Fertility in New Zealand, 2055

New Zealand
2055
Total fertility rate: 1.62
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2055  +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 2055 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 30-34 (115 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 31.8 years old. In total, 54,962 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.62
Births
54,962
Births per 1,000 people
9.5
Mean age of mothers
31.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
1.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
5,804,685
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%3
15-193.61.1%524
20-2432.310.0%5,098
25-2983.725.9%14,145
30-34114.635.4%19,647
35-3970.521.8%12,148
40-4417.25.3%3,088
45-491.70.5%312
50-540.00.0%0