Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Australia/New Zealand, 2006

Australia/New Zealand
2006
Total fertility rate: 1.91
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2006  +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 1.91 children per woman in 2006 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (123 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 330,475 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.91
Births
330,475
Births per 1,000 people
13.3
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.6%
Net reproduction rate
0.92
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
24,772,500
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
15-1918.34.8%15,273
20-2456.814.9%48,383
25-29105.227.6%85,881
30-34122.932.3%109,232
35-3965.217.1%60,120
40-4411.73.1%10,912
45-490.60.2%559
50-540.00.0%0