Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in New Zealand, 2044

New Zealand
2044
Total fertility rate: 1.61
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2044  +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 2044 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 30-34 (112 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 31.6 years old. In total, 57,502 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.61
Births
57,502
Births per 1,000 people
10.1
Mean age of mothers
31.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
1.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
5,686,324
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%4
15-194.61.4%688
20-2435.210.9%5,845
25-2983.625.8%14,838
30-34112.434.7%20,760
35-3969.821.5%12,396
40-4416.85.2%2,723
45-491.50.5%246
50-540.00.0%0