New Zealand - Birth Rate 1979
16.7
+0.4 from 1978
New Zealand's birth rate was 16.7 in 1979, increased +0.4 from 16.2 in 1978. This was the 43rd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1979▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Macao SAR, China | 10.4 | 34.2% |
| 2nd | Germany | 10.5 | 1.0% |
| 3rd | Luxembourg | 11.2 | 0.0% |
| 4th | Austria | 11.4 | 0.9% |
| 5th | Switzerland | 11.4 | 0.0% |
| 6th | Denmark | 11.6 | -4.9% |
| 7th | Sweden | 11.6 | 2.7% |
| 8th | Channel Islands | 11.7 | 0.9% |
| 9th | Italy | 11.9 | -5.6% |
| 10th | Isle of Man | 12.0 | -0.5% |
| 11th | San Marino | 12.2 | -6.8% |
| 12th | Netherlands | 12.5 | -0.8% |
| 13th | Belgium | 12.6 | 0.8% |
| 14th | Norway | 12.7 | -0.8% |
| 15th | United Kingdom | 13.1 | 7.4% |
| 16th | Finland | 13.3 | -1.5% |
| 17th | Latvia | 13.8 | 0.7% |
| 18th | France | 14.0 | -0.7% |
| 19th | European Union | 14.2 | -1.6% |
| 20th | Bermuda | 14.2 | -4.4% |
| 21st | Japan | 14.2 | -4.7% |
| 22nd | Liechtenstein | 14.5 | 16.0% |
| 23rd | Cuba | 14.6 | -3.7% |
| 24th | Monaco | 14.8 | -1.0% |
| 25th | Andorra | 14.8 | -2.4% |
| 26th | Serbia | 14.9 | -1.4% |
| 27th | Ukraine | 14.9 | 0.2% |
| 28th | Estonia | 14.9 | -0.7% |
| 29th | Hungary | 15.0 | -4.5% |
| 30th | Croatia | 15.1 | 0.7% |
| 31st | Australia | 15.3 | -1.9% |
| 32nd | Bulgaria | 15.3 | -1.3% |
| 33rd | Lithuania | 15.3 | 0.0% |
| 34th | Canada | 15.4 | 1.3% |
| 35th | Greece | 15.5 | 0.0% |
| 36th | United States | 15.6 | 4.0% |
| 37th | Russian Federation | 15.8 | -3.2% |
| 38th | Spain | 16.2 | -6.4% |
| 39th | Belarus | 16.2 | 0.4% |
| 40th | Barbados | 16.2 | 2.7% |
| 41st | Slovenia | 16.3 | 0.0% |
| 42nd | Portugal | 16.6 | -5.1% |
| 43rd | New Zealand | 16.7 | 2.6% |
| 44th | Czechia | 16.7 | -4.6% |
| 45th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 16.8 | -2.9% |
| 46th | Singapore | 17.1 | 1.8% |
| 47th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17.4 | -3.5% |
| 48th | China | 17.8 | -2.4% |
| 49th | Aruba | 18.0 | 0.0% |
| 50th | Greenland | 18.1 | 2.3% |
| 51st | Montenegro | 18.2 | -1.9% |
| 52nd | Cyprus | 18.2 | 4.6% |
| 53rd | Faroe Islands | 18.4 | 5.1% |
| 54th | Malta | 18.6 | 2.2% |
| 55th | Romania | 18.6 | -2.1% |
| 56th | Gibraltar | 19.1 | 3.1% |
| 57th | Georgia | 19.3 | 0.9% |
| 58th | Uruguay | 19.3 | -4.0% |
| 59th | Poland | 19.6 | 2.6% |
| 60th | Iceland | 19.8 | 6.5% |
| 61st | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 20.2 | 0.7% |
| 62nd | Slovak Republic | 20.3 | -1.0% |
| 63rd | Curaçao | 20.4 | -1.0% |
| 64th | Cayman Islands | 20.7 | 1.9% |
| 65th | North Macedonia | 21.1 | -0.8% |
| 66th | Dominica | 21.2 | 1.7% |
| 67th | Moldova | 21.3 | 0.8% |
| 68th | Ireland | 21.5 | 1.9% |
| 69th | Bahamas, The | 22.9 | -3.0% |
| 70th | Korea | 23.0 | 13.3% |
| 71st | Puerto Rico (US) | 23.4 | -2.9% |
| 72nd | Chile | 23.6 | -1.9% |
| 73rd | Palau | 23.8 | -5.2% |
| 74th | Antigua and Barbuda | 24.3 | 5.8% |
| 75th | Israel | 24.7 | -1.2% |
| 76th | Armenia | 25.1 | 4.1% |
| 77th | Argentina | 25.1 | -1.0% |
