Fertility & birth rates in Denmark and New Zealand

Fertility rate in Denmark vs New Zealand by year

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Denmark

New Zealand

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Year	Fertility rate
	Denmark	New Zealand
2023	1.5	1.56
2022	1.55	1.66
2021	1.72	1.64
2020	1.68	1.61
2019	1.7	1.72
2018	1.73	1.71
2017	1.75	1.81
2016	1.79	1.87
2015	1.71	1.99
2014	1.69	1.92
2013	1.67	2.01
2012	1.73	2.1
2011	1.75	2.09
2010	1.87	2.17
2009	1.84	2.13
2008	1.89	2.19
2007	1.84	2.18
2006	1.85	2.01
2005	1.8	1.97
2004	1.78	1.98
2003	1.76	1.93
2002	1.72	1.89
2001	1.74	1.97
2000	1.77	1.98
1999	1.73	1.97
1998	1.72	1.89
1997	1.75	1.96
1996	1.75	1.96
1995	1.8	1.98
1994	1.81	1.98
1993	1.75	2.04
1992	1.76	2.06
1991	1.68	2.09
1990	1.67	2.18
1989	1.62	2.12
1988	1.56	2.1
1987	1.5	2.03
1986	1.48	1.96
1985	1.45	1.93
1984	1.4	1.93
1983	1.38	1.92
1982	1.43	1.95
1981	1.44	2.01
1980	1.55	2.03
1979	1.6	2.12
1978	1.67	2.07
1977	1.66	2.21
1976	1.75	2.27
1975	1.92	2.37
1974	1.9	2.58
1973	1.92	2.76
1972	2.03	3
1971	2.04	3.18
1970	1.95	3.17
1969	2	3.28
1968	2.12	3.34
1967	2.35	3.35
1966	2.62	3.41
1965	2.61	3.54
1964	2.6	3.8
1963	2.67	4.05
1962	2.55	4.19
1961	2.55	4.31
1960	2.57	4.24

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Denmark was 1.5 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 Denmark vs New Zealand population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Denmark

New Zealand

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Year	Natural population change
	Denmark	New Zealand
2023	-595	18,876
2022	-1,180	20,123
2021	5,857	23,644
2020	5,831	24,905
2019	6,977	25,299
2018	6,373	24,797
2017	8,071	26,282
2016	9,165	28,237
2015	5,683	29,408
2014	5,644	26,196
2013	3,931	29,096
2012	5,592	31,077
2011	6,685	31,302
2010	8,876	35,458
2009	8,285	33,560
2008	10,438	35,143
2007	8,192	35,480
2006	9,787	30,924
2005	9,755	30,674
2004	9,188	29,634
2003	7,007	28,150
2002	5,376	25,941
2001	6,967	27,939
2000	9,078	29,897
1999	6,919	28,916
1998	7,956	29,146
1997	7,927	30,137
1996	6,842	28,997
1995	6,280	29,828
1994	8,850	30,372
1993	4,670	31,685
1992	6,722	32,067
1991	4,639	33,518
1990	2,056	33,298
1989	2,053	30,749
1988	0	29,846
1987	-1,538	27,603
1986	-2,561	25,549
1985	-4,603	24,126
1984	-5,623	26,043
1983	-6,649	24,315
1982	-2,559	24,207
1981	-3,073	25,374
1980	1,537	23,658
1979	4,605	26,675
1978	9,187	26,156
1977	11,703	28,020
1976	11,667	29,456
1975	20,746	31,355
1974	19,676	33,896
1973	21,092	35,239
1972	24,958	38,244
1971	26,801	40,000
1970	22,673	37,101
1969	23,481	38,098
1968	27,243	37,594
1967	33,363	37,974
1966	38,858	36,151
1965	37,596	36,982
1964	36,832	39,375
1963	36,539	42,027
1962	32,070	42,865
1961	33,205	43,482
1960	32,515	41,791

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was -0.01% in Denmark and +0.36% in New Zealand.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.09% in Denmark and +0.51% in New Zealand.

