Fertility Rate: New Zealand
New Zealand's fertility rate is currently 1.57 births per woman as of 2024. # New Zealand Fertility Rate New Zealand's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.57 births per woman
+0.0% y/y
Peak (1961)
4.31 births per woman
Low (2023)
1.57 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — New Zealand
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — New Zealand
Analysis# New Zealand Fertility Rate
New Zealand's fertility rate stands at 1.57 births per woman in 2024, marking a dramatic 63% decline since 1960 when the rate peaked at 4.31. The country's current rate matches its all-time low, recorded in 2023, placing it well below the 2.1 replacement level necessary for population stability without migration. From the post-war baby boom through the early 1960s, New Zealand experienced exceptionally high fertility typical of developed nations during that era.
The sharpest acceleration in fertility decline occurred between 2015 and 2020, when the rate fell from 1.99 to 1.62 births per woman. Since 2020, the decline has stabilized, with the rate fluctuating narrowly between 1.57 and 1.67. This sustained sub-replacement fertility reflects patterns across developed economies, driven by increased female workforce participation, delayed childbearing, and wider access to contraception. New Zealand's fertility trajectory shows no signs of reversal.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.57 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2023 | 1.57 births per woman | -5.99% |
| 2022 | 1.67 births per woman | +1.21% |
| 2021 | 1.65 births per woman | +1.85% |
| 2020 | 1.62 births per woman | -5.81% |
| 2019 | 1.72 births per woman | +0.58% |
| 2018 | 1.71 births per woman | -5.52% |
| 2017 | 1.81 births per woman | -3.21% |
| 2016 | 1.87 births per woman | -6.03% |
| 2015 | 1.99 births per woman | +3.65% |
| 2014 | 1.92 births per woman | -4.48% |
| 2013 | 2.01 births per woman | -4.29% |
| 2012 | 2.1 births per woman | +0.48% |
| 2011 | 2.09 births per woman | -3.69% |
| 2010 | 2.17 births per woman | +1.88% |
| 2009 | 2.13 births per woman | -2.74% |
| 2008 | 2.19 births per woman | +0.46% |
| 2007 | 2.18 births per woman | +8.46% |
| 2006 | 2.01 births per woman | +2.03% |
| 2005 | 1.97 births per woman | -0.51% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.98 births per woman | +2.59% |
| 2003 | 1.93 births per woman | +2.12% |
| 2002 | 1.89 births per woman | -4.06% |
| 2001 | 1.97 births per woman | -0.51% |
| 2000 | 1.98 births per woman | +0.51% |
| 1999 | 1.97 births per woman | +4.23% |
| 1998 | 1.89 births per woman | -3.57% |
| 1997 | 1.96 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1996 | 1.96 births per woman | -1.01% |
| 1995 | 1.98 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1994 | 1.98 births per woman | -2.94% |
| 1993 | 2.04 births per woman | -0.97% |
| 1992 | 2.06 births per woman | -1.44% |
| 1991 | 2.09 births per woman | -4.13% |
| 1990 | 2.18 births per woman | +2.83% |
| 1989 | 2.12 births per woman | +0.95% |
| 1988 | 2.1 births per woman | +3.45% |
| 1987 | 2.03 births per woman | +3.57% |
| 1986 | 1.96 births per woman | +1.55% |
| 1985 | 1.93 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1984 | 1.93 births per woman | +0.52% |
| 1983 | 1.92 births per woman | -1.54% |
| 1982 | 1.95 births per woman | -2.99% |
| 1981 | 2.01 births per woman | -0.99% |
| 1980 | 2.03 births per woman | -4.25% |
| 1979 | 2.12 births per woman | +2.42% |
| 1978 | 2.07 births per woman | -6.33% |
| 1977 | 2.21 births per woman | -2.64% |
| 1976 | 2.27 births per woman | -4.22% |
| 1975 | 2.37 births per woman | -8.14% |
| 1974 | 2.58 births per woman | -6.52% |
| 1973 | 2.76 births per woman | -8.00% |
| 1972 | 3 births per woman | -5.66% |
| 1971 | 3.18 births per woman | +0.32% |
| 1970 | 3.17 births per woman | -3.35% |
| 1969 | 3.28 births per woman | -1.80% |
| 1968 | 3.34 births per woman | -0.30% |
| 1967 | 3.35 births per woman | -1.76% |
| 1966 | 3.41 births per woman | -3.67% |
| 1965 | 3.54 births per woman | -6.84% |
| 1964 | 3.8 births per woman | -6.17% |
| 1963 | 4.05 births per woman | -3.34% |
| 1962 | 4.19 births per woman | -2.78% |
| 1961 | 4.31 births per woman | +1.65% |
| 1960 | 4.24 births per woman | — |
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