Fertility & birth rates in Ghana and New Zealand

Fertility rate in Ghana vs New Zealand chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Ghana was 3.4 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 Ghana 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
	Ghana	New Zealand
1960	6.89	4.24
1961	6.91	4.31
1962	6.94	4.19
1963	6.94	4.05
1964	6.9	3.8
1965	6.88	3.54
1966	6.86	3.41
1967	6.89	3.35
1968	6.89	3.34
1969	6.95	3.28
1970	6.95	3.17
1971	6.95	3.18
1972	6.92	3
1973	6.87	2.76
1974	6.82	2.58
1975	6.76	2.37
1976	6.7	2.27
1977	6.64	2.21
1978	6.56	2.07
1979	6.51	2.12
1980	6.47	2.03
1981	6.42	2.01
1982	6.31	1.95
1983	6.23	1.92
1984	6.15	1.93
1985	6.12	1.93
1986	6.08	1.96
1987	6.02	2.03
1988	5.92	2.1
1989	5.82	2.12
1990	5.74	2.18
1991	5.63	2.09
1992	5.52	2.06
1993	5.41	2.04
1994	5.25	1.98
1995	5.11	1.98
1996	4.96	1.96
1997	4.88	1.96
1998	4.83	1.89
1999	4.82	1.97
2000	4.83	1.98
2001	4.77	1.97
2002	4.69	1.89
2003	4.6	1.93
2004	4.5	1.98
2005	4.5	1.97
2006	4.4	2.01
2007	4.29	2.18
2008	4.22	2.19
2009	4.18	2.13
2010	4.18	2.17
2011	4.18	2.09
2012	4.15	2.1
2013	4.11	2.01
2014	4.03	1.92
2015	3.98	1.99
2016	3.87	1.87
2017	3.72	1.81
2018	3.65	1.71
2019	3.59	1.72
2020	3.54	1.61
2021	3.49	1.64
2022	3.43	1.66
2023	3.4	1.56
2024	3.34	1.55
2025	3.3	1.54
2026	3.26	1.53
2027	3.22	1.53
2028	3.18	1.52
2029	3.14	1.52
2030	3.1	1.52
2031	3.06	1.52
2032	3.03	1.52
2033	2.99	1.51
2034	2.96	1.51
2035	2.93	1.51
2036	2.9	1.51
2037	2.87	1.51
2038	2.84	1.51
2039	2.81	1.51
2040	2.78	1.51
2041	2.76	1.51
2042	2.73	1.51
2043	2.71	1.51
2044	2.68	1.51
2045	2.66	1.51
2046	2.64	1.51
2047	2.62	1.51
2048	2.59	1.51
2049	2.57	1.51
2050	2.55	1.51

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Ghana	New Zealand
1960	45.4%	32.8%
1961	45.9%	33%
1962	46.4%	33%
1963	46.8%	32.9%
1964	47.1%	32.9%
1965	47.4%	32.7%
1966	47.6%	32.6%
1967	47.8%	32.5%
1968	47.9%	32.3%
1969	48.1%	32.2%
1970	48.2%	31.9%
1971	48.4%	31.7%
1972	48.4%	31.4%
1973	48.4%	31%
1974	48.3%	30.5%
1975	48.2%	30.1%
1976	47.9%	29.6%
1977	47.5%	29%
1978	47%	28.4%
1979	46.5%	27.8%
1980	46.2%	27.2%
1981	45.9%	26.7%
1982	45.7%	26.2%
1983	45.4%	25.6%
1984	45.2%	25.1%
1985	45.3%	24.6%
1986	45.4%	24.2%
1987	45.5%	23.8%
1988	45.4%	23.5%
1989	45.4%	23.3%
1990	45.3%	23.3%
1991	45.2%	23.2%
1992	45%	23.1%
1993	44.8%	23.1%
1994	44.5%	23.1%
1995	44.2%	23.1%
1996	43.9%	23%
1997	43.5%	23%
1998	43.1%	23%
1999	42.7%	22.9%
2000	42.3%	22.8%
2001	41.9%	22.6%
2002	41.5%	22.4%
2003	41.1%	22.1%
2004	40.7%	21.8%
2005	40.4%	21.5%
2006	40.1%	21.3%
2007	39.8%	21.1%
2008	39.5%	21%
2009	39.3%	20.9%
2010	39.1%	20.9%
2011	39%	20.8%
2012	38.9%	20.6%
2013	38.9%	20.4%
2014	38.8%	20.2%
2015	38.6%	19.9%
2016	38.4%	19.6%
2017	38.1%	19.5%
2018	37.8%	19.3%
2019	37.6%	19.2%
2020	37.2%	19%
2021	36.9%	18.9%
2022	36.5%	18.6%
2023	36.2%	18.4%
2024	35.8%	18.1%
2025	35.4%	17.9%
2026	35%	17.6%
2027	34.6%	17.4%
2028	34.1%	17.2%
2029	33.7%	17%
2030	33.3%	16.8%
2031	32.8%	16.6%
2032	32.5%	16.4%
2033	32.2%	16.3%
2034	31.9%	16.1%
2035	31.6%	16%
2036	31.4%	15.9%
2037	31.2%	15.8%
2038	30.9%	15.7%
2039	30.7%	15.6%
2040	30.5%	15.5%
2041	30.3%	15.4%
2042	30.1%	15.4%
2043	29.8%	15.4%
2044	29.6%	15.3%
2045	29.4%	15.3%
2046	29.2%	15.3%
2047	29%	15.3%
2048	28.8%	15.3%
2049	28.5%	15.2%
2050	28.3%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 35.8% of the population in Ghana and 18.1% in New Zealand in 2024, compared to 45.3% and 23.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Ghana and New Zealand compared.

