Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Australia/New Zealand, 1962

Australia/New Zealand
1962
Total fertility rate: 3.56
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1962  +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 3.56 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (224 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.5 years old. In total, 297,888 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.56
Births
297,888
Births per 1,000 people
22.6
Mean age of mothers
27.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.67
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
13,191,641
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%147
15-1945.06.4%23,630
20-24223.731.6%95,410
25-29223.031.5%86,777
30-34131.118.5%54,925
35-3963.59.0%28,342
40-4419.42.7%8,142
45-491.30.2%515
50-540.00.0%0