Australia vs France: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Australia
1.64 live births per woman
in 2024
France
1.64 live births per woman
in 2024
Australia rank
145th
France rank
146th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Australia
- France
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.64 live births per woman against 1.64 live births per woman in France, a difference of 0 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 145th and France ranks 146th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and France in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.26 live births per woman | 2.75 live births per woman | 0.5065 live births per woman | Australia |
| 1960s | 3.14 live births per woman | 2.75 live births per woman | 0.3933 live births per woman | Australia |
| 1970s | 2.36 live births per woman | 2.12 live births per woman | 0.2402 live births per woman | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.89 live births per woman | 1.85 live births per woman | 0.0427 live births per woman | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.83 live births per woman | 1.74 live births per woman | 0.0959 live births per woman | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.85 live births per woman | 1.92 live births per woman | 0.0681 live births per woman | France |
| 2010s | 1.82 live births per woman | 1.93 live births per woman | 0.1052 live births per woman | France |
| 2020s | 1.63 live births per woman | 1.72 live births per woman | 0.093 live births per woman | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Australia or France?
- Australia, at 1.64 live births per woman against 1.64 live births per woman in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Australia and France?
- 0 live births per woman, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Australia and France rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Australia ranks 145th and France ranks 146th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.