Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Australia/New Zealand, 1952

Australia/New Zealand
1952
Total fertility rate: 3.27
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1952  +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 3.27 children per woman in 1952 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (199 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 252,106 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.27
Births
252,106
Births per 1,000 people
23.7
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.52
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
10,628,452
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
10-140.10.0%56
15-1938.75.9%13,106
20-24194.529.7%71,981
25-29198.830.4%80,934
30-34131.020.0%51,513
35-3968.810.5%26,567
40-4421.63.3%7,484
45-491.60.2%464
50-540.00.0%0