Birth rate in Denmark vs New Zealand by year

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Denmark

New Zealand

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Denmark	New Zealand
2023	9.7	10.9
2022	9.9	11.5
2021	10.8	11.5
2020	10.4	11.3
2019	10.5	12
2018	10.6	11.8
2017	10.6	12.4
2016	10.8	12.6
2015	10.2	13.2
2014	10.1	12.7
2013	10	13.2
2012	10.4	13.9
2011	10.6	14
2010	11.4	14.7
2009	11.4	14.5
2008	11.8	15.1
2007	11.7	15.2
2006	12	14.1
2005	11.9	14
2004	12	14.2
2003	12	13.9
2002	11.9	13.7
2001	12.2	14.4
2000	12.6	14.7
1999	12.4	14.9
1998	12.5	14.5
1997	12.8	15.2
1996	12.9	15.3
1995	13.3	15.7
1994	13.4	15.8
1993	13	16.5
1992	13.1	16.8
1991	12.5	17.1
1990	12.3	17.9
1989	12	17.4
1988	11.5	17.4
1987	11	16.7
1986	10.8	16.1
1985	10.5	15.8
1984	10.1	15.9
1983	9.9	15.7
1982	10.3	15.7
1981	10.4	16.1
1980	11.2	16.1
1979	11.6	16.7
1978	12.2	16.2
1977	12.2	17.2
1976	12.9	17.6
1975	14.2	18.3
1974	14.1	19.5
1973	14.3	20.4
1972	15.1	21.7
1971	15.2	22.5
1970	14.4	22
1969	14.6	22.4
1968	15.3	22.6
1967	16.8	22.4
1966	18.4	22.4
1965	18	22.8
1964	17.7	24.1
1963	17.6	25.4
1962	16.7	26.2
1961	16.6	27
1960	16.6	26.4

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 9.7 in Denmark and 10.9 in New Zealand, compared with 16.6 and 26.4, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Denmark

Factual

UN forecast

New Zealand

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Denmark	New Zealand
2100	13.7%	13.6%
2099	13.7%	13.6%
2098	13.7%	13.6%
2097	13.7%	13.6%
2096	13.7%	13.7%
2095	13.7%	13.7%
2094	13.7%	13.7%
2093	13.7%	13.8%
2092	13.7%	13.8%
2091	13.7%	13.8%
2090	13.7%	13.8%
2089	13.7%	13.8%
2088	13.7%	13.9%
2087	13.7%	13.9%
2086	13.7%	13.9%
2085	13.8%	13.9%
2084	13.8%	13.9%
2083	13.8%	13.9%
2082	13.8%	13.9%
2081	13.8%	13.9%
2080	13.8%	13.9%
2079	13.9%	13.9%
2078	13.9%	13.9%
2077	13.9%	13.9%
2076	13.9%	13.9%
2075	14%	13.9%
2074	14%	14%
2073	14%	14%
2072	14%	14%
2071	14.1%	14.1%
2070	14.1%	14.1%
2069	14.1%	14.1%
2068	14.1%	14.2%
2067	14.1%	14.3%
2066	14.1%	14.3%
2065	14.1%	14.4%
2064	14.2%	14.4%
2063	14.2%	14.5%
2062	14.2%	14.6%
2061	14.2%	14.7%
2060	14.2%	14.7%
2059	14.2%	14.8%
2058	14.2%	14.9%
2057	14.3%	15%
2056	14.3%	15%
2055	14.3%	15.1%
2054	14.3%	15.1%
2053	14.4%	15.2%
2052	14.4%	15.2%
2051	14.5%	15.2%
2050	14.5%	15.2%
2049	14.6%	15.2%
2048	14.6%	15.3%
2047	14.6%	15.3%
2046	14.7%	15.3%
2045	14.7%	15.3%
2044	14.8%	15.3%
2043	14.8%	15.4%
2042	14.9%	15.4%
2041	14.9%	15.5%
2040	14.9%	15.5%
2039	15%	15.6%
2038	15%	15.7%
2037	15%	15.9%
2036	15.1%	16%
2035	15.1%	16.1%
2034	15.2%	16.2%
2033	15.3%	16.4%
2032	15.3%	16.5%
2031	15.4%	16.7%
2030	15.4%	16.9%
2029	15.4%	17.1%
2028	15.4%	17.3%
2027	15.4%	17.5%
2026	15.5%	17.8%
2025	15.6%	18%
2024	15.7%	18.1%
2023	15.9%	18.4%
2022	16%	18.6%
2021	16.2%	18.9%
2020	16.3%	19%
2019	16.4%	19.2%
2018	16.6%	19.3%
2017	16.7%	19.5%
2016	16.8%	19.6%
2015	16.9%	19.9%
2014	17.1%	20.2%
2013	17.3%	20.4%
2012	17.6%	20.6%
2011	17.8%	20.8%
2010	18%	20.9%
2009	18.2%	20.9%
2008	18.4%	21%
2007	18.5%	21.1%
2006	18.7%	21.3%
2005	18.8%	21.5%
2004	18.8%	21.8%
2003	18.8%	22.1%
2002	18.8%	22.4%
2001	18.7%	22.6%
2000	18.5%	22.8%
1999	18.3%	22.9%
1998	18.1%	23%
1997	17.9%	23%
1996	17.6%	23%
1995	17.4%	23.1%
1994	17.2%	23.1%
1993	17.1%	23.1%
1992	17%	23.1%
1991	17%	23.2%
1990	17.1%	23.3%
1989	17.2%	23.3%
1988	17.5%	23.5%
1987	17.7%	23.8%
1986	18.1%	24.2%
1985	18.4%	24.6%
1984	18.8%	25.1%
1983	19.2%	25.6%
1982	19.7%	26.2%
1981	20.3%	26.7%
1980	20.8%	27.2%
1979	21.3%	27.8%
1978	21.8%	28.4%
1977	22.1%	29%
1976	22.4%	29.6%
1975	22.6%	30.1%
1974	22.7%	30.5%
1973	22.9%	31%
1972	23%	31.4%
1971	23.1%	31.7%
1970	23.3%	31.9%
1969	23.5%	32.2%
1968	23.7%	32.3%
1967	23.8%	32.5%
1966	23.8%	32.6%
1965	23.8%	32.7%
1964	23.8%	32.9%
1963	24%	32.9%
1962	24.2%	33%
1961	24.7%	33%
1960	25.2%	32.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.7% of the population in Denmark and 18.1% in New Zealand in 2024, compared to 17.1% and 23.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Denmark and New Zealand compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Denmark vs New Zealand

