Total Fertility Rate (TFR), Historical and forecast

The total fertility rate in Australia has declined steadily since the introduction of the contraceptive pill in the early 1960s.

Contraceptive pill introduced
Gen X baby bust Rapid decline through 1970s
Post WWII baby boom
Millennial baby blip (baby bonus era)
2021 rebound from lowest historical birth rate following COVID
Source: ABS, National Forecasting Program | .id (informed decisions)Get the dataCreated with Datawrapper