Fertility in Australia/New Zealand, 1961

Australia/New Zealand
1961
Total fertility rate: 3.68
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1961  +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 3.68 children per woman in 1961 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (232 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.5 years old. In total, 302,201 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.68
Births
302,201
Births per 1,000 people
23.4
Mean age of mothers
27.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.73
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
12,930,190
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%127
15-1946.76.4%22,872
20-24232.431.8%95,615
25-29229.231.3%87,720
30-34135.718.5%57,590
35-3966.29.0%29,561
40-4420.12.8%8,188
45-491.30.2%524
50-540.00.0%0