Australia vs Saint Helena: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Australia
1.64 live births per woman
in 2024
Saint Helena
1.64 live births per woman
in 2024
Australia rank
145th
Saint Helena rank
144th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Australia
- Saint Helena
How they compare
Saint Helena currently reports 1.64 live births per woman against 1.64 live births per woman in Australia, a difference of 0 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Helena ahead.
Australia ranks 145th and Saint Helena ranks 144th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Saint Helena in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.26 live births per woman | 5.47 live births per woman | 2.21 live births per woman | Saint Helena |
| 1960s | 3.14 live births per woman | 5.01 live births per woman | 1.87 live births per woman | Saint Helena |
| 1970s | 2.36 live births per woman | 3.4 live births per woman | 1.04 live births per woman | Saint Helena |
| 1980s | 1.89 live births per woman | 2.51 live births per woman | 0.6221 live births per woman | Saint Helena |
| 1990s | 1.83 live births per woman | 1.89 live births per woman | 0.0541 live births per woman | Saint Helena |
| 2000s | 1.85 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | 0.2345 live births per woman | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.82 live births per woman | 1.68 live births per woman | 0.1399 live births per woman | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.63 live births per woman | 1.64 live births per woman | 0.0118 live births per woman | Saint Helena |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Australia or Saint Helena?
- Saint Helena, at 1.64 live births per woman against 1.64 live births per woman in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Australia and Saint Helena?
- 0 live births per woman, with Saint Helena ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Saint Helena?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Saint Helena rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Australia ranks 145th and Saint Helena ranks 144th 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.