Fertility rate in New Zealand
The fertility rate in New Zealand was 1.57 births per woman in 2024.
New Zealand, 2024
1.57
Change from 2023
0%
World, 2024
2.19 births per woman
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
1.41 births per woman
Position in 2024
138th of 217
Fertility rate in New Zealand over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Births per woman. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | New Zealand | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.57 births per woman | 2.19 births per woman |
| 2023 | 1.57 births per woman | 2.20 births per woman |
| 2022 | 1.67 births per woman | 2.22 births per woman |
| 2021 | 1.65 births per woman | 2.25 births per woman |
| 2020 | 1.62 births per woman | 2.28 births per woman |
| 2019 | 1.72 births per woman | 2.35 births per woman |
| 2018 | 1.71 births per woman | 2.39 births per woman |
| 2017 | 1.81 births per woman | 2.46 births per woman |
| 2016 | 1.87 births per woman | 2.49 births per woman |
| 2015 | 1.99 births per woman | 2.49 births per woman |
| 2014 | 1.92 births per woman | 2.52 births per woman |
| 2013 | 2.01 births per woman | 2.52 births per woman |
| 2012 | 2.10 births per woman | 2.56 births per woman |
| 2011 | 2.09 births per woman | 2.55 births per woman |
| 2010 | 2.17 births per woman | 2.57 births per woman |
| 2009 | 2.13 births per woman | 2.59 births per woman |
| 2008 | 2.19 births per woman | 2.60 births per woman |
| 2007 | 2.18 births per woman | 2.60 births per woman |
| 2006 | 2.01 births per woman | 2.61 births per woman |
| 2005 | 1.97 births per woman | 2.61 births per woman |
| 2004 | 1.98 births per woman | 2.63 births per woman |
| 2003 | 1.93 births per woman | 2.64 births per woman |
| 2002 | 1.89 births per woman | 2.66 births per woman |
| 2001 | 1.97 births per woman | 2.69 births per woman |
| 2000 | 1.98 births per woman | 2.73 births per woman |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 1.92 births per woman, the figure has changed by −18.2%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, New Zealand has the 138th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 2.19 births per woman.
More for New Zealand
All statistics for New Zealand
Crude birth rate
11.0 per 1,000 people
2024 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
5,172,836 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
37.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.67 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.83%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
5,324,700 people
2025 · World Bank