Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Australia/New Zealand, 1981

Australia/New Zealand
1981
Total fertility rate: 1.95
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1981  +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 1.95 children per woman in 1981 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (145 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.1 years old. In total, 286,025 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.95
Births
286,025
Births per 1,000 people
15.8
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.3%
Net reproduction rate
0.93
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
18,109,041
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%361
15-1930.37.7%23,805
20-24109.728.0%84,913
25-29145.437.1%105,548
30-3476.619.6%54,850
35-3924.26.2%14,206
40-444.51.2%2,225
45-490.30.1%117
50-540.00.0%0