Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in New Zealand, 2004

New Zealand
2004
Total fertility rate: 1.98
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2004  +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 1.98 children per woman in 2004 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (116 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 57,350 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.98
Births
57,350
Births per 1,000 people
14.0
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.95
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
4,083,910
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
10-140.20.1%33
15-1927.16.9%3,982
20-2470.417.8%9,927
25-29107.227.2%13,843
30-34116.529.5%17,897
35-3960.415.3%9,572
40-4412.13.1%2,001
45-490.60.2%93
50-540.00.0%0