Fertility in Australia/New Zealand, 1951

Australia/New Zealand
1951
Total fertility rate: 3.16
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1951
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1951  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Australia/New Zealand was 3.16 children per woman in 1951 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (193 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 242,005 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.16
Births
242,005
Births per 1,000 people
23.3
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.47
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
10,369,816
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-140.20.0%57
15-1938.26.0%12,744
20-24183.128.9%68,807
25-29193.030.4%77,987
30-34128.020.2%48,743
35-3968.010.7%25,852
40-4422.03.5%7,360
45-491.60.2%454
50-540.00.0%0