Fertility & birth rates in Australia and Suriname

Fertility rate in Australia vs Suriname 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 2.25 in Suriname in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Australia vs Suriname 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	Suriname
1960	3.45	6.59
1961	3.54	6.58
1962	3.44	6.57
1963	3.33	6.51
1964	3.15	6.43
1965	2.98	6.32
1966	2.88	6.2
1967	2.85	6.04
1968	2.89	5.86
1969	2.89	5.7
1970	2.86	5.53
1971	2.96	5.36
1972	2.74	5.18
1973	2.49	5.01
1974	2.4	4.81
1975	2.15	4.63
1976	2.06	4.45
1977	2.01	4.26
1978	1.95	4.08
1979	1.91	3.93
1980	1.89	3.79
1981	1.94	3.75
1982	1.93	3.82
1983	1.92	3.87
1984	1.84	3.8
1985	1.92	3.71
1986	1.87	3.61
1987	1.85	3.53
1988	1.83	3.46
1989	1.84	3.39
1990	1.9	3.23
1991	1.85	3.09
1992	1.89	3.01
1993	1.86	2.94
1994	1.84	2.9
1995	1.82	2.9
1996	1.8	2.92
1997	1.78	2.95
1998	1.76	2.99
1999	1.76	3.02
2000	1.76	3.05
2001	1.74	3.06
2002	1.76	2.96
2003	1.75	2.84
2004	1.77	2.74
2005	1.81	2.71
2006	1.91	2.73
2007	1.96	2.74
2008	1.98	2.73
2009	1.97	2.71
2010	1.93	2.69
2011	1.93	2.67
2012	1.92	2.67
2013	1.86	2.65
2014	1.83	2.62
2015	1.81	2.57
2016	1.75	2.5
2017	1.74	2.43
2018	1.74	2.38
2019	1.66	2.35
2020	1.58	2.31
2021	1.7	2.3
2022	1.63	2.27
2023	1.5	2.25
2024	1.5	2.23
2025	1.5	2.21
2026	1.5	2.19
2027	1.5	2.16
2028	1.51	2.14
2029	1.5	2.13
2030	1.51	2.11
2031	1.5	2.09
2032	1.5	2.08
2033	1.5	2.06
2034	1.5	2.05
2035	1.5	2.04
2036	1.5	2.02
2037	1.5	2.01
2038	1.5	2
2039	1.5	1.99
2040	1.5	1.98
2041	1.5	1.97
2042	1.5	1.96
2043	1.5	1.95
2044	1.5	1.94
2045	1.5	1.93
2046	1.5	1.92
2047	1.5	1.91
2048	1.5	1.9
2049	1.5	1.9
2050	1.5	1.89

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Australia	Suriname
1960	30.2%	44.5%
1961	30.2%	44.6%
1962	30.1%	45.1%
1963	29.9%	46.1%
1964	29.8%	46.8%
1965	29.6%	47.4%
1966	29.5%	48%
1967	29.3%	48.5%
1968	29.1%	48.8%
1969	28.9%	48.9%
1970	28.8%	48.8%
1971	28.7%	48.5%
1972	28.5%	47.8%
1973	28.2%	46.8%
1974	27.9%	46%
1975	27.5%	45.1%
1976	27%	44.3%
1977	26.5%	43.4%
1978	26.1%	42.6%
1979	25.6%	41.8%
1980	25.3%	41%
1981	25%	40.1%
1982	24.7%	39.5%
1983	24.4%	39%
1984	24%	38.6%
1985	23.6%	38.3%
1986	23.1%	38%
1987	22.7%	37.8%
1988	22.4%	37.7%
1989	22.2%	37.5%
1990	22%	37.4%
1991	21.9%	37.3%
1992	21.8%	37.2%
1993	21.7%	37.1%
1994	21.7%	37%
1995	21.5%	36.7%
1996	21.4%	36.1%
1997	21.2%	35.3%
1998	21.1%	34.5%
1999	20.9%	33.7%
2000	20.8%	33%
2001	20.6%	32.3%
2002	20.4%	31.8%
2003	20.2%	31.3%
2004	20%	31%
2005	19.8%	30.9%
2006	19.6%	30.8%
2007	19.4%	30.7%
2008	19.3%	30.6%
2009	19.2%	30.5%
2010	19.1%	30.3%
2011	19%	30%
2012	18.9%	29.8%
2013	18.9%	29.4%
2014	18.9%	29.1%
2015	18.9%	28.7%
2016	18.9%	28.3%
2017	18.8%	27.9%
2018	18.8%	27.5%
2019	18.7%	27.2%
2020	18.6%	26.8%
2021	18.4%	26.5%
2022	18.2%	26.3%
2023	18%	25.9%
2024	17.8%	25.6%
2025	17.7%	25.3%
2026	17.5%	25%
2027	17.4%	24.8%
2028	17.2%	24.5%
2029	17%	24.2%
2030	16.9%	23.9%
2031	16.7%	23.6%
2032	16.6%	23.4%
2033	16.5%	23.2%
2034	16.4%	23%
2035	16.3%	22.8%
2036	16.2%	22.6%
2037	16.1%	22.4%
2038	16%	22.2%
2039	15.9%	22%
2040	15.9%	21.8%
2041	15.8%	21.6%
2042	15.8%	21.4%
2043	15.7%	21.3%
2044	15.7%	21.1%
2045	15.7%	20.9%
2046	15.7%	20.7%
2047	15.7%	20.5%
2048	15.7%	20.3%
2049	15.7%	20.1%
2050	15.7%	19.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Australia and 25.6% in Suriname in 2024, compared to 22% and 37.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Australia and Suriname compared.

