Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Australia/New Zealand, 1992

Australia/New Zealand
1992
Total fertility rate: 1.92
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1992  +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 1.92 children per woman in 1992 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (133 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 323,991 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.92
Births
323,991
Births per 1,000 people
15.4
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.92
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
21,081,533
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
10-140.30.1%208
15-1924.26.3%19,075
20-2477.520.1%65,997
25-29133.234.6%110,789
30-34105.127.3%91,742
35-3938.610.0%31,278
40-446.21.6%4,758
45-490.20.1%142
50-540.00.0%0