Fertility & birth rates in Estonia and New Zealand

Fertility rate in Estonia vs New Zealand by year

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Estonia

New Zealand

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Year	Fertility rate
	Estonia	New Zealand
2023	1.31	1.56
2022	1.41	1.66
2021	1.61	1.64
2020	1.58	1.61
2019	1.66	1.72
2018	1.67	1.71
2017	1.59	1.81
2016	1.6	1.87
2015	1.58	1.99
2014	1.54	1.92
2013	1.52	2.01
2012	1.56	2.1
2011	1.61	2.09
2010	1.72	2.17
2009	1.7	2.13
2008	1.72	2.19
2007	1.69	2.18
2006	1.58	2.01
2005	1.52	1.97
2004	1.47	1.98
2003	1.37	1.93
2002	1.36	1.89
2001	1.32	1.97
2000	1.36	1.98
1999	1.3	1.97
1998	1.28	1.89
1997	1.32	1.96
1996	1.37	1.96
1995	1.38	1.98
1994	1.42	1.98
1993	1.49	2.04
1992	1.71	2.06
1991	1.8	2.09
1990	2.05	2.18
1989	2.22	2.12
1988	2.27	2.1
1987	2.27	2.03
1986	2.18	1.96
1985	2.13	1.93
1984	2.17	1.93
1983	2.16	1.92
1982	2.07	1.95
1981	2.07	2.01
1980	2.02	2.03
1979	2	2.12
1978	2.02	2.07
1977	2.06	2.21
1976	2.07	2.27
1975	2.04	2.37
1974	2.07	2.58
1973	2.06	2.76
1972	2.13	3
1971	2.19	3.18
1970	2.17	3.17
1969	2.13	3.28
1968	2.03	3.34
1967	1.9	3.35
1966	1.87	3.41
1965	1.88	3.54
1964	1.94	3.8
1963	1.89	4.05
1962	1.95	4.19
1961	1.98	4.31
1960	1.98	4.24

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Estonia was 1.31 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 Estonia vs New Zealand population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Estonia

New Zealand

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Year	Natural population change
	Estonia	New Zealand
2023	-5,070	18,876
2022	-5,665	20,123
2021	-5,324	23,644
2020	-2,659	24,905
2019	-1,327	25,299
2018	-1,322	24,797
2017	-1,713	26,282
2016	-1,316	28,237
2015	-1,315	29,408
2014	-1,972	26,196
2013	-1,713	29,096
2012	-1,455	31,077
2011	-531	31,302
2010	0	35,458
2009	-400	33,560
2008	-668	35,143
2007	-1,608	35,480
2006	-2,559	30,924
2005	-2,981	30,674
2004	-3,679	29,634
2003	-5,072	28,150
2002	-5,380	25,941
2001	-5,830	27,939
2000	-5,309	29,897
1999	-6,117	28,916
1998	-7,208	29,146
1997	-6,018	30,137
1996	-5,662	28,997
1995	-7,327	29,828
1994	-8,044	30,372
1993	-5,976	31,685
1992	-1,993	32,067
1991	-312	33,518
1990	2,825	33,298
1989	5,803	30,749
1988	6,404	29,846
1987	6,829	27,603
1986	6,160	25,549
1985	4,281	24,126
1984	5,163	26,043
1983	5,884	24,315
1982	5,244	24,207
1981	4,612	25,374
1980	3,989	23,658
1979	3,818	26,675
1978	4,088	26,156
1977	4,931	28,020
1976	4,319	29,456
1975	4,717	31,355
1974	5,956	33,896
1973	5,623	35,239
1972	6,267	38,244
1971	7,160	40,000
1970	6,257	37,101
1969	5,515	38,098
1968	5,592	37,594
1967	5,012	37,974
1966	4,842	36,151
1965	5,437	36,982
1964	6,897	39,375
1963	6,043	42,027
1962	6,457	42,865
1961	7,228	43,482
1960	7,511	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 -0.37% in Estonia and +0.36% in New Zealand.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been -0.21% in Estonia and +0.51% in New Zealand.

