Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Australia/New Zealand, 1985

Australia/New Zealand
1985
Total fertility rate: 1.91
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1985  +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 1.91 children per woman in 1985 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (144 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.6 years old. In total, 296,298 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.91
Births
296,298
Births per 1,000 people
15.5
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.91
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
19,103,775
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%586
15-1924.06.3%18,954
20-2496.425.2%77,727
25-29143.737.7%112,833
30-3486.322.6%64,821
35-3926.06.8%18,788
40-444.41.2%2,504
45-490.20.0%89
50-540.00.0%0