In brief
Australian official data released by the Bureau of Statistics on a Friday, recorded 299,903 registered births in 2025—an increase of 2.6% from 2024—while the total fertility rate climbed to 1.497 babies per woman, still below 1.5. Regional disparities persist, with Tasmania leading at 1.568 and the Australian Capital Territory bottoming out at 1.283; Indigenous women’s fertility stood at 2.234 and accounted for nearly 9% of all births.
Official Australian Bureau of Statistics figures released on a Friday showed that 299,903 people had their birth registered in 2025, a 2.6 percent rise from the previous year, according to Xinhua.
The 2025 total fertility rate edged up to 1.497 babies per woman, still well below the 1.5 threshold at which levels of population replacement are considered sustainable, Xinhua reported. “This is the third consecutive year the total fertility rate for Australia has been below 1.5 and is well below the 1.8 babies per woman seen a decade earlier in 2015,” said Beidar Cho, head of population statistics at the ABS.
“This is the third consecutive year the total fertility rate for Australia has been below 1.5 and is well below the 1.8 babies per woman seen a decade earlier in 2015.”
In 2025 the number of women of child‑bearing age rose from 5.7 million in 2015 to 6.6 million, the ABS added.
State‑by‑state variations
Fertility rates fell across all states and territories over the last decade, but disparities remain. “Tasmania had the highest fertility rate among Australia's states and territories in 2025 at 1.568 babies per woman, while the Australian Capital Territory recorded the lowest at 1.283,” Cho said. The ABS noted that all states saw a decline in fertility over the past ten years.
Indigenous births
The birth rate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women reached 2.234 babies per woman in 2025, while 26,733 births were registered among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians—accounting for 8.9 percent of all births, the ABS reported. These figures underscore continuing demographic differences within the country.
