Fertility & birth rates in Chad and New Zealand

Fertility rate in Chad vs New Zealand chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Chad was 6.12 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 Chad 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
	Chad	New Zealand
1960	6.25	4.24
1961	6.27	4.31
1962	6.29	4.19
1963	6.3	4.05
1964	6.32	3.8
1965	6.34	3.54
1966	6.36	3.41
1967	6.39	3.35
1968	6.43	3.34
1969	6.48	3.28
1970	6.53	3.17
1971	6.58	3.18
1972	6.85	3
1973	6.87	2.76
1974	6.86	2.58
1975	6.88	2.37
1976	6.89	2.27
1977	6.9	2.21
1978	6.89	2.07
1979	6.91	2.12
1980	6.91	2.03
1981	6.94	2.01
1982	6.96	1.95
1983	6.98	1.92
1984	7.02	1.93
1985	7.04	1.93
1986	7.07	1.96
1987	7.11	2.03
1988	7.15	2.1
1989	7.19	2.12
1990	7.22	2.18
1991	7.26	2.09
1992	7.3	2.06
1993	7.34	2.04
1994	7.31	1.98
1995	7.29	1.98
1996	7.29	1.96
1997	7.27	1.96
1998	7.27	1.89
1999	7.26	1.97
2000	7.25	1.98
2001	7.23	1.97
2002	7.2	1.89
2003	7.18	1.93
2004	7.16	1.98
2005	7.13	1.97
2006	7.12	2.01
2007	7.09	2.18
2008	7.06	2.19
2009	7.02	2.13
2010	6.99	2.17
2011	6.95	2.09
2012	6.91	2.1
2013	6.84	2.01
2014	6.78	1.92
2015	6.71	1.99
2016	6.62	1.87
2017	6.54	1.81
2018	6.46	1.71
2019	6.41	1.72
2020	6.35	1.61
2021	6.26	1.64
2022	6.22	1.66
2023	6.12	1.56
2024	6.03	1.55
2025	5.94	1.54
2026	5.83	1.53
2027	5.74	1.53
2028	5.63	1.52
2029	5.54	1.52
2030	5.44	1.52
2031	5.36	1.52
2032	5.25	1.52
2033	5.15	1.51
2034	5.06	1.51
2035	4.97	1.51
2036	4.88	1.51
2037	4.8	1.51
2038	4.72	1.51
2039	4.63	1.51
2040	4.55	1.51
2041	4.47	1.51
2042	4.39	1.51
2043	4.32	1.51
2044	4.24	1.51
2045	4.17	1.51
2046	4.1	1.51
2047	4.04	1.51
2048	3.97	1.51
2049	3.91	1.51
2050	3.85	1.51

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Chad	New Zealand
1960	41%	32.8%
1961	41.2%	33%
1962	41.5%	33%
1963	41.7%	32.9%
1964	41.9%	32.9%
1965	42%	32.7%
1966	42.1%	32.6%
1967	42.2%	32.5%
1968	42.4%	32.3%
1969	42.5%	32.2%
1970	42.7%	31.9%
1971	43%	31.7%
1972	43.2%	31.4%
1973	43.5%	31%
1974	43.9%	30.5%
1975	44.2%	30.1%
1976	44.6%	29.6%
1977	45%	29%
1978	45.4%	28.4%
1979	45.7%	27.8%
1980	46.6%	27.2%
1981	47.5%	26.7%
1982	46.6%	26.2%
1983	45.8%	25.6%
1984	46.5%	25.1%
1985	47.3%	24.6%
1986	47.2%	24.2%
1987	47%	23.8%
1988	46.8%	23.5%
1989	46.8%	23.3%
1990	47.1%	23.3%
1991	47.1%	23.2%
1992	46.9%	23.1%
1993	47.5%	23.1%
1994	48.2%	23.1%
1995	47.9%	23.1%
1996	47.8%	23%
1997	48.2%	23%
1998	48.5%	23%
1999	48.6%	22.9%
2000	48.8%	22.8%
2001	49%	22.6%
2002	49.1%	22.4%
2003	49%	22.1%
2004	48.7%	21.8%
2005	48.6%	21.5%
2006	48.6%	21.3%
2007	48.7%	21.1%
2008	48.7%	21%
2009	48.7%	20.9%
2010	48.8%	20.9%
2011	48.7%	20.8%
2012	48.7%	20.6%
2013	48.6%	20.4%
2014	48.5%	20.2%
2015	48.5%	19.9%
2016	48.5%	19.6%
2017	48.4%	19.5%
2018	48.2%	19.3%
2019	48.1%	19.2%
2020	48%	19%
2021	47.7%	18.9%
2022	47.4%	18.6%
2023	46.7%	18.4%
2024	46.1%	18.1%
2025	46%	17.9%
2026	46%	17.6%
2027	45.9%	17.4%
2028	45.8%	17.2%
2029	45.6%	17%
2030	45.4%	16.8%
2031	45.1%	16.6%
2032	44.9%	16.4%
2033	44.6%	16.3%
2034	44.3%	16.1%
2035	44%	16%
2036	43.7%	15.9%
2037	43.3%	15.8%
2038	42.9%	15.7%
2039	42.4%	15.6%
2040	41.9%	15.5%
2041	41.4%	15.4%
2042	40.9%	15.4%
2043	40.5%	15.4%
2044	40%	15.3%
2045	39.6%	15.3%
2046	39.2%	15.3%
2047	38.8%	15.3%
2048	38.4%	15.3%
2049	38.1%	15.2%
2050	37.7%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 46.1% of the population in Chad and 18.1% in New Zealand in 2024, compared to 47.1% and 23.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Chad and New Zealand compared.

