Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Australia/New Zealand, 2004

Australia/New Zealand
2004
Total fertility rate: 1.82
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2004  +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 1.82 children per woman in 2004 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (115 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 312,149 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.82
Births
312,149
Births per 1,000 people
12.9
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.7%
Net reproduction rate
0.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
24,130,588
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
15-1918.15.0%14,825
20-2456.215.5%46,014
25-29103.828.6%82,854
30-34115.531.8%105,576
35-3958.216.0%52,070
40-4410.93.0%10,213
45-490.60.2%480
50-540.00.0%0