Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in New Zealand, 1968

New Zealand
1968
Total fertility rate: 3.34
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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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 3.34 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (216 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 62,384 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.34
Births
62,384
Births per 1,000 people
22.6
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.58
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
2,754,526
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
10-141.50.2%208
15-1965.79.9%8,043
20-24215.732.5%22,622
25-29208.731.4%18,392
30-34106.916.1%8,046
35-3949.77.5%3,810
40-4414.72.2%1,157
45-491.40.2%107
50-540.00.0%0