Natural population change in Australia vs Suriname by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.56% in Australia and +1.11% in Suriname. 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	Suriname
1960	141,816	8,170
1961	150,955	8,361
1962	143,943	8,529
1963	140,161	8,838
1964	128,420	9,174
1965	122,990	9,270
1966	126,996	9,243
1967	126,249	9,104
1968	132,099	8,980
1969	143,477	8,880
1970	145,081	8,823
1971	165,593	8,814
1972	155,488	8,893
1973	136,476	8,877
1974	128,996	8,751
1975	123,648	8,587
1976	115,070	8,327
1977	117,793	7,998
1978	116,299	7,650
1979	116,112	7,312
1980	117,536	7,002
1981	125,356	7,541
1982	126,030	8,197
1983	130,844	8,797
1984	123,077	9,031
1985	143,674	9,177
1986	123,342	9,222
1987	128,484	9,319
1988	127,298	9,347
1989	127,789	9,441
1990	143,347	9,047
1991	138,273	8,637
1992	139,829	8,355
1993	137,551	8,127
1994	131,761	7,929
1995	131,436	7,968
1996	125,751	8,031
1997	121,592	8,106
1998	120,949	8,173
1999	118,517	8,236
2000	119,882	8,323
2001	117,575	8,349
2002	116,971	7,916
2003	118,325	7,396
2004	115,610	6,948
2005	129,132	7,037
2006	132,931	7,278
2007	154,124	7,468
2008	155,119	7,552
2009	160,518	7,559
2010	158,628	7,489
2011	156,380	7,401
2012	161,408	7,405
2013	159,584	7,350
2014	154,940	7,284
2015	150,041	7,150
2016	152,403	6,979
2017	150,015	6,772
2018	157,269	6,613
2019	136,808	6,564
2020	133,376	6,640
2021	138,701	5,291
2022	111,862	6,719
2023	103,945	6,697

Maternal mortality chart: Australia vs Suriname

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 84 deaths in Suriname.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Australia	Suriname
1985	9	386
1986	8	377
1987	9	372
1988	9	364
1989	9	360
1990	9	350
1991	9	347
1992	9	346
1993	9	343
1994	9	334
1995	9	331
1996	8	323
1997	8	312
1998	7	302
1999	7	291
2000	7	282
2001	6	270
2002	6	253
2003	5	238
2004	5	219
2005	5	202
2006	5	187
2007	5	173
2008	5	161
2009	5	147
2010	5	134
2011	6	126
2012	6	122
2013	6	121
2014	6	120
2015	6	115
2016	6	109
2017	6	105
2018	5	101
2019	5	97
2020	5	94
2021	4	144
2022	4	88
2023	2	84

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.37% in Australia and 1.62% in Suriname. 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	Suriname
1960	2.49%	-
1961	2.43%	-
1962	2.37%	-
1963	2.32%	-
1964	2.27%	-
1965	2.24%	-
1966	2.21%	-
1967	2.2%	-
1968	2.19%	-
1969	2.18%	-
1970	2.15%	-
1971	2.1%	-
1972	2.03%	-
1973	1.94%	-
1974	1.84%	-
1975	1.73%	-
1976	1.62%	-
1977	1.52%	-
1978	1.44%	-
1979	1.36%	-
1980	1.3%	-
1981	1.26%	-
1982	1.22%	-
1983	1.19%	5.67%
1984	1.16%	5.49%
1985	1.13%	5.31%
1986	1.1%	5.13%
1987	1.06%	4.97%
1988	1.02%	4.81%
1989	0.97%	4.65%
1990	0.92%	4.49%
1991	0.87%	4.34%
1992	0.82%	4.19%
1993	0.77%	4.03%
1994	0.73%	3.88%
1995	0.7%	3.74%
1996	0.68%	3.6%
1997	0.66%	3.47%
1998	0.64%	3.34%
1999	0.63%	3.22%
2000	0.62%	3.11%
2001	0.61%	3%
2002	0.6%	2.9%
2003	0.59%	2.81%
2004	0.58%	2.72%
2005	0.57%	2.64%
2006	0.56%	2.57%
2007	0.54%	2.5%
2008	0.52%	2.44%
2009	0.5%	2.38%
2010	0.48%	2.32%
2011	0.45%	2.26%
2012	0.43%	2.21%
2013	0.41%	2.16%
2014	0.4%	2.11%
2015	0.39%	2.05%
2016	0.38%	2%
2017	0.38%	1.95%
2018	0.38%	1.9%
2019	0.38%	1.84%
2020	0.38%	1.78%
2021	0.37%	1.73%
2022	0.37%	1.68%
2023	0.37%	1.62%