POPULATION
| COLOR CODING | |
|---|---|
| Green | Ranked first for statistic |
| Red | Ranked last for statistic |
| Population Growth Rate | Rate of natural increase | Fertility rate | Net migration rate | Percentage of Pregnancies Aborted | Divorce rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1.19 | 0.5 | 1.73 | 6.39 | 17.33 | 1.9 |
| Canada | 0.73 | 0.2 | 1.57 | 5.37 | 19.22 | 2.1 |
| Denmark | 0.44 | 0.1 | 1.77 | 2.71 | 18.77 | 2.7 |
| France | 0.31 | 0.1 | 2.02 | 1.06 | 22.88 | 1.9 |
| Germany | -0.32 | -0.3 | 1.58 | 1.78 | 12.33 | 1.7 |
| Italy | -0.11 | -0.6 | 1.24 | 3.20 | 13.68 | 1.1 |
| Japan | -0.41 | -0.4 | 1.39 | 0.74 | 13.45 | 1.6 |
| Netherlands | 0.36 | 0.0 | 1.77 | 1.89 | 14.75 | 1.7 |
| Norway | 0.79 | 0.2 | 1.83 | 3.89 | 18.86 | 1.8 |
| Sweden | 0.51 | 0.1 | 1.67 | 3.79 | 25.29 | 2.5 |
| United Kingdom | 0.49 | 0.0 | 1.63 | 3.23 | 24.76 | 1.7 |
| United States | 0.68 | 0.1 | 1.84 | 3.01 | 19.75 | 2.3 |
SOURCES
Population growth rate: CIA World Factbook
2023 estimate, as a percent.
Rate of Natural Increase: Population Reference Bureau
For 2021.
Fertility Rate: CIA World Factbook
Average number of children that would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their childbearing years and bore children according to a given fertility rate at each age. 2023 estimate.
Net Migration Rate: CIA World Factbook
This entry includes the figure for the difference between the number of persons entering and leaving a country during the year per 1,000 persons (based on midyear population).
Per 1,000 population, 2023 estimate.
Percentage of Pregnancies Aborted: Abortion statistics and other data
Percent of known pregnancies ending in legal abortions. All data from 2021 except Denmark (2018) and Germany, Norway, Sweden, United States (2022).
Divorce Rate: OECD
Divorces per 1000 people. All data from 2020 expect Canada (2008) and France (2016).
Page updated on 9/16/2023.