Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in New Zealand, 1971

New Zealand
1971
Total fertility rate: 3.18
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1971  +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 3.18 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (210 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.5 years old. In total, 64,421 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.18
Births
64,421
Births per 1,000 people
22.5
Mean age of mothers
26.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.51
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
2,867,165
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
10-141.80.3%268
15-1967.310.6%8,728
20-24209.633.0%24,004
25-29200.231.5%18,806
30-34102.016.0%8,513
35-3941.76.6%3,074
40-4412.11.9%942
45-491.10.2%82
50-540.00.0%0