Australia vs United States: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
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 vs. share living in extreme poverty 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 vs. share living in extreme poverty, 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 vs. share living in extreme poverty 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 vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Australia ranks 146th and United States ranks 149th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.