Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in New Zealand, 1954

New Zealand
1954
Total fertility rate: 3.78
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1954  +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 3.78 children per woman in 1954 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (234 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 53,615 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.78
Births
53,615
Births per 1,000 people
25.6
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.75
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
2,095,141
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%30
15-1939.25.2%2,752
20-24225.529.9%15,250
25-29234.431.0%17,078
30-34151.020.0%11,182
35-3979.110.5%5,572
40-4424.03.2%1,641
45-491.80.2%111
50-540.00.0%0