Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in New Zealand, 1991

New Zealand
1991
Total fertility rate: 2.09
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1991  +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 2.09 children per woman in 1991 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (140 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 59,103 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.09
Births
59,103
Births per 1,000 people
17.0
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.00
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
3,480,925
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
10-140.40.1%57
15-1934.38.2%4,892
20-2495.922.8%13,625
25-29139.933.3%19,825
30-34105.325.1%15,095
35-3938.09.1%4,880
40-445.91.4%709
45-490.20.1%20
50-540.00.0%0