Birth rate in Estonia vs New Zealand by year

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Estonia

New Zealand

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Estonia	New Zealand
2023	8	10.9
2022	8.6	11.5
2021	10	11.5
2020	9.9	11.3
2019	10.6	12
2018	10.9	11.8
2017	10.5	12.4
2016	10.7	12.6
2015	10.6	13.2
2014	10.3	12.7
2013	10.3	13.2
2012	10.6	13.9
2011	11.1	14
2010	11.9	14.7
2009	11.8	14.5
2008	12	15.1
2007	11.8	15.2
2006	11	14.1
2005	10.6	14
2004	10.3	14.2
2003	9.5	13.9
2002	9.4	13.7
2001	9.1	14.4
2000	9.4	14.7
1999	9	14.9
1998	8.8	14.5
1997	9	15.2
1996	9.4	15.3
1995	9.4	15.7
1994	9.7	15.8
1993	10.2	16.5
1992	11.8	16.8
1991	12.4	17.1
1990	14.2	17.9
1989	15.5	17.4
1988	16	17.4
1987	16.2	16.7
1986	15.7	16.1
1985	15.5	15.8
1984	16	15.9
1983	16	15.7
1982	15.4	15.7
1981	15.4	16.1
1980	15	16.1
1979	14.9	16.7
1978	15	16.2
1977	15.2	17.2
1976	15.1	17.6
1975	14.9	18.3
1974	15.1	19.5
1973	15.1	20.4
1972	15.6	21.7
1971	16.1	22.5
1970	15.8	22
1969	15.4	22.4
1968	14.9	22.6
1967	14.2	22.4
1966	14.2	22.4
1965	14.6	22.8
1964	15.4	24.1
1963	15.3	25.4
1962	16.1	26.2
1961	16.5	27
1960	16.7	26.4

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 8 in Estonia and 10.9 in New Zealand, compared with 16.7 and 26.4, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Estonia

Factual

UN forecast

New Zealand

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Estonia	New Zealand
2100	11.7%	13.6%
2099	11.7%	13.6%
2098	11.8%	13.6%
2097	11.9%	13.6%
2096	11.9%	13.7%
2095	12%	13.7%
2094	12.1%	13.7%
2093	12.2%	13.8%
2092	12.3%	13.8%
2091	12.4%	13.8%
2090	12.4%	13.8%
2089	12.5%	13.8%
2088	12.5%	13.9%
2087	12.6%	13.9%
2086	12.6%	13.9%
2085	12.6%	13.9%
2084	12.5%	13.9%
2083	12.5%	13.9%
2082	12.4%	13.9%
2081	12.3%	13.9%
2080	12.3%	13.9%
2079	12.2%	13.9%
2078	12.1%	13.9%
2077	12%	13.9%
2076	11.9%	13.9%
2075	11.8%	13.9%
2074	11.7%	14%
2073	11.7%	14%
2072	11.6%	14%
2071	11.6%	14.1%
2070	11.6%	14.1%
2069	11.6%	14.1%
2068	11.7%	14.2%
2067	11.7%	14.3%
2066	11.8%	14.3%
2065	11.9%	14.4%
2064	12.1%	14.4%
2063	12.2%	14.5%
2062	12.4%	14.6%
2061	12.5%	14.7%
2060	12.7%	14.7%
2059	12.8%	14.8%
2058	12.9%	14.9%
2057	13%	15%
2056	13.1%	15%
2055	13.2%	15.1%
2054	13.2%	15.1%
2053	13.2%	15.2%
2052	13.2%	15.2%
2051	13.1%	15.2%
2050	13%	15.2%
2049	12.9%	15.2%
2048	12.8%	15.3%
2047	12.7%	15.3%
2046	12.5%	15.3%
2045	12.4%	15.3%
2044	12.3%	15.3%
2043	12.1%	15.4%
2042	12%	15.4%
2041	11.9%	15.5%
2040	11.9%	15.5%
2039	11.8%	15.6%
2038	11.8%	15.7%
2037	11.9%	15.9%
2036	12.1%	16%
2035	12.3%	16.1%
2034	12.6%	16.2%
2033	12.9%	16.4%
2032	13.2%	16.5%
2031	13.6%	16.7%
2030	13.9%	16.9%
2029	14.2%	17.1%
2028	14.4%	17.3%
2027	14.7%	17.5%
2026	15%	17.8%
2025	15.5%	18%
2024	15.6%	18.1%
2023	16%	18.4%
2022	16.2%	18.6%
2021	16.4%	18.9%
2020	16.4%	19%
2019	16.4%	19.2%
2018	16.4%	19.3%
2017	16.3%	19.5%
2016	16.2%	19.6%
2015	16%	19.9%
2014	15.9%	20.2%
2013	15.7%	20.4%
2012	15.6%	20.6%
2011	15.4%	20.8%
2010	15.2%	20.9%
2009	15%	20.9%
2008	14.9%	21%
2007	14.9%	21.1%
2006	15%	21.3%
2005	15.2%	21.5%
2004	15.6%	21.8%
2003	16.1%	22.1%
2002	16.6%	22.4%
2001	17.2%	22.6%
2000	17.6%	22.8%
1999	18.4%	22.9%
1998	19.2%	23%
1997	19.8%	23%
1996	20.3%	23%
1995	20.7%	23.1%
1994	21.1%	23.1%
1993	21.4%	23.1%
1992	21.8%	23.1%
1991	22.1%	23.2%
1990	22.3%	23.3%
1989	22.3%	23.3%
1988	22.2%	23.5%
1987	22.2%	23.8%
1986	22.1%	24.2%
1985	22.1%	24.6%
1984	22.1%	25.1%
1983	22%	25.6%
1982	21.9%	26.2%
1981	21.8%	26.7%
1980	21.7%	27.2%
1979	21.6%	27.8%
1978	21.5%	28.4%
1977	21.5%	29%
1976	21.6%	29.6%
1975	21.6%	30.1%
1974	21.8%	30.5%
1973	21.9%	31%
1972	22%	31.4%
1971	22%	31.7%
1970	22.1%	31.9%
1969	22.1%	32.2%
1968	22.2%	32.3%
1967	22.3%	32.5%
1966	22.6%	32.6%
1965	22.8%	32.7%
1964	23%	32.9%
1963	23.2%	32.9%
1962	23.3%	33%
1961	23.3%	33%
1960	23.1%	32.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.6% of the population in Estonia and 18.1% in New Zealand in 2024, compared to 22.3% and 23.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Estonia and New Zealand compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Estonia vs New Zealand

