Argentina vs Australia: Fertility rate, total

Argentina
1.5 births per woman
in 2024
Australia
1.48 births per woman
in 2024
Argentina rank
152nd
Australia rank
155th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Argentina
  • Australia
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 1.5 births per woman against 1.48 births per woman in Australia, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Argentina ranks 152nd and Australia ranks 155th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and Australia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Australia Difference Ahead
1960s 3.06 births per woman 3.14 births per woman 0.0814 births per woman Australia
1970s 3.24 births per woman 2.35 births per woman 0.8836 births per woman Argentina
1980s 3.12 births per woman 1.88 births per woman 1.24 births per woman Argentina
1990s 2.86 births per woman 1.83 births per woman 1.03 births per woman Argentina
2000s 2.45 births per woman 1.84 births per woman 0.6128 births per woman Argentina
2010s 2.25 births per woman 1.82 births per woman 0.4378 births per woman Argentina
2020s 1.53 births per woman 1.58 births per woman 0.0438 births per woman Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Argentina or Australia?
Argentina, at 1.5 births per woman against 1.48 births per woman in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Argentina and Australia?
0.02 births per woman, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Australia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Australia rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Argentina ranks 152nd and Australia ranks 155th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,258 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.