Fertility in Australia/New Zealand, 1975

Australia/New Zealand
1975
Total fertility rate: 2.24
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1975
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   1975  +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 2.24 children per woman in 1975 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (154 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.6 years old. In total, 294,798 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.24
Births
294,798
Births per 1,000 people
17.4
Mean age of mothers
26.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.06
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
16,988,021
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
10-140.70.2%551
15-1943.09.6%32,256
20-24140.831.5%98,581
25-29154.434.5%105,703
30-3475.316.8%41,804
35-3926.55.9%12,809
40-446.41.4%2,819
45-490.60.1%279
50-540.00.0%0