Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Australia/New Zealand, 1954

Australia/New Zealand
1954
Total fertility rate: 3.30
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1954  +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 3.30 children per woman in 1954 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (203 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 254,647 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.30
Births
254,647
Births per 1,000 people
23.0
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.54
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
11,094,524
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%62
15-1938.85.9%13,923
20-24203.130.8%71,929
25-29201.230.5%81,611
30-34127.119.3%52,943
35-3966.910.1%25,870
40-4421.13.2%7,823
45-491.50.2%485
50-540.00.0%0