Natural population change in Chad vs New Zealand by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.18% in Chad 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
	Chad	New Zealand
1960	62,003	41,791
1961	63,639	43,482
1962	65,312	42,865
1963	67,414	42,027
1964	69,483	39,375
1965	70,913	36,982
1966	73,123	36,151
1967	76,142	37,974
1968	79,465	37,594
1969	83,413	38,098
1970	87,660	37,101
1971	89,404	40,000
1972	101,142	38,244
1973	104,418	35,239
1974	106,898	33,896
1975	109,315	31,355
1976	111,324	29,456
1977	113,498	28,020
1978	115,084	26,156
1979	117,780	26,675
1980	122,468	23,658
1981	111,907	25,374
1982	119,121	24,207
1983	144,684	24,315
1984	151,511	26,043
1985	145,845	24,126
1986	152,360	25,549
1987	156,797	27,603
1988	178,489	29,846
1989	188,485	30,749
1990	191,959	33,298
1991	200,102	33,518
1992	219,348	32,067
1993	229,984	31,685
1994	223,996	30,372
1995	234,010	29,828
1996	254,589	28,997
1997	261,030	30,137
1998	270,055	29,146
1999	278,264	28,916
2000	287,173	29,897
2001	297,254	27,939
2002	302,995	25,941
2003	314,740	28,150
2004	334,136	29,634
2005	352,302	30,674
2006	362,027	30,924
2007	376,732	35,480
2008	387,439	35,143
2009	401,937	33,560
2010	416,177	35,458
2011	428,989	31,302
2012	444,246	31,077
2013	454,517	29,096
2014	467,957	26,196
2015	478,010	29,408
2016	483,442	28,237
2017	494,304	26,282
2018	509,642	24,797
2019	530,540	25,344
2020	541,234	24,993
2021	554,851	23,767
2022	588,060	20,264
2023	605,924	19,039

Maternal mortality chart: Chad vs New Zealand

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 748 deaths per 100,000 live births in Chad, compared to 7 deaths in New Zealand.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Chad	New Zealand
1985	1,119	19
1986	1,068	18
1987	1,123	19
1988	1,093	19
1989	1,083	18
1990	1,113	18
1991	1,093	16
1992	1,119	15
1993	1,166	14
1994	1,151	13
1995	1,119	14
1996	1,150	14
1997	1,146	13
1998	1,177	12
1999	1,184	12
2000	1,208	11
2001	1,204	10
2002	1,199	11
2003	1,170	11
2004	1,167	11
2005	1,189	11
2006	1,220	10
2007	1,240	10
2008	1,264	10
2009	1,285	10
2010	1,284	10
2011	1,264	10
2012	1,245	9
2013	1,216	8
2014	1,198	7
2015	1,176	8
2016	1,133	8
2017	1,085	8
2018	1,020	7
2019	958	8
2020	877	8
2021	869	8
2022	775	23
2023	748	7

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 10.1% in Chad 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
	Chad	New Zealand
1960	26.7%	2.78%
1961	26.6%	2.68%
1962	26.5%	2.58%
1963	26.4%	2.48%
1964	26.3%	2.39%
1965	26.1%	2.31%
1966	26%	2.25%
1967	25.9%	2.2%
1968	25.7%	2.16%
1969	25.6%	2.12%
1970	25.4%	2.08%
1971	25.3%	2.03%
1972	25.2%	1.98%
1973	25%	1.94%
1974	24.8%	1.88%
1975	24.7%	1.83%
1976	24.6%	1.77%
1977	24.4%	1.71%
1978	24.2%	1.66%
1979	24.1%	1.61%
1980	23.8%	1.56%
1981	23.6%	1.52%
1982	23.4%	1.48%
1983	23.2%	1.45%
1984	22.9%	1.41%
1985	22.6%	1.38%
1986	22.3%	1.34%
1987	22%	1.29%
1988	21.8%	1.24%
1989	21.5%	1.18%
1990	21.2%	1.12%
1991	20.9%	1.06%
1992	20.6%	1%
1993	20.3%	0.95%
1994	20.1%	0.91%
1995	19.8%	0.87%
1996	19.6%	0.84%
1997	19.3%	0.81%
1998	19%	0.78%
1999	18.7%	0.76%
2000	18.4%	0.74%
2001	18%	0.72%
2002	17.7%	0.7%
2003	17.3%	0.69%
2004	17%	0.67%
2005	16.7%	0.66%
2006	16.3%	0.65%
2007	15.9%	0.65%
2008	15.5%	0.64%
2009	15.2%	0.63%
2010	14.8%	0.62%
2011	14.4%	0.61%
2012	14%	0.6%
2013	13.7%	0.59%
2014	13.3%	0.57%
2015	12.9%	0.56%
2016	12.6%	0.55%
2017	12.2%	0.53%
2018	11.8%	0.52%
2019	11.5%	0.51%
2020	11.1%	0.5%
2021	10.8%	0.49%
2022	10.4%	0.48%
2023	10.1%	0.47%