{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"au-fertility-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/au-fertility-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/au-fertility-rate/","title":"Australia Fertility Rate (2024)","description":"Australia's Fertility Rate: 1.5 births per woman in 2024, -1.2% YoY. World Bank (SP.DYN.TFRT.IN), 1975–2024.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","Australia","2024"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Australia","temporal_coverage":"1975/2024","unit":"births per woman","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Australia Fertility Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.TFRT.IN?locations=AU"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1975–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"50"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Australia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Australia (2024)","value":"1.5","unit":"births per woman","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-1.2% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-1.2%","unit":"births per woman"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"50","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Australia Fertility Rate"}],"observation_count":50,"observations":[{"period":"1975","value":2.148},{"period":"1976","value":2.06},{"period":"1977","value":2.007},{"period":"1978","value":1.949},{"period":"1979","value":1.907},{"period":"1980","value":1.891},{"period":"1981","value":1.935},{"period":"1982","value":1.929},{"period":"1983","value":1.924},{"period":"1984","value":1.84},{"period":"1985","value":1.923},{"period":"1986","value":1.868},{"period":"1987","value":1.845},{"period":"1988","value":1.831},{"period":"1989","value":1.838},{"period":"1990","value":1.902},{"period":"1991","value":1.849},{"period":"1992","value":1.888},{"period":"1993","value":1.859},{"period":"1994","value":1.842},{"period":"1995","value":1.822},{"period":"1996","value":1.796},{"period":"1997","value":1.778},{"period":"1998","value":1.762},{"period":"1999","value":1.755},{"period":"2000","value":1.756},{"period":"2001","value":1.739},{"period":"2002","value":1.756},{"period":"2003","value":1.748},{"period":"2004","value":1.768},{"period":"2005","value":1.807},{"period":"2006","value":1.908},{"period":"2007","value":1.959},{"period":"2008","value":1.984},{"period":"2009","value":1.971},{"period":"2010","value":1.928},{"period":"2011","value":1.926},{"period":"2012","value":1.92},{"period":"2013","value":1.855},{"period":"2014","value":1.826},{"period":"2015","value":1.814},{"period":"2016","value":1.752},{"period":"2017","value":1.741},{"period":"2018","value":1.74},{"period":"2019","value":1.657},{"period":"2020","value":1.581},{"period":"2021","value":1.7},{"period":"2022","value":1.63},{"period":"2023","value":1.499},{"period":"2024","value":1.481}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"births per woman"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"1.5","yoyChange":"-1.2%"},{"year":"2023","value":"1.5","yoyChange":"-8.0%"},{"year":"2022","value":"1.6","yoyChange":"-4.1%"},{"year":"2021","value":"1.7","yoyChange":"+7.5%"},{"year":"2020","value":"1.6","yoyChange":"-4.6%"},{"year":"2019","value":"1.7","yoyChange":"-4.8%"},{"year":"2018","value":"1.7","yoyChange":"-0.1%"},{"year":"2017","value":"1.7","yoyChange":"-0.6%"},{"year":"2016","value":"1.8","yoyChange":"-3.4%"},{"year":"2015","value":"1.8","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2014","value":"1.8","yoyChange":"-1.6%"},{"year":"2013","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"-3.4%"},{"year":"2012","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"-0.3%"},{"year":"2011","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"-0.1%"},{"year":"2010","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"-2.2%"},{"year":"2009","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2008","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"+1.3%"},{"year":"2007","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"+2.7%"},{"year":"2006","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"+5.6%"},{"year":"2005","value":"1.8","yoyChange":"+2.2%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the total fertility rate in Australia (average births per woman) from 1990 to present. Compare to the replacement-level threshold of 2.1. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1975–2024 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 2.1 births per woman in 1975 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1.5 in 2024. The latest reading of 1.5 in 2024 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}