Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in New Zealand, 2038

New Zealand
2038
Total fertility rate: 1.61
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2038  +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 1.61 children per woman in 2038 — 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 31.4 years old. In total, 56,620 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.61
Births
56,620
Births per 1,000 people
10.1
Mean age of mothers
31.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
1.5%
Net reproduction rate
0.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
5,579,887
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%5
15-195.61.7%844
20-2437.911.7%6,487
25-2983.825.9%15,701
30-34111.234.4%19,601
35-3968.021.0%11,058
40-4415.74.9%2,660
45-491.40.4%263
50-540.00.0%0