Fertility & birth rates in Australia and Togo

Fertility rate in Australia vs Togo 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 4.19 in Togo in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Australia vs Togo 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	Togo
1960	3.45	6.8
1961	3.54	6.82
1962	3.44	6.86
1963	3.33	6.89
1964	3.15	6.92
1965	2.98	6.94
1966	2.88	6.96
1967	2.85	6.96
1968	2.89	6.97
1969	2.89	7.02
1970	2.86	7.04
1971	2.96	7.06
1972	2.74	7.07
1973	2.49	7.08
1974	2.4	7.09
1975	2.15	7.09
1976	2.06	7.06
1977	2.01	7.03
1978	1.95	6.98
1979	1.91	6.94
1980	1.89	6.88
1981	1.94	6.81
1982	1.93	6.73
1983	1.92	6.63
1984	1.84	6.54
1985	1.92	6.46
1986	1.87	6.38
1987	1.85	6.3
1988	1.83	6.23
1989	1.84	6.15
1990	1.9	6.07
1991	1.85	5.99
1992	1.89	5.89
1993	1.86	5.78
1994	1.84	5.67
1995	1.82	5.57
1996	1.8	5.46
1997	1.78	5.36
1998	1.76	5.29
1999	1.76	5.23
2000	1.76	5.17
2001	1.74	5.13
2002	1.76	5.09
2003	1.75	5.05
2004	1.77	5
2005	1.81	5.04
2006	1.91	5.08
2007	1.96	5.1
2008	1.98	5.1
2009	1.97	5.1
2010	1.93	5.09
2011	1.93	4.98
2012	1.92	4.85
2013	1.86	4.75
2014	1.83	4.7
2015	1.81	4.66
2016	1.75	4.63
2017	1.74	4.58
2018	1.74	4.51
2019	1.66	4.45
2020	1.58	4.39
2021	1.7	4.32
2022	1.63	4.25
2023	1.5	4.19
2024	1.5	4.12
2025	1.5	4.07
2026	1.5	4.01
2027	1.5	3.95
2028	1.51	3.89
2029	1.5	3.84
2030	1.51	3.79
2031	1.5	3.75
2032	1.5	3.7
2033	1.5	3.65
2034	1.5	3.61
2035	1.5	3.56
2036	1.5	3.52
2037	1.5	3.48
2038	1.5	3.44
2039	1.5	3.4
2040	1.5	3.37
2041	1.5	3.33
2042	1.5	3.3
2043	1.5	3.27
2044	1.5	3.23
2045	1.5	3.2
2046	1.5	3.16
2047	1.5	3.13
2048	1.5	3.1
2049	1.5	3.07
2050	1.5	3.04

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Australia	Togo
1960	30.2%	44%
1961	30.2%	44.1%
1962	30.1%	44.2%
1963	29.9%	44.4%
1964	29.8%	44.5%
1965	29.6%	44.6%
1966	29.5%	44.7%
1967	29.3%	44.8%
1968	29.1%	44.9%
1969	28.9%	45%
1970	28.8%	45.1%
1971	28.7%	45.2%
1972	28.5%	45.4%
1973	28.2%	45.5%
1974	27.9%	45.6%
1975	27.5%	45.8%
1976	27%	45.9%
1977	26.5%	46%
1978	26.1%	46.1%
1979	25.6%	46.2%
1980	25.3%	46.2%
1981	25%	46.2%
1982	24.7%	46.2%
1983	24.4%	46.1%
1984	24%	46%
1985	23.6%	45.9%
1986	23.1%	45.8%
1987	22.7%	45.7%
1988	22.4%	45.5%
1989	22.2%	45.3%
1990	22%	45.2%
1991	21.9%	44.9%
1992	21.8%	44.7%
1993	21.7%	44.5%
1994	21.7%	44.2%
1995	21.5%	44%
1996	21.4%	43.8%
1997	21.2%	43.5%
1998	21.1%	43.2%
1999	20.9%	42.9%
2000	20.8%	42.6%
2001	20.6%	42.4%
2002	20.4%	42.3%
2003	20.2%	42.2%
2004	20%	42%
2005	19.8%	41.9%
2006	19.6%	41.8%
2007	19.4%	41.6%
2008	19.3%	41.6%
2009	19.2%	41.5%
2010	19.1%	41.6%
2011	19%	41.6%
2012	18.9%	41.6%
2013	18.9%	41.6%
2014	18.9%	41.5%
2015	18.9%	41.5%
2016	18.9%	41.4%
2017	18.8%	41.2%
2018	18.8%	41.1%
2019	18.7%	40.9%
2020	18.6%	40.7%
2021	18.4%	40.5%
2022	18.2%	40.2%
2023	18%	39.9%
2024	17.8%	39.5%
2025	17.7%	39.2%
2026	17.5%	38.8%
2027	17.4%	38.4%
2028	17.2%	38.1%
2029	17%	37.8%
2030	16.9%	37.5%
2031	16.7%	37.2%
2032	16.6%	36.9%
2033	16.5%	36.6%
2034	16.4%	36.4%
2035	16.3%	36.1%
2036	16.2%	35.9%
2037	16.1%	35.6%
2038	16%	35.4%
2039	15.9%	35.2%
2040	15.9%	35%
2041	15.8%	34.8%
2042	15.8%	34.6%
2043	15.7%	34.4%
2044	15.7%	34.2%
2045	15.7%	33.9%
2046	15.7%	33.7%
2047	15.7%	33.5%
2048	15.7%	33.2%
2049	15.7%	33%
2050	15.7%	32.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Australia and 39.5% in Togo in 2024, compared to 22% and 45.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Australia and Togo compared.

