Live births in Australia
Live births in Australia was 304,340 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 72nd highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Live births in Australia, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 304,340 Estimated |
| 2022 | 303,397 Estimated |
| 2021 | 304,162 Estimated |
| 2020 | 295,156 Estimated |
| 2019 | 305,307 Estimated |
| 2018 | 313,988 Estimated |
| 2017 | 308,126 Estimated |
| 2016 | 309,657 Estimated |
| 2015 | 305,482 Estimated |
| 2014 | 300,278 Estimated |
| 2013 | 306,983 Estimated |
| 2012 | 308,329 Estimated |
| 2011 | 301,733 Estimated |
| 2010 | 301,517 Estimated |
| 2009 | 299,304 Estimated |
| 2008 | 299,959 Estimated |
| 2007 | 290,455 Estimated |
| 2006 | 271,597 Estimated |
| 2005 | 265,050 Estimated |
| 2004 | 254,798 Estimated |
| 2003 | 251,074 Estimated |
| 2002 | 250,488 Estimated |
| 2001 | 246,155 Estimated |
| 2000 | 249,532 Estimated |
| 1999 | 249,146 Estimated |
| 1998 | 249,240 Estimated |
| 1997 | 251,705 Estimated |
| 1996 | 253,947 Estimated |
| 1995 | 256,169 Estimated |
| 1994 | 259,687 Estimated |
| 1993 | 261,619 Estimated |
| 1992 | 264,856 Estimated |
| 1991 | 259,333 Estimated |
| 1990 | 263,218 Estimated |
| 1989 | 250,952 Estimated |
| 1988 | 246,692 Estimated |
| 1987 | 244,350 Estimated |
| 1986 | 243,741 Estimated |
| 1985 | 244,258 Estimated |
| 1984 | 238,247 Estimated |
| 1983 | 242,964 Estimated |
| 1982 | 240,045 Estimated |
| 1981 | 235,219 Estimated |
| 1980 | 225,831 Estimated |
| 1979 | 223,189 Estimated |
| 1978 | 224,741 Estimated |
| 1977 | 226,991 Estimated |
| 1976 | 227,842 Estimated |
| 1975 | 238,852 Estimated |
| 1974 | 250,586 Estimated |
| 1973 | 255,594 Estimated |
| 1972 | 272,954 Estimated |
| 1971 | 279,895 Estimated |
| 1970 | 257,096 Estimated |
| 1969 | 249,190 Estimated |
| 1968 | 239,374 Estimated |
| 1967 | 227,577 Estimated |
| 1966 | 221,771 Estimated |
| 1965 | 220,766 Estimated |
| 1964 | 225,690 Estimated |
| 1963 | 232,667 Estimated |
| 1962 | 233,683 Estimated |
| 1961 | 237,166 Estimated |
| 1960 | 227,483 Estimated |
| 1959 | 223,658 Estimated |
| 1958 | 219,962 Estimated |
| 1957 | 217,683 Estimated |
| 1956 | 210,461 Estimated |
| 1955 | 205,979 Estimated |
| 1954 | 201,032 Estimated |
| 1953 | 201,657 Estimated |
| 1952 | 200,981 Estimated |
| 1951 | 192,103 Estimated |
| 1950 | 188,769 Estimated |
Australia compared with nearby places
- Under 100K
- 100K to 200K
- 200K to 400K
- 400K to 1M
- 1M and over
- No data
Rankings
Definition
Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.
How to cite
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.Citation styles
APA 7
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Australia, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz
MLA 9
World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Australia, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/australia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Australia, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/australia.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Australia, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/australia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_australia_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Australia, 1950 to 2023}},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/australia. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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Live births in Australia was 304,340 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 72nd highest of 236 countries in 2023.
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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest live births in Australia?
313,988 in 2018, the highest value since 1950 in this series.