Fertility & birth rates in Australia and Palau

Fertility rate in Australia vs Palau chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Australia was 1.5 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.91 in Palau in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Australia vs Palau population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Australia	Palau
1960	3.45	7.19
1961	3.54	7.17
1962	3.44	7.15
1963	3.33	7.12
1964	3.15	7.08
1965	2.98	7.01
1966	2.88	6.93
1967	2.85	6.84
1968	2.89	6.71
1969	2.89	6.58
1970	2.86	6.39
1971	2.96	6.16
1972	2.74	5.9
1973	2.49	5.59
1974	2.4	5.26
1975	2.15	4.9
1976	2.06	4.53
1977	2.01	4.09
1978	1.95	3.74
1979	1.91	3.49
1980	1.89	3.35
1981	1.94	3.28
1982	1.93	3.22
1983	1.92	3.14
1984	1.84	3.08
1985	1.92	3.01
1986	1.87	2.98
1987	1.85	2.93
1988	1.83	2.91
1989	1.84	2.92
1990	1.9	2.88
1991	1.85	2.74
1992	1.89	2.71
1993	1.86	2.73
1994	1.84	2.66
1995	1.82	2.55
1996	1.8	2.39
1997	1.78	2.19
1998	1.76	2.01
1999	1.76	1.91
2000	1.76	1.82
2001	1.74	1.87
2002	1.76	1.92
2003	1.75	1.96
2004	1.77	1.99
2005	1.81	2.02
2006	1.91	2
2007	1.96	1.97
2008	1.98	1.95
2009	1.97	1.94
2010	1.93	1.94
2011	1.93	1.97
2012	1.92	2.01
2013	1.86	2.05
2014	1.83	2.03
2015	1.81	2
2016	1.75	2.06
2017	1.74	2.02
2018	1.74	1.97
2019	1.66	1.98
2020	1.58	1.97
2021	1.7	1.95
2022	1.63	1.93
2023	1.5	1.91
2024	1.5	1.88
2025	1.5	1.86
2026	1.5	1.84
2027	1.5	1.82
2028	1.51	1.81
2029	1.5	1.8
2030	1.51	1.79
2031	1.5	1.78
2032	1.5	1.77
2033	1.5	1.76
2034	1.5	1.76
2035	1.5	1.75
2036	1.5	1.75
2037	1.5	1.75
2038	1.5	1.74
2039	1.5	1.74
2040	1.5	1.74
2041	1.5	1.74
2042	1.5	1.73
2043	1.5	1.73
2044	1.5	1.73
2045	1.5	1.73
2046	1.5	1.73
2047	1.5	1.72
2048	1.5	1.72
2049	1.5	1.72
2050	1.5	1.72

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Australia	Palau
1960	30.2%	47%
1961	30.2%	48.2%
1962	30.1%	49.1%
1963	29.9%	49.8%
1964	29.8%	50.1%
1965	29.6%	50.3%
1966	29.5%	50.2%
1967	29.3%	49.6%
1968	29.1%	48.4%
1969	28.9%	47.2%
1970	28.8%	46.5%
1971	28.7%	46.2%
1972	28.5%	46%
1973	28.2%	45.6%
1974	27.9%	44.9%
1975	27.5%	44.2%
1976	27%	43.4%
1977	26.5%	42.7%
1978	26.1%	41.9%
1979	25.6%	41.1%
1980	25.3%	40.1%
1981	25%	38.9%
1982	24.7%	37.7%
1983	24.4%	36.7%
1984	24%	36%
1985	23.6%	35.4%
1986	23.1%	34.5%
1987	22.7%	33.2%
1988	22.4%	32%
1989	22.2%	31%
1990	22%	30.2%
1991	21.9%	29.4%
1992	21.8%	28.8%
1993	21.7%	28.5%
1994	21.7%	28.2%
1995	21.5%	28%
1996	21.4%	27.5%
1997	21.2%	26.7%
1998	21.1%	25.8%
1999	20.9%	24.8%
2000	20.8%	24.1%
2001	20.6%	24%
2002	20.4%	24.1%
2003	20.2%	24.2%
2004	20%	24.2%
2005	19.8%	23.9%
2006	19.6%	23.2%
2007	19.4%	22.5%
2008	19.3%	21.9%
2009	19.2%	21.4%
2010	19.1%	21%
2011	19%	20.6%
2012	18.9%	20.3%
2013	18.9%	20.2%
2014	18.9%	20.3%
2015	18.9%	20.3%
2016	18.9%	20.1%
2017	18.8%	19.9%
2018	18.8%	19.7%
2019	18.7%	19.5%
2020	18.6%	19.2%
2021	18.4%	19.1%
2022	18.2%	18.8%
2023	18%	18.5%
2024	17.8%	18.2%
2025	17.7%	17.9%
2026	17.5%	17.6%
2027	17.4%	17.3%
2028	17.2%	17%
2029	17%	16.7%
2030	16.9%	16.5%
2031	16.7%	16.3%
2032	16.6%	16.1%
2033	16.5%	16%
2034	16.4%	16%
2035	16.3%	15.9%
2036	16.2%	15.9%
2037	16.1%	15.9%
2038	16%	15.9%
2039	15.9%	15.9%
2040	15.9%	16%
2041	15.8%	16%
2042	15.8%	16.1%
2043	15.7%	16.2%
2044	15.7%	16.2%
2045	15.7%	16.3%
2046	15.7%	16.3%
2047	15.7%	16.3%
2048	15.7%	16.4%
2049	15.7%	16.4%
2050	15.7%	16.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Australia and 18.2% in Palau in 2024, compared to 22% and 30.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Australia and Palau compared.