| 78th | Kazakhstan | 25.7 | 2.2% |
| 79th | Virgin Islands (US) | 26.4 | -2.0% |
| 80th | Guam | 26.6 | -0.7% |
| 81st | Thailand | 26.8 | -2.4% |
| 82nd | Grenada | 26.9 | 1.1% |
| 83rd | British Virgin Islands | 27.0 | -1.7% |
| 84th | Azerbaijan | 27.1 | 1.1% |
| 85th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 27.1 | -0.2% |
| 86th | Mauritius | 27.5 | 1.5% |
| 87th | Albania | 27.5 | -3.4% |
| 88th | Seychelles | 27.6 | -4.5% |
| 89th | Nauru | 27.6 | 10.5% |
| 90th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 27.8 | -0.2% |
| 91st | New Caledonia | 28.0 | -2.1% |
| 92nd | United Arab Emirates | 28.2 | 1.8% |
| 93rd | Turks and Caicos Islands | 28.3 | -0.1% |
| 94th | Trinidad and Tobago | 28.4 | 1.9% |
| 95th | Jamaica | 28.6 | -0.6% |
| 96th | Qatar | 29.0 | -2.0% |
| 97th | Bahrain | 29.0 | -2.3% |
| 98th | Sri Lanka | 29.3 | 0.9% |
| 99th | French Polynesia | 29.6 | -1.0% |
| 100th | Suriname | 29.8 | -1.9% |
| 101st | Costa Rica | 30.5 | 1.1% |
| 102nd | Panama | 30.7 | -1.2% |
| 103rd | Malaysia | 30.8 | -0.7% |
| 104th | Brunei Darussalam | 30.9 | -2.2% |
| 105th | Colombia | 31.2 | -0.9% |
| 106th | Kyrgyz Republic | 31.5 | -1.7% |
| 107th | Lebanon | 31.5 | -0.4% |
| 108th | Guyana | 31.7 | -1.2% |
| 109th | Northern Mariana Islands | 31.9 | -6.5% |
| 110th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 32.1 | -2.8% |
| 111th | Tuvalu | 32.3 | 5.4% |
| 112th | Brazil | 32.7 | -0.7% |
| 113th | Myanmar | 33.7 | -1.0% |
| 114th | St. Martin (French part) | 33.8 | -1.6% |
| 115th | Fiji | 33.8 | 0.4% |
| 116th | American Samoa | 33.8 | -0.1% |
| 117th | Viet Nam | 34.1 | -0.6% |
| 118th | Türkiye | 34.2 | -0.9% |
| 119th | Kosovo | 34.3 | -1.6% |
| 120th | Indonesia | 34.4 | -1.5% |
| 121st | Cambodia | 34.7 | 37.1% |
| 122nd | Uzbekistan | 34.8 | 0.5% |
| 123rd | St. Lucia | 34.9 | -2.0% |
| 124th | South Africa | 34.9 | -0.4% |
| 125th | Tunisia | 35.0 | -3.7% |
| 126th | Samoa | 35.2 | -0.6% |
| 127th | Kuwait | 35.6 | -3.3% |
| 128th | Paraguay | 35.6 | 1.5% |
| 129th | Ecuador | 35.7 | -1.6% |
| 130th | Dominican Republic | 35.8 | -1.4% |
| 131st | Tonga | 36.1 | 0.3% |
| 132nd | Mexico | 36.2 | -3.2% |
| 133rd | Kiribati | 36.2 | 0.0% |
| 134th | Turkmenistan | 36.4 | -0.3% |
| 135th | India | 37.0 | -0.4% |
| 136th | Peru | 37.1 | -1.5% |
| 137th | Philippines | 37.6 | -0.6% |
| 138th | Gabon | 38.2 | 0.6% |
| 139th | Papua New Guinea | 38.7 | -1.7% |
| 140th | Mongolia | 38.7 | -0.4% |
| 141st | Morocco | 39.5 | -0.8% |
| 142nd | Haiti | 39.7 | -0.6% |
| 143rd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 40.1 | -1.1% |
| 144th | El Salvador | 40.1 | -0.8% |
| 145th | Vanuatu | 40.3 | 0.2% |
| 146th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 40.6 | -0.7% |
| 147th | Lesotho | 40.8 | -0.5% |
| 148th | Namibia | 40.8 | -4.2% |
| 149th | Nepal | 40.8 | -0.7% |
| 150th | Tajikistan | 40.9 | 0.1% |
| 151st | Iraq | 41.0 | -1.2% |
| 152nd | São Tomé and Principe | 41.6 | 0.4% |
| 153rd | Timor-Leste | 42.0 | 3.4% |
| 154th | Djibouti | 42.2 | -0.5% |
