641.22–2.111.651.19–2.092.11
20491.641.18–2.091.651.19–2.092.1
20501.641.21–2.091.651.2–2.112.1
20511.641.19–2.091.651.18–2.122.09
20521.641.19–2.111.651.18–2.132.09
20531.641.17–2.11.651.17–2.122.08
20541.631.17–2.111.651.17–2.142.07
20551.641.18–2.11.651.14–2.152.07
20561.641.17–2.121.651.13–2.152.06
20571.641.15–2.121.651.15–2.172.05
20581.641.14–2.111.651.15–2.162.04
20591.641.15–2.131.651.14–2.162.04
20601.631.13–2.131.651.14–2.182.03
20611.641.14–2.131.651.12–2.182.02
20621.641.13–2.151.651.12–2.182.02
20631.631.12–2.131.651.14–2.22.01
20641.641.13–2.141.651.13–2.192
20651.631.12–2.141.651.12–2.192
20661.631.1–2.141.651.11–2.191.99
20671.631.1–2.141.651.1–2.211.98
20681.631.09–2.141.651.09–2.21.98
20691.641.08–2.161.651.09–2.211.97
20701.631.08–2.151.651.09–2.211.97
20711.631.08–2.141.651.09–2.221.96
20721.641.09–2.181.651.09–2.221.96
20731.631.07–2.161.651.08–2.231.95
20741.631.07–2.171.651.08–2.241.95
20751.641.08–2.181.651.09–2.241.94
20761.631.07–2.181.651.08–2.221.94
20771.631.05–2.171.651.09–2.231.94
20781.631.05–2.161.651.08–2.241.93
20791.641.07–2.181.651.08–2.241.93
20801.641.06–2.21.651.08–2.241.92
20811.641.06–2.191.651.07–2.261.92
20821.631.05–2.191.651.06–2.251.91
20831.641.04–2.21.651.07–2.261.91
20841.641.05–2.21.651.06–2.261.91
20851.641.05–2.191.651.06–2.251.9
20861.631.04–2.21.651.05–2.241.9
20871.641.04–2.211.651.05–2.251.89
20881.631.05–2.231.651.05–2.261.89
20891.641.04–2.221.651.05–2.261.88
20901.641.03–2.211.651.04–2.261.88
20911.631.02–2.211.651.05–2.291.88
20921.641.01–2.221.651.04–2.291.87
20931.641.03–2.221.651.03–2.281.87
20941.641.04–2.221.651.05–2.31.86
20951.641.03–2.221.651.03–2.31.86
20961.641.03–2.221.651.02–2.31.85
20971.641.03–2.231.651.01–2.291.85
20981.631.04–2.241.651.02–2.281.85
20991.631.04–2.231.650.98–2.291.84
21001.631.04–2.231.650.98–2.281.84

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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