Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Australia/New Zealand, 1983

Australia/New Zealand
1983
Total fertility rate: 1.93
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1983  +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 1.93 children per woman in 1983 — 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 27.3 years old. In total, 293,260 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.93
Births
293,260
Births per 1,000 people
15.7
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.3%
Net reproduction rate
0.92
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
18,634,172
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%385
15-1927.67.1%21,415
20-24103.726.8%83,531
25-29145.337.5%109,892
30-3480.520.8%59,130
35-3924.86.4%16,507
40-444.41.1%2,304
45-490.20.1%98
50-540.00.0%0