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Denmark

New Zealand

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Denmark	New Zealand
2023	4	7
2022	6	23
2021	8	8
2020	4	8
2019	4	8
2018	5	7
2017	5	8
2016	5	8
2015	5	8
2014	5	7
2013	5	8
2012	6	9
2011	6	10
2010	7	10
2009	7	10
2008	7	10
2007	7	10
2006	7	10
2005	8	11
2004	8	11
2003	8	11
2002	9	11
2001	9	10
2000	9	11
1999	9	12
1998	9	12
1997	10	13
1996	11	14
1995	12	14
1994	12	13
1993	12	14
1992	12	15
1991	12	16
1990	12	18
1989	13	18
1988	13	19
1987	12	19
1986	12	18
1985	12	19

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 4 deaths per 100,000 live births in Denmark, compared to 7 deaths in New Zealand.

Under-five mortality rates

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Denmark

New Zealand

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Denmark	New Zealand
2023	0.34%	0.47%
2022	0.35%	0.48%
2021	0.36%	0.49%
2020	0.37%	0.5%
2019	0.38%	0.51%
2018	0.39%	0.52%
2017	0.4%	0.53%
2016	0.4%	0.55%
2015	0.41%	0.56%
2014	0.41%	0.57%
2013	0.41%	0.59%
2012	0.41%	0.6%
2011	0.41%	0.61%
2010	0.41%	0.62%
2009	0.42%	0.63%
2008	0.43%	0.64%
2007	0.45%	0.65%
2006	0.46%	0.65%
2005	0.48%	0.66%
2004	0.5%	0.67%
2003	0.52%	0.69%
2002	0.54%	0.7%
2001	0.55%	0.72%
2000	0.56%	0.74%
1999	0.57%	0.76%
1998	0.59%	0.78%
1997	0.6%	0.81%
1996	0.63%	0.84%
1995	0.65%	0.87%
1994	0.69%	0.91%
1993	0.74%	0.95%
1992	0.79%	1%
1991	0.84%	1.06%
1990	0.89%	1.12%
1989	0.93%	1.18%
1988	0.96%	1.24%
1987	0.97%	1.29%
1986	0.97%	1.34%
1985	0.97%	1.38%
1984	0.96%	1.41%
1983	0.96%	1.45%
1982	0.96%	1.48%
1981	0.98%	1.52%
1980	1%	1.56%
1979	1.03%	1.61%
1978	1.06%	1.66%
1977	1.11%	1.71%
1976	1.17%	1.77%
1975	1.23%	1.83%
1974	1.31%	1.88%
1973	1.39%	1.94%
1972	1.49%	1.98%
1971	1.58%	2.03%
1970	1.66%	2.08%
1969	1.73%	2.12%
1968	1.81%	2.16%
1967	1.9%	2.2%
1966	2.01%	2.25%
1965	2.11%	2.31%
1964	2.21%	2.39%
1963	2.3%	2.48%
1962	2.38%	2.58%
1961	2.45%	2.68%
1960	2.5%	2.78%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.34% in Denmark and 0.47% in New Zealand. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.