New Zealand Birth Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of the New Zealand birth rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for New Zealand in 2025 is 12.014 births per 1000 people, a 0.78% decline from 2024.
  • The birth rate for New Zealand in 2024 was 12.109 births per 1000 people, a 0.79% decline from 2023.
  • The birth rate for New Zealand in 2023 was 12.205 births per 1000 people, a 0.7% decline from 2022.
  • The birth rate for New Zealand in 2022 was 12.291 births per 1000 people, a 0.69% decline from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2025 Birth Rate
Israel 18.579
Panama 17.438
Argentina 15.845
Guam 15.771
Saudi Arabia 14.837
Oman 14.767
Seychelles 14.600
Antigua and Barbuda 13.856
Bahamas 13.333
New Caledonia 13.330
French Polynesia 13.196
Uruguay 13.038
Bahrain 12.109
Aruba 12.063
New Zealand 12.014
United States 11.994
Australia 11.792
Sweden 11.485
Chile 11.322
Iceland 11.301
Kuwait 11.236
Denmark 11.217
Trinidad and Tobago 11.109
Norway 11.101
United Kingdom 11.075
Ireland 10.969
France 10.809
Curacao 10.608
Barbados 10.522
Belgium 10.441
Hong Kong 10.387
Netherlands 10.154
Luxembourg 10.083
Canada 9.940
Switzerland 9.906
Austria 9.791
Channel Islands 9.713
UAE 9.691
Estonia 9.591
Macao 9.538
Malta 9.497
Lithuania 9.481
Latvia 9.374
Germany 9.271
Hungary 9.201
Cyprus 9.144
Poland 8.851
Slovenia 8.693
Finland 8.542
Qatar 8.539
Taiwan 8.334
Croatia 8.189
Singapore 8.105
Spain 7.743
Portugal 7.679
Italy 7.016
Japan 6.976
Puerto Rico 6.870
Greece 6.810
South Korea 6.717
New Zealand - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2025 12.014 -0.780%
2024 12.109 -0.790%
2023 12.205 -0.700%
2022 12.291 -0.690%
2021 12.377 -0.690%
2020 12.463 -0.690%
2019 12.549 -0.680%
2018 12.635 -1.660%
2017 12.848 -1.630%
2016 13.061 -1.610%
2015 13.275 -1.580%
2014 13.488 -1.550%
2013 13.701 -1.770%
2012 13.948 -1.740%
2011 14.195 -1.710%
2010 14.442 -1.680%
2009 14.689 -1.650%
2008 14.936 1.020%
2007 14.785 1.020%
2006 14.635 1.040%
2005 14.484 1.050%
2004 14.334 1.060%
2003 14.183 -1.040%
2002 14.332 -1.020%
2001 14.480 -1.020%
2000 14.629 -1.000%
1999 14.777 -1.000%
1998 14.926 -2.150%
1997 15.254 -2.100%
1996 15.582 -2.060%
1995 15.910 -2.020%
1994 16.238 -1.980%
1993 16.566 -0.020%
1992 16.569 -0.020%
1991 16.572 -0.020%
1990 16.575 -0.020%
1989 16.578 -0.020%
1988 16.581 0.900%
1987 16.433 0.900%
1986 16.286 0.920%
1985 16.138 0.920%
1984 15.991 0.930%
1983 15.843 -1.430%
1982 16.073 -1.410%
1981 16.303 -1.390%
1980 16.533 -1.370%
1979 16.763 -1.350%
1978 16.993 -4.510%
1977 17.796 -4.310%
1976 18.598 -4.140%
1975 19.401 -3.970%
1974 20.203 -3.820%
1973 21.006 -1.600%
1972 21.348 -1.580%
1971 21.691 -1.550%
1970 22.033 -1.530%
1969 22.376 -1.510%
1968 22.718 -1.690%
1967 23.108 -1.660%
1966 23.497 -1.630%
1965 23.887 -1.600%
1964 24.276 -1.580%
1963 24.666 -1.380%
1962 25.011 -1.360%
1961 25.355 -1.340%
1960 25.700 -1.320%
1959 26.044 -1.310%
1958 26.389 0.630%
1957 26.223 0.640%
1956 26.057 0.640%
1955 25.891 0.650%
1954 25.725 0.650%
1953 25.559 0.650%
1952 25.393 0.660%
1951 25.227 0.660%
1950 25.061 0.000%