Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Australia/New Zealand, 1976

Australia/New Zealand
1976
Total fertility rate: 2.10
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1976  +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 2.10 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (147 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.6 years old. In total, 283,151 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.10
Births
283,151
Births per 1,000 people
16.5
Mean age of mothers
26.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.00
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
17,173,388
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%543
15-1937.89.0%28,926
20-24132.031.4%93,556
25-29147.335.0%103,111
30-3472.917.3%42,261
35-3924.15.7%12,011
40-445.61.3%2,491
45-490.50.1%249
50-540.00.0%0