Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in New Zealand, 1982

New Zealand
1982
Total fertility rate: 1.95
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1982  +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 1.95 children per woman in 1982 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (144 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.7 years old. In total, 49,892 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.95
Births
49,892
Births per 1,000 people
15.7
Mean age of mothers
26.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.93
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
3,185,123
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
10-141.30.3%201
15-1935.19.0%5,188
20-24113.229.1%15,700
25-29143.636.9%17,774
30-3470.518.1%8,460
35-3921.25.4%2,173
40-444.21.1%373
45-490.30.1%21
50-540.00.0%0