Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in New Zealand, 1989

New Zealand
1989
Total fertility rate: 2.12
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1989  +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 2.12 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (149 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.6 years old. In total, 58,356 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.12
Births
58,356
Births per 1,000 people
17.5
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.01
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
3,333,826
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
10-141.00.2%124
15-1934.38.1%5,055
20-24103.324.3%14,132
25-29148.534.9%20,950
30-34100.623.7%13,576
35-3932.47.6%3,912
40-445.31.2%589
45-490.20.0%18
50-540.00.0%0