Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in New Zealand, 1953

New Zealand
1953
Total fertility rate: 3.65
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1953  +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 3.65 children per woman in 1953 — 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 28.1 years old. In total, 51,460 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.65
Births
51,460
Births per 1,000 people
25.1
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.70
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
2,047,751
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%27
15-1937.75.2%2,551
20-24215.029.4%14,591
25-29226.531.0%16,407
30-34148.620.3%10,775
35-3977.510.6%5,422
40-4423.73.2%1,578
45-491.90.3%108
50-540.00.0%0