Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Australia
Australia: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 1.64 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.64
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
142nd
of 229 countries
All-time high
3.54
in 1961
All-time low
1.59
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Australia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1.64 for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Australia peaked at 3.54 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.59, in 2020.
That places Australia 142nd out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.06 | — |
| 1951 | 3.06 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 3.18 | +3.8% |
| 1953 | 3.19 | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 3.19 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 3.27 | +2.5% |
| 1956 | 3.33 | +1.8% |
| 1957 | 3.42 | +2.7% |
| 1958 | 3.42 | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 3.44 | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 3.45 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 3.54 | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 3.42 | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 3.33 | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 3.15 | -5.6% |
| 1965 | 2.98 | -5.3% |
| 1966 | 2.88 | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 2.85 | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 2.89 | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 2.89 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2.86 | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 2.95 | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 2.74 | -7.0% |
| 1973 | 2.49 | -9.1% |
| 1974 | 2.38 | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 2.21 | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 2.06 | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 2.02 | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 1.96 | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 1.91 | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 1.9 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 1.94 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 1.94 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.93 | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.87 | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 1.9 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 1.87 | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 1.85 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 1.84 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.84 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.91 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 1.86 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 1.89 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.86 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.85 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.82 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.8 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.78 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.76 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.76 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.76 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.74 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.76 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.76 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.78 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.85 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.88 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.99 | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 2.02 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.97 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.95 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.92 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.93 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.88 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.8 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.8 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.79 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.75 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.74 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.67 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 1.59 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 1.65 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 1.64 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.64 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.26 | 3.06 | 3.44 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.14 | 2.85 | 3.54 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.36 | 1.91 | 2.95 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.89 | 1.84 | 1.94 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.83 | 1.76 | 1.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.85 | 1.74 | 2.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.82 | 1.67 | 1.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 | 1.59 | 1.65 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Australia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 3 (2025)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,690 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.0446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 30.36 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 30.36 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.056 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 21.56 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Australia?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Australia was 1.64 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.54 in 1961.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.59 in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Australia ranks 142nd out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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