Total number of births in Australia

Period	Births	Change
2021	298,496	2,079
2020	296,417	8,728
2019	305,145	15,127
2018	320,272	8,574
2017	311,698	2,250
2016	309,448	4,239
2015	305,209	5,661
2014	299,548	5,975
2013	305,523	834
2012	306,357	6,409
2011	299,948	165
2010	300,113	2,628
2009	297,485	169
2008	297,654	9,296
2007	288,358	18,697
2006	269,661	7,045
2005	262,616	9,321
2004	253,295	3,313
2003	249,982	329
2002	249,653	3,782
2001	245,871	2,703
2000	248,574	569
1999	248,005	722
1998	248,727	1,766
1997	250,493	2,333
1996	252,826	2,629
1995	255,455	2,573
1994	258,028	2,314
1993	260,342	2,996
1992	263,338	5,800
1991	257,538	3,478
1990	261,016	11,271
1989	249,745	4,632
1988	245,113	2,172
1987	242,941	376
1986	242,565	3,021
1985	245,586	10,500
1984	235,086	7,000
1983	242,086	2,842
1982	239,244	4,674
1981	234,570	9,270
1980	225,300	2,265
1979	223,035	1,140
1978	224,175	2,121
1977	226,296	1,000
1976	227,296	5,525
1975	232,821	11,922
1974	244,743	10,388
1973	255,131	17,321
1972	272,452	6,109
1971	278,561	22,140
1970	256,421	8,437
1969	247,984	9,801
1968	238,183	11,152
1967	227,031	5,409
1966	221,622	1,332
1965	220,290	5,763
1964	226,053	6,919
1963	232,972	1,067
1962	234,039	3,199
1961	237,238	9,744
1960	227,494	3,966
1959	223,528	3,641
1958	219,887	2,365
1957	217,522	7,292
1956	210,230	4,186
1955	206,044	5,006
1954	201,038	497
1953	201,535	792
1952	200,743	8,700
1951	192,043	3,221
1950	188,822