Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Australia/New Zealand, 1964

Australia/New Zealand
1964
Total fertility rate: 3.26
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1964  +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 3.26 children per woman in 1964 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (203 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.5 years old. In total, 287,438 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.26
Births
287,438
Births per 1,000 people
21.0
Mean age of mothers
27.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.53
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
13,717,020
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
10-140.30.1%221
15-1947.57.3%27,744
20-24198.730.6%91,856
25-29203.431.4%83,919
30-34120.518.6%49,080
35-3959.49.2%26,413
40-4417.32.7%7,704
45-491.30.2%502
50-540.00.0%0