Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Australia/New Zealand, 1989

Australia/New Zealand
1989
Total fertility rate: 1.89
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1989  +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 1989 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (138 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 309,309 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.89
Births
309,309
Births per 1,000 people
15.3
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.3%
Net reproduction rate
0.91
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
20,203,188
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%538
15-1923.26.1%19,383
20-2482.821.8%65,915
25-29137.736.3%116,071
30-3497.025.6%78,744
35-3932.58.6%24,928
40-445.11.4%3,626
45-490.20.1%103
50-540.00.0%0