Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Australia/New Zealand, 1958

Australia/New Zealand
1958
Total fertility rate: 3.55
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1958  +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 3.55 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (222 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.6 years old. In total, 279,692 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.55
Births
279,692
Births per 1,000 people
23.1
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.67
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
12,132,631
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%81
15-1944.16.3%18,513
20-24222.331.5%82,207
25-29220.431.2%85,901
30-34131.018.6%56,421
35-3967.19.5%28,383
40-4419.42.7%7,665
45-491.40.2%523
50-540.00.0%0