Fertility in Australia/New Zealand, 1955

Australia/New Zealand
1955
Total fertility rate: 3.38
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
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Year

-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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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 3.38 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (211 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 261,200 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.38
Births
261,200
Births per 1,000 people
23.0
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.58
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
11,344,853
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%68
15-1940.86.0%15,193
20-24210.931.2%73,700
25-29206.730.6%83,282
30-34127.618.9%54,234
35-3967.29.9%26,142
40-4421.13.1%8,088
45-491.50.2%493
50-540.00.0%0