Fertility & birth rates in Brazil and New Zealand

Fertility rate in Brazil vs New Zealand chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Brazil was 1.62 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.56 in New Zealand in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Brazil vs New Zealand population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Brazil	New Zealand
1960	6.05	4.24
1961	6.02	4.31
1962	5.98	4.19
1963	5.93	4.05
1964	5.82	3.8
1965	5.68	3.54
1966	5.52	3.41
1967	5.34	3.35
1968	5.17	3.34
1969	5.04	3.28
1970	4.93	3.17
1971	4.84	3.18
1972	4.74	3
1973	4.64	2.76
1974	4.5	2.58
1975	4.42	2.37
1976	4.34	2.27
1977	4.27	2.21
1978	4.2	2.07
1979	4.12	2.12
1980	4.04	2.03
1981	3.94	2.01
1982	3.84	1.95
1983	3.72	1.92
1984	3.6	1.93
1985	3.48	1.93
1986	3.36	1.96
1987	3.23	2.03
1988	3.11	2.1
1989	3.01	2.12
1990	2.9	2.18
1991	2.81	2.09
1992	2.71	2.06
1993	2.66	2.04
1994	2.6	1.98
1995	2.57	1.98
1996	2.51	1.96
1997	2.47	1.96
1998	2.42	1.89
1999	2.34	1.97
2000	2.25	1.98
2001	2.16	1.97
2002	2.08	1.89
2003	2.01	1.93
2004	1.97	1.98
2005	1.94	1.97
2006	1.9	2.01
2007	1.85	2.18
2008	1.82	2.19
2009	1.8	2.13
2010	1.79	2.17
2011	1.78	2.09
2012	1.77	2.1
2013	1.76	2.01
2014	1.78	1.92
2015	1.78	1.99
2016	1.73	1.87
2017	1.74	1.81
2018	1.74	1.71
2019	1.71	1.72
2020	1.65	1.61
2021	1.64	1.64
2022	1.63	1.66
2023	1.62	1.56
2024	1.61	1.55
2025	1.6	1.54
2026	1.59	1.53
2027	1.58	1.53
2028	1.58	1.52
2029	1.58	1.52
2030	1.58	1.52
2031	1.57	1.52
2032	1.57	1.52
2033	1.57	1.51
2034	1.57	1.51
2035	1.57	1.51
2036	1.57	1.51
2037	1.57	1.51
2038	1.57	1.51
2039	1.57	1.51
2040	1.57	1.51
2041	1.57	1.51
2042	1.57	1.51
2043	1.57	1.51
2044	1.57	1.51
2045	1.57	1.51
2046	1.57	1.51
2047	1.56	1.51
2048	1.56	1.51
2049	1.56	1.51
2050	1.56	1.51

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Brazil	New Zealand
1960	44.2%	32.8%
1961	44.3%	33%
1962	44.4%	33%
1963	44.5%	32.9%
1964	44.4%	32.9%
1965	44.2%	32.7%
1966	44%	32.6%
1967	43.8%	32.5%
1968	43.4%	32.3%
1969	43%	32.2%
1970	42.7%	31.9%
1971	42.2%	31.7%
1972	41.8%	31.4%
1973	41.4%	31%
1974	40.9%	30.5%
1975	40.5%	30.1%
1976	40%	29.6%
1977	39.6%	29%
1978	39.1%	28.4%
1979	38.8%	27.8%
1980	38.4%	27.2%
1981	38.1%	26.7%
1982	37.9%	26.2%
1983	37.7%	25.6%
1984	37.4%	25.1%
1985	37.2%	24.6%
1986	36.9%	24.2%
1987	36.6%	23.8%
1988	36.3%	23.5%
1989	35.9%	23.3%
1990	35.5%	23.3%
1991	35%	23.2%
1992	34.5%	23.1%
1993	34%	23.1%
1994	33.4%	23.1%
1995	32.8%	23.1%
1996	32.2%	23%
1997	31.6%	23%
1998	31%	23%
1999	30.5%	22.9%
2000	29.9%	22.8%
2001	29.3%	22.6%
2002	28.7%	22.4%
2003	28.2%	22.1%
2004	27.6%	21.8%
2005	27.1%	21.5%
2006	26.6%	21.3%
2007	26.1%	21.1%
2008	25.7%	21%
2009	25.2%	20.9%
2010	24.7%	20.9%
2011	24.2%	20.8%
2012	23.7%	20.6%
2013	23.3%	20.4%
2014	22.8%	20.2%
2015	22.4%	19.9%
2016	22%	19.6%
2017	21.7%	19.5%
2018	21.4%	19.3%
2019	21.1%	19.2%
2020	20.8%	19%
2021	20.5%	18.9%
2022	20.2%	18.6%
2023	19.9%	18.4%
2024	19.7%	18.1%
2025	19.4%	17.9%
2026	19.1%	17.6%
2027	18.8%	17.4%
2028	18.5%	17.2%
2029	18.2%	17%
2030	17.9%	16.8%
2031	17.7%	16.6%
2032	17.4%	16.4%
2033	17.1%	16.3%
2034	16.9%	16.1%
2035	16.6%	16%
2036	16.4%	15.9%
2037	16.2%	15.8%
2038	16.1%	15.7%
2039	15.9%	15.6%
2040	15.8%	15.5%
2041	15.6%	15.4%
2042	15.5%	15.4%
2043	15.4%	15.4%
2044	15.3%	15.3%
2045	15.2%	15.3%
2046	15.1%	15.3%
2047	15%	15.3%
2048	14.9%	15.3%
2049	14.8%	15.2%
2050	14.6%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 19.7% of the population in Brazil and 18.1% in New Zealand in 2024, compared to 35.5% and 23.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Brazil and New Zealand compared.