Natural population change in Australia vs Palau by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.56% in Australia and +0.15% in Palau. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Australia	Palau
1960	141,816	296
1961	150,955	298
1962	143,943	296
1963	140,161	291
1964	128,420	284
1965	122,990	275
1966	126,996	268
1967	126,249	266
1968	132,099	275
1969	143,477	283
1970	145,081	286
1971	165,593	287
1972	155,488	280
1973	136,476	268
1974	128,996	256
1975	123,648	249
1976	115,070	236
1977	117,793	213
1978	116,299	193
1979	116,112	176
1980	117,536	165
1981	125,356	161
1982	126,030	170
1983	130,844	176
1984	123,077	181
1985	143,674	181
1986	123,342	182
1987	128,484	182
1988	127,298	183
1989	127,789	185
1990	143,347	181
1991	138,273	175
1992	139,829	183
1993	137,551	196
1994	131,761	195
1995	131,436	186
1996	125,751	166
1997	121,592	140
1998	120,949	116
1999	118,517	100
2000	119,882	85
2001	117,575	88
2002	116,971	88
2003	118,325	86
2004	115,610	83
2005	129,132	80
2006	132,931	79
2007	154,124	80
2008	155,119	79
2009	160,518	81
2010	158,628	81
2011	156,380	83
2012	161,408	86
2013	159,584	88
2014	154,940	73
2015	150,041	55
2016	152,403	53
2017	150,015	43
2018	157,269	29
2019	136,808	23
2020	133,376	8
2021	138,701	-3
2022	111,862	-7
2023	103,945	-10

Maternal mortality chart: Australia vs Palau

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 2 deaths per 100,000 live births in Australia, compared to 89 deaths in Palau.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Australia	Palau
1985	9	95
1986	8	92
1987	9	88
1988	9	96
1989	9	93
1990	9	100
1991	9	106
1992	9	113
1993	9	109
1994	9	116
1995	9	111
1996	8	123
1997	8	125
1998	7	119
1999	7	115
2000	7	119
2001	6	118
2002	6	117
2003	5	108
2004	5	106
2005	5	105
2006	5	105
2007	5	98
2008	5	99
2009	5	94
2010	5	96
2011	6	83
2012	6	84
2013	6	85
2014	6	78
2015	6	79
2016	6	80
2017	6	80
2018	5	82
2019	5	84
2020	5	117
2021	4	109
2022	4	121
2023	2	89

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.37% in Australia and 2.23% in Palau. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Australia	Palau
1960	2.49%	-
1961	2.43%	-
1962	2.37%	-
1963	2.32%	-
1964	2.27%	-
1965	2.24%	9.58%
1966	2.21%	9.27%
1967	2.2%	8.97%
1968	2.19%	8.65%
1969	2.18%	8.34%
1970	2.15%	8%
1971	2.1%	7.62%
1972	2.03%	7.24%
1973	1.94%	6.85%
1974	1.84%	6.46%
1975	1.73%	6.06%
1976	1.62%	5.7%
1977	1.52%	5.37%
1978	1.44%	5.09%
1979	1.36%	4.84%
1980	1.3%	4.63%
1981	1.26%	4.44%
1982	1.22%	4.27%
1983	1.19%	4.13%
1984	1.16%	4.01%
1985	1.13%	3.9%
1986	1.1%	3.81%
1987	1.06%	3.73%
1988	1.02%	3.66%
1989	0.97%	3.6%
1990	0.92%	3.53%
1991	0.87%	3.47%
1992	0.82%	3.4%
1993	0.77%	3.32%
1994	0.73%	3.23%
1995	0.7%	3.14%
1996	0.68%	3.04%
1997	0.66%	2.94%
1998	0.64%	2.84%
1999	0.63%	2.74%
2000	0.62%	2.65%
2001	0.61%	2.55%
2002	0.6%	2.46%
2003	0.59%	2.38%
2004	0.58%	2.29%
2005	0.57%	2.21%
2006	0.56%	2.14%
2007	0.54%	2.07%
2008	0.52%	2.02%
2009	0.5%	1.98%
2010	0.48%	1.97%
2011	0.45%	1.97%
2012	0.43%	1.99%
2013	0.41%	2.03%
2014	0.4%	2.08%
2015	0.39%	2.14%
2016	0.38%	2.21%
2017	0.38%	2.28%
2018	0.38%	2.32%
2019	0.38%	2.34%
2020	0.38%	2.33%
2021	0.37%	2.3%
2022	0.37%	2.27%
2023	0.37%	2.23%