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Estonia

New Zealand

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Estonia	New Zealand
2023	5	7
2022	7	23
2021	8	8
2020	6	8
2019	6	8
2018	5	7
2017	5	8
2016	7	8
2015	6	8
2014	7	7
2013	6	8
2012	8	9
2011	9	10
2010	8	10
2009	10	10
2008	11	10
2007	13	10
2006	13	10
2005	15	11
2004	15	11
2003	18	11
2002	22	11
2001	25	10
2000	27	11
1999	28	12
1998	32	12
1997	31	13
1996	36	14
1995	45	14
1994	60	13
1993	46	14
1992	40	15
1991	42	16
1990	44	18
1989	48	18
1988	43	19
1987	42	19
1986	46	18
1985	56	19

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 5 deaths per 100,000 live births in Estonia, compared to 7 deaths in New Zealand.

Under-five mortality rates

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Estonia

New Zealand

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Estonia	New Zealand
2023	0.21%	0.47%
2022	0.22%	0.48%
2021	0.23%	0.49%
2020	0.24%	0.5%
2019	0.25%	0.51%
2018	0.27%	0.52%
2017	0.28%	0.53%
2016	0.3%	0.55%
2015	0.32%	0.56%
2014	0.34%	0.57%
2013	0.36%	0.59%
2012	0.39%	0.6%
2011	0.42%	0.61%
2010	0.46%	0.62%
2009	0.5%	0.63%
2008	0.54%	0.64%
2007	0.59%	0.65%
2006	0.65%	0.65%
2005	0.71%	0.66%
2004	0.78%	0.67%
2003	0.85%	0.69%
2002	0.93%	0.7%
2001	1.01%	0.72%
2000	1.1%	0.74%
1999	1.2%	0.76%
1998	1.29%	0.78%
1997	1.39%	0.81%
1996	1.48%	0.84%
1995	1.57%	0.87%
1994	1.64%	0.91%
1993	1.69%	0.95%
1992	1.73%	1%
1991	1.75%	1.06%
1990	1.77%	1.12%
1989	1.79%	1.18%
1988	1.81%	1.24%
1987	1.83%	1.29%
1986	1.86%	1.34%
1985	1.91%	1.38%
1984	1.96%	1.41%
1983	2.02%	1.45%
1982	2.09%	1.48%
1981	2.16%	1.52%
1980	2.24%	1.56%
1979	-	1.61%
1978	-	1.66%
1977	-	1.71%
1976	-	1.77%
1975	-	1.83%
1974	-	1.88%
1973	-	1.94%
1972	-	1.98%
1971	-	2.03%
1970	-	2.08%
1969	-	2.12%
1968	-	2.16%
1967	-	2.2%
1966	-	2.25%
1965	-	2.31%
1964	-	2.39%
1963	-	2.48%
1962	-	2.58%
1961	-	2.68%
1960	-	2.78%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.21% in Estonia and 0.47% in New Zealand. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.