Natural population change in Brazil vs New Zealand by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.68% in Brazil and +0.51% in New Zealand. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Brazil	New Zealand
1960	2,190,392	41,791
1961	2,240,178	43,482
1962	2,286,666	42,865
1963	2,326,400	42,027
1964	2,338,478	39,375
1965	2,336,415	36,982
1966	2,325,332	36,151
1967	2,307,560	37,974
1968	2,301,561	37,594
1969	2,324,190	38,098
1970	2,362,073	37,101
1971	2,407,319	40,000
1972	2,454,698	38,244
1973	2,501,309	35,239
1974	2,524,254	33,896
1975	2,585,130	31,355
1976	2,648,647	29,456
1977	2,715,328	28,020
1978	2,778,815	26,156
1979	2,836,759	26,675
1980	2,887,768	23,658
1981	2,928,262	25,374
1982	2,948,552	24,207
1983	2,952,335	24,315
1984	2,931,496	26,043
1985	2,912,908	24,126
1986	2,880,440	25,549
1987	2,825,485	27,603
1988	2,768,082	29,846
1989	2,717,923	30,749
1990	2,652,959	33,298
1991	2,606,167	33,518
1992	2,547,698	32,067
1993	2,545,874	31,685
1994	2,532,951	30,372
1995	2,546,195	29,828
1996	2,530,690	28,997
1997	2,531,758	30,137
1998	2,514,728	29,146
1999	2,450,869	28,916
2000	2,372,043	29,897
2001	2,291,210	27,939
2002	2,207,017	25,941
2003	2,128,819	28,150
2004	2,108,072	29,634
2005	2,083,281	30,674
2006	2,026,119	30,924
2007	1,970,372	35,480
2008	1,908,051	35,143
2009	1,878,542	33,560
2010	1,847,336	35,458
2011	1,815,758	31,302
2012	1,782,516	31,077
2013	1,758,716	29,096
2014	1,757,948	26,196
2015	1,742,275	29,408
2016	1,609,488	28,237
2017	1,610,402	26,282
2018	1,583,935	24,797
2019	1,472,104	25,344
2020	1,146,174	24,993
2021	919,507	23,767
2022	1,054,897	20,264
2023	1,107,434	19,039

Maternal mortality chart: Brazil vs New Zealand

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 67 deaths per 100,000 live births in Brazil, compared to 7 deaths in New Zealand.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Brazil	New Zealand
1985	186	19
1986	176	18
1987	167	19
1988	161	19
1989	150	18
1990	140	18
1991	128	16
1992	118	15
1993	113	14
1994	108	13
1995	103	14
1996	98	14
1997	92	13
1998	84	12
1999	75	12
2000	69	11
2001	66	10
2002	66	11
2003	67	11
2004	70	11
2005	71	11
2006	72	10
2007	73	10
2008	71	10
2009	69	10
2010	66	10
2011	62	10
2012	60	9
2013	61	8
2014	63	7
2015	63	8
2016	64	8
2017	61	8
2018	62	7
2019	65	8
2020	85	8
2021	128	8
2022	104	23
2023	67	7

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.44% in Brazil and 0.47% in New Zealand. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Brazil	New Zealand
1960	16.9%	2.78%
1961	16.5%	2.68%
1962	16%	2.58%
1963	15.6%	2.48%
1964	15.2%	2.39%
1965	14.9%	2.31%
1966	14.5%	2.25%
1967	14.2%	2.2%
1968	13.9%	2.16%
1969	13.6%	2.12%
1970	13.2%	2.08%
1971	12.9%	2.03%
1972	12.6%	1.98%
1973	12.2%	1.94%
1974	11.9%	1.88%
1975	11.6%	1.83%
1976	11.2%	1.77%
1977	10.8%	1.71%
1978	10.4%	1.66%
1979	10%	1.61%
1980	9.57%	1.56%
1981	9.14%	1.52%
1982	8.73%	1.48%
1983	8.34%	1.45%
1984	7.98%	1.41%
1985	7.67%	1.38%
1986	7.38%	1.34%
1987	7.11%	1.29%
1988	6.84%	1.24%
1989	6.58%	1.18%
1990	6.31%	1.12%
1991	6.02%	1.06%
1992	5.72%	1%
1993	5.41%	0.95%
1994	5.09%	0.91%
1995	4.77%	0.87%
1996	4.47%	0.84%
1997	4.19%	0.81%
1998	3.93%	0.78%
1999	3.68%	0.76%
2000	3.45%	0.74%
2001	3.22%	0.72%
2002	3.01%	0.7%
2003	2.81%	0.69%
2004	2.63%	0.67%
2005	2.46%	0.66%
2006	2.31%	0.65%
2007	2.17%	0.65%
2008	2.05%	0.64%
2009	1.95%	0.63%
2010	1.86%	0.62%
2011	1.79%	0.61%
2012	1.72%	0.6%
2013	1.67%	0.59%
2014	1.63%	0.57%
2015	1.6%	0.56%
2016	1.68%	0.55%
2017	1.54%	0.53%
2018	1.52%	0.52%
2019	1.5%	0.51%
2020	1.49%	0.5%
2021	1.47%	0.49%
2022	1.46%	0.48%
2023	1.44%	0.47%