Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Australia/New Zealand, 1999

Australia/New Zealand
1999
Total fertility rate: 1.80
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1999  +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 1.80 children per woman in 1999 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (110 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 306,012 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.80
Births
306,012
Births per 1,000 people
13.5
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.86
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
22,745,536
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
10-140.10.0%116
15-1920.35.6%15,572
20-2463.817.7%49,112
25-29110.230.6%95,896
30-34108.930.2%93,862
35-3947.613.2%43,627
40-448.72.4%7,520
45-490.40.1%304
50-540.00.0%0