Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in New Zealand, 1952

New Zealand
1952
Total fertility rate: 3.67
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1952  +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 New Zealand was 3.67 children per woman in 1952 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (227 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 51,125 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.67
Births
51,125
Births per 1,000 people
25.6
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.69
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
1,997,747
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
10-140.30.0%25
15-1937.95.2%2,492
20-24212.128.9%14,402
25-29227.330.9%16,312
30-34150.220.4%10,636
35-3980.010.9%5,548
40-4424.83.4%1,604
45-491.90.3%106
50-540.00.0%0