| 155th | Congo, Republic of | 42.2 | -1.1% |
| 156th | Solomon Islands | 42.2 | -0.8% |
| 157th | Belize | 42.5 | 0.0% |
| 158th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 42.7 | -1.0% |
| 159th | Equatorial Guinea | 42.9 | -0.3% |
| 160th | Cabo Verde | 43.2 | -0.9% |
| 161st | Algeria | 43.3 | -0.7% |
| 162nd | Pakistan | 43.5 | 0.0% |
| 163rd | Lao PDR | 43.5 | -0.5% |
| 164th | Guatemala | 43.6 | -0.2% |
| 165th | Ghana | 44.0 | -0.2% |
| 166th | Syrian Arab Republic | 44.4 | -1.2% |
| 167th | Central African Republic | 44.4 | 1.7% |
| 168th | Jordan | 44.5 | -1.2% |
| 169th | Nicaragua | 44.6 | -0.6% |
| 170th | Mauritania | 44.7 | -1.1% |
| 171st | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 44.7 | 3.0% |
| 172nd | Botswana | 44.7 | -0.8% |
| 173rd | Libya | 44.9 | -0.8% |
| 174th | Honduras | 44.9 | -0.9% |
| 175th | Eritrea | 44.9 | -0.5% |
| 176th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 44.9 | -0.5% |
| 177th | Bhutan | 45.0 | -0.9% |
| 178th | Sudan | 45.3 | 0.7% |
| 179th | Cameroon | 45.6 | 0.3% |
| 180th | Bangladesh | 45.6 | -0.7% |
| 181st | Guinea | 45.7 | 0.1% |
| 182nd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 45.8 | 0.9% |
| 183rd | Zimbabwe | 46.3 | -1.0% |
| 184th | Maldives | 46.6 | 0.0% |
| 185th | Togo | 46.7 | -1.1% |
| 186th | Comoros | 46.7 | 0.4% |
| 187th | Sierra Leone | 47.0 | -0.4% |
| 188th | Madagascar | 47.2 | -0.3% |
| 189th | Benin | 47.4 | 1.1% |
| 190th | Saudi Arabia | 47.5 | -0.1% |
| 191st | Guinea-Bissau | 47.8 | 5.5% |
| 192nd | Gambia, The | 47.8 | 0.5% |
| 193rd | Zambia | 48.2 | -1.1% |
| 194th | Chad | 48.3 | -0.5% |
| 195th | Kenya | 48.6 | -0.6% |
| 196th | Senegal | 48.6 | -0.9% |
| 197th | Nigeria | 48.8 | -0.9% |
| 198th | Tanzania | 48.8 | -0.8% |
| 199th | Uganda | 48.8 | 0.5% |
| 200th | Liberia | 48.9 | 0.5% |
| 201st | Angola | 49.0 | 0.2% |
| 202nd | Burkina Faso | 49.5 | 0.5% |
| 203rd | Burundi | 49.5 | 2.1% |
| 204th | Côte d'Ivoire | 49.6 | -0.7% |
| 205th | Eswatini | 50.1 | -0.6% |
| 206th | Mali | 50.7 | 0.4% |
| 207th | Oman | 51.4 | 0.4% |
| 208th | Marshall Islands | 51.6 | -0.2% |
| 209th | Mozambique | 51.9 | 2.0% |
| 210th | Afghanistan | 52.0 | 1.4% |
| 211th | South Sudan | 52.3 | -0.8% |
| 212th | Malawi | 52.4 | 0.2% |
| 213th | Rwanda | 52.5 | 0.9% |
| 214th | Yemen, Republic of | 54.9 | 1.2% |
| 215th | Niger | 56.3 | 0.4% |
FAQ
What was New Zealand's birth rate in 1979?▾
New Zealand's birth rate in 1979 was 16.7. This ranked 43rd globally.
How did New Zealand's birth rate change in 1979?▾
New Zealand's birth rate increased by 2.6% in 1979 compared to 1978.
Which country had the highest birth rate in 1979?▾
Niger had the highest birth rate in 1979 at 56.3.
What is the birth rate of New Zealand in 1979?▾
The birth rate of New Zealand in 1979 was 16.7. This ranked 43rd globally.
How does 1979 compare to 1978 for New Zealand's birth rate?▾
New Zealand's birth rate went from 16.2 in 1978 to 16.7 in 1979, a 2.6% increase.
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