Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Australia/New Zealand, 1953

Australia/New Zealand
1953
Total fertility rate: 3.28
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1953  +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 3.28 children per woman in 1953 — 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 27.9 years old. In total, 253,118 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.28
Births
253,118
Births per 1,000 people
23.3
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.53
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
10,863,832
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%58
15-1938.25.8%13,288
20-24199.130.3%71,992
25-29199.330.4%81,153
30-34129.119.7%52,360
35-3967.410.3%26,152
40-4421.33.2%7,638
45-491.50.2%474
50-540.00.0%0