Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Australia/New Zealand, 1969

Australia/New Zealand
1969
Total fertility rate: 2.96
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1969  +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 2.96 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (194 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.1 years old. In total, 311,682 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.96
Births
311,682
Births per 1,000 people
20.7
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.40
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
15,056,780
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
10-140.50.1%354
15-1951.98.8%33,946
20-24180.430.5%110,012
25-29194.332.9%95,702
30-34104.117.6%45,800
35-3945.97.8%19,688
40-4412.52.1%5,729
45-491.00.2%447
50-540.00.0%0