Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in New Zealand, 1972

New Zealand
1972
Total fertility rate: 3.00
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1972  +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 3.00 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (198 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.4 years old. In total, 63,029 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.00
Births
63,029
Births per 1,000 people
21.6
Mean age of mothers
26.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.42
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
2,919,258
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
10-142.00.3%305
15-1967.311.2%8,916
20-24198.033.0%23,132
25-29189.331.5%18,773
30-3492.615.4%8,064
35-3939.26.5%2,918
40-4410.91.8%848
45-491.00.2%74
50-540.00.0%0