Natural population change in Australia vs Togo by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.56% in Australia and +2.46% in Togo. 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	Togo
1960	141,816	43,307
1961	150,955	44,623
1962	143,943	46,201
1963	140,161	47,869
1964	128,420	49,449
1965	122,990	51,323
1966	126,996	53,640
1967	126,249	56,128
1968	132,099	59,110
1969	143,477	62,589
1970	145,081	65,851
1971	165,593	69,206
1972	155,488	72,008
1973	136,476	74,713
1974	128,996	77,347
1975	123,648	79,831
1976	115,070	82,321
1977	117,793	84,572
1978	116,299	86,950
1979	116,112	89,148
1980	117,536	91,445
1981	125,356	94,318
1982	126,030	97,003
1983	130,844	99,817
1984	123,077	102,425
1985	143,674	104,949
1986	123,342	107,957
1987	128,484	110,739
1988	127,298	112,915
1989	127,789	114,432
1990	143,347	116,200
1991	138,273	117,409
1992	139,829	118,876
1993	137,551	119,938
1994	131,761	113,074
1995	131,436	116,314
1996	125,751	119,418
1997	121,592	122,109
1998	120,949	125,392
1999	118,517	129,832
2000	119,882	133,873
2001	117,575	137,808
2002	116,971	141,643
2003	118,325	144,900
2004	115,610	147,574
2005	129,132	154,117
2006	132,931	160,671
2007	154,124	168,144
2008	155,119	173,677
2009	160,518	180,111
2010	158,628	185,294
2011	156,380	186,406
2012	161,408	186,061
2013	159,584	187,309
2014	154,940	190,667
2015	150,041	194,768
2016	152,403	199,364
2017	150,015	202,307
2018	157,269	204,942
2019	136,808	207,608
2020	133,376	208,663
2021	138,701	210,613
2022	111,862	215,090
2023	103,945	218,093

Maternal mortality chart: Australia vs Togo

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 349 deaths in Togo.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Australia	Togo
1985	9	668
1986	8	649
1987	9	636
1988	9	628
1989	9	644
1990	9	657
1991	9	676
1992	9	692
1993	9	728
1994	9	688
1995	9	663
1996	8	627
1997	8	600
1998	7	570
1999	7	529
2000	7	496
2001	6	478
2002	6	447
2003	5	431
2004	5	431
2005	5	434
2006	5	453
2007	5	448
2008	5	457
2009	5	471
2010	5	497
2011	6	501
2012	6	506
2013	6	500
2014	6	490
2015	6	470
2016	6	460
2017	6	443
2018	5	435
2019	5	416
2020	5	398
2021	4	397
2022	4	362
2023	2	349

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.37% in Australia and 5.83% in Togo. 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	Togo
1960	2.49%	26%
1961	2.43%	25.8%
1962	2.37%	25.5%
1963	2.32%	25.2%
1964	2.27%	24.9%
1965	2.24%	24.6%
1966	2.21%	24.2%
1967	2.2%	23.8%
1968	2.19%	23.4%
1969	2.18%	23%
1970	2.15%	22.5%
1971	2.1%	22.1%
1972	2.03%	21.6%
1973	1.94%	21.1%
1974	1.84%	20.7%
1975	1.73%	20.2%
1976	1.62%	19.7%
1977	1.52%	19.2%
1978	1.44%	18.8%
1979	1.36%	18.3%
1980	1.3%	17.9%
1981	1.26%	17.5%
1982	1.22%	17.1%
1983	1.19%	16.7%
1984	1.16%	16.3%
1985	1.13%	16%
1986	1.1%	15.7%
1987	1.06%	15.4%
1988	1.02%	15.2%
1989	0.97%	14.9%
1990	0.92%	14.7%
1991	0.87%	14.5%
1992	0.82%	14.3%
1993	0.77%	14.1%
1994	0.73%	13.9%
1995	0.7%	13.6%
1996	0.68%	13.3%
1997	0.66%	13%
1998	0.64%	12.7%
1999	0.63%	12.3%
2000	0.62%	12%
2001	0.61%	11.6%
2002	0.6%	11.3%
2003	0.59%	10.9%
2004	0.58%	10.6%
2005	0.57%	10.3%
2006	0.56%	9.97%
2007	0.54%	9.69%
2008	0.52%	9.41%
2009	0.5%	9.14%
2010	0.48%	8.87%
2011	0.45%	8.59%
2012	0.43%	8.33%
2013	0.41%	8.07%
2014	0.4%	7.81%
2015	0.39%	7.56%
2016	0.38%	7.32%
2017	0.38%	7.09%
2018	0.38%	6.86%
2019	0.38%	6.63%
2020	0.38%	6.43%
2021	0.37%	6.22%
2022	0.37%	6.02%
2023	0.37%	5.83%