Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in New Zealand, 2036

New Zealand
2036
Total fertility rate: 1.62
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2036  +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 is projected at 1.62 children per woman in 2036 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 30-34 (111 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 31.3 years old. In total, 56,160 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.62
Births
56,160
Births per 1,000 people
10.1
Mean age of mothers
31.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
1.7%
Net reproduction rate
0.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
5,540,789
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
10-140.00.0%6
15-196.01.9%928
20-2439.012.0%6,824
25-2983.925.9%15,663
30-34110.634.2%18,731
35-3967.320.8%10,980
40-4415.44.8%2,768
45-491.40.4%260
50-540.00.0%0