Australian birthrate falls to lowest in over a decade

The latest mothers and babies report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows a fall in the nation’s birthrate since 2007. Photograph: @alyssasieb/Nappy

Australia has seen its lowest birthrate in more than a decade but stillborn rates have remained stubborn, based on the latest mothers and babies data.

In 2020, there were 295,796 babies born to 291,712 mothers. This represents a fall from 66 women per 1,000 giving birth in 2007 to 56 per 1,000 in 2020, according to the Australia’s mothers and babies report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare [AIHW], published on Friday.