Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Australia/New Zealand, 1986

Australia/New Zealand
1986
Total fertility rate: 1.89
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1986  +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 1.89 children per woman in 1986 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (142 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 296,715 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.89
Births
296,715
Births per 1,000 people
15.3
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.3%
Net reproduction rate
0.90
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
19,351,141
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
10-140.80.2%631
15-1923.16.1%18,653
20-2492.724.5%73,898
25-29142.037.5%113,748
30-3488.323.3%67,181
35-3926.97.1%19,876
40-444.41.2%2,635
45-490.20.0%91
50-540.00.0%0