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New Zealand Lowest Birth Rate

Name: New Zealand Birth Rate
Creator: World Bank
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10.9 in 2023

Crude birth rate per 1,000 people. Number of live births occurring during the year per 1,000 midyear population. · World Bank

The lowest birth rate in New Zealand was 10.9 in 2023. The top 5 years were: 2023 (10.9), 2020 (11.3), 2021 (11.5), 2022 (11.5), 2018 (11.8).

Top 5 Lowest Years▾

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2023	10.9	−0.6	74th
2022	11.5	+0.0	80th
2021	11.5	+0.2	75th
2020	11.3	−0.6	68th
2019	12.0	+0.1	74th
2018	11.8	−0.5	71st
2017	12.4	−0.2	73rd
2016	12.6	−0.6	69th
2015	13.2	+0.6	78th
2014	12.7	−0.5	63rd
2013	13.2	−0.7	69th
2012	13.9	−0.1	76th
2011	14.0	−0.7	73rd
2010	14.7	+0.2	77th
2009	14.5	−0.6	75th
2005	14.0	−0.2	68th
2008	15.1	−0.1	80th
2006	14.1	+0.2	73rd
2007	15.2	+1.0	81st
2004	14.2	+0.3	67th
2003	13.9	+0.3	62nd
2002	13.7	−0.7	59th
2001	14.4	−0.3	63rd
2000	14.7	−0.2	63rd
1999	14.9	+0.4	66th
1998	14.5	−0.7	59th
1997	15.2	−0.1	60th
1996	15.3	−0.4	58th
1995	15.7	−0.1	58th
1994	15.8	−0.6	57th
1993	16.5	−0.3	56th
1983	15.7	−0.0	37th
1992	16.8	−0.4	53rd
1986	16.1	+0.3	43rd
1985	15.8	−0.0	40th
1984	15.9	+0.2	38th
1982	15.7	−0.4	38th
1981	16.1	+0.0	41st
1980	16.1	−0.6	42nd
1991	17.1	−0.8	53rd
1989	17.4	+0.1	54th
1988	17.4	+0.6	55th
1987	16.7	+0.6	52nd
1979	16.7	+0.4	43rd
1978	16.2	−1.0	39th
1990	17.9	+0.4	55th
1977	17.2	−0.4	42nd
1976	17.6	−0.7	42nd
1975	18.3	−1.2	44th
1974	19.5	−0.9	50th
1973	20.4	−1.3	54th
1972	21.7	−0.8	56th
1971	22.5	+0.5	58th
1970	22.0	−0.4	56th
1969	22.4	−0.1	56th
1968	22.6	+0.2	53rd
1967	22.4	+0.0	50th
1966	22.4	−0.4	50th
1965	22.8	−1.3	50th
1964	24.1	−1.4	51st
1963	25.4	−0.7	54th
1962	26.2	−0.8	56th
1961	27.0	+0.5	56th
1960	26.4	–	51st

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