Australia vs Russia: Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario

Australia
1.2 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Russia
1.2 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Australia rank
43rd
Russia rank
41st

Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time

  • Australia
  • Russia
0123195520272100

How they compare

Russia currently reports 1.2 births per woman in last 5 years against 1.2 births per woman in last 5 years in Australia, a difference of 0 births per woman in last 5 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 43rd and Russia ranks 41st of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 14 and Russia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Russia Difference Ahead
1950s 3.14 births per woman in last 5 years 2.92 births per woman in last 5 years 0.223 births per woman in last 5 years Australia
1960s 3.38 births per woman in last 5 years 2.56 births per woman in last 5 years 0.8175 births per woman in last 5 years Australia
1970s 2.78 births per woman in last 5 years 2.06 births per woman in last 5 years 0.727 births per woman in last 5 years Australia
1980s 1.97 births per woman in last 5 years 1.99 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0245 births per woman in last 5 years Russia
1990s 1.87 births per woman in last 5 years 1.87 births per woman in last 5 years 0.001 births per woman in last 5 years Australia
2000s 1.78 births per woman in last 5 years 1.28 births per woman in last 5 years 0.4965 births per woman in last 5 years Australia
2010s 1.92 births per woman in last 5 years 1.57 births per woman in last 5 years 0.3495 births per woman in last 5 years Australia
2020s 1.65 births per woman in last 5 years 1.59 births per woman in last 5 years 0.06 births per woman in last 5 years Australia
2030s 1.48 births per woman in last 5 years 1.41 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0725 births per woman in last 5 years Australia
2040s 1.44 births per woman in last 5 years 1.41 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0325 births per woman in last 5 years Australia
2050s 1.46 births per woman in last 5 years 1.41 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0445 births per woman in last 5 years Australia
2060s 1.37 births per woman in last 5 years 1.33 births per woman in last 5 years 0.041 births per woman in last 5 years Australia
2070s 1.31 births per woman in last 5 years 1.29 births per woman in last 5 years 0.022 births per woman in last 5 years Australia
2080s 1.27 births per woman in last 5 years 1.27 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0055 births per woman in last 5 years Australia
2090s 1.23 births per woman in last 5 years 1.23 births per woman in last 5 years 0.001 births per woman in last 5 years Australia
2100s 1.2 births per woman in last 5 years 1.2 births per woman in last 5 years 0.007 births per woman in last 5 years Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher projections of the fertility rate by education scenario, Australia or Russia?
Russia, at 1.2 births per woman in last 5 years against 1.2 births per woman in last 5 years in Australia as of 2100.
What is the difference in projections of the fertility rate by education scenario between Australia and Russia?
0 births per woman in last 5 years, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Russia?
30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
How do Australia and Russia rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
Australia ranks 43rd and Russia ranks 41st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario
Unit
births per woman in last 5 years
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,000 data points, 1955–2100
Last refreshed

Average number of children born in the last 5-year period to the women of reproductive age (15-49).