Natural population change in Ghana vs New Zealand by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.1% in Ghana 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
	Ghana	New Zealand
1960	217,134	41,791
1961	222,372	43,482
1962	223,842	42,865
1963	225,367	42,027
1964	226,685	39,375
1965	229,061	36,982
1966	231,440	36,151
1967	237,156	37,974
1968	242,821	37,594
1969	251,925	38,098
1970	257,938	37,101
1971	265,442	40,000
1972	275,236	38,244
1973	283,385	35,239
1974	290,796	33,896
1975	298,267	31,355
1976	305,769	29,456
1977	315,429	28,020
1978	324,428	26,156
1979	334,848	26,675
1980	346,816	23,658
1981	359,572	25,374
1982	369,061	24,207
1983	379,846	24,315
1984	392,053	26,043
1985	401,722	24,126
1986	411,191	25,549
1987	419,328	27,603
1988	425,031	29,846
1989	432,541	30,749
1990	442,211	33,298
1991	448,159	33,518
1992	452,156	32,067
1993	454,669	31,685
1994	449,589	30,372
1995	451,748	29,828
1996	450,259	28,997
1997	459,822	30,137
1998	471,313	29,146
1999	487,210	28,916
2000	508,738	29,897
2001	519,382	27,939
2002	528,620	25,941
2003	536,656	28,150
2004	543,339	29,634
2005	563,234	30,674
2006	569,474	30,924
2007	572,332	35,480
2008	579,695	35,143
2009	592,825	33,560
2010	613,133	35,458
2011	631,501	31,302
2012	646,595	31,077
2013	658,638	29,096
2014	660,829	26,196
2015	667,729	29,408
2016	659,910	28,237
2017	641,218	26,282
2018	641,551	24,797
2019	642,403	25,344
2020	637,469	24,993
2021	635,805	23,767
2022	646,441	20,264
2023	651,094	19,039

Maternal mortality chart: Ghana vs New Zealand

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 234 deaths per 100,000 live births in Ghana, compared to 7 deaths in New Zealand.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Ghana	New Zealand
1985	943	19
1986	908	18
1987	873	19
1988	834	19
1989	799	18
1990	769	18
1991	745	16
1992	718	15
1993	696	14
1994	670	13
1995	630	14
1996	591	14
1997	553	13
1998	521	12
1999	490	12
2000	472	11
2001	460	10
2002	434	11
2003	410	11
2004	403	11
2005	390	11
2006	385	10
2007	377	10
2008	380	10
2009	369	10
2010	363	10
2011	356	10
2012	351	9
2013	338	8
2014	317	7
2015	310	8
2016	296	8
2017	287	8
2018	276	7
2019	260	8
2020	253	8
2021	264	8
2022	239	23
2023	234	7

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.71% in Ghana 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
	Ghana	New Zealand
1960	20.9%	2.78%
1961	20.7%	2.68%
1962	20.5%	2.58%
1963	20.4%	2.48%
1964	20.3%	2.39%
1965	20.3%	2.31%
1966	20.3%	2.25%
1967	20.3%	2.2%
1968	20.3%	2.16%
1969	20.3%	2.12%
1970	20.2%	2.08%
1971	20.1%	2.03%
1972	19.9%	1.98%
1973	19.6%	1.94%
1974	19.2%	1.88%
1975	18.7%	1.83%
1976	18.2%	1.77%
1977	17.7%	1.71%
1978	17.2%	1.66%
1979	16.9%	1.61%
1980	16.7%	1.56%
1981	16.6%	1.52%
1982	16.4%	1.48%
1983	16.2%	1.45%
1984	15.9%	1.41%
1985	15.5%	1.38%
1986	15%	1.34%
1987	14.4%	1.29%
1988	13.8%	1.24%
1989	13.3%	1.18%
1990	12.8%	1.12%
1991	12.3%	1.06%
1992	12%	1%
1993	11.8%	0.95%
1994	11.6%	0.91%
1995	11.5%	0.87%
1996	11.3%	0.84%
1997	11.1%	0.81%
1998	10.8%	0.78%
1999	10.4%	0.76%
2000	10%	0.74%
2001	9.61%	0.72%
2002	9.21%	0.7%
2003	8.85%	0.69%
2004	8.52%	0.67%
2005	8.22%	0.66%
2006	7.93%	0.65%
2007	7.63%	0.65%
2008	7.31%	0.64%
2009	6.99%	0.63%
2010	6.65%	0.62%
2011	6.33%	0.61%
2012	6.02%	0.6%
2013	5.74%	0.59%
2014	5.48%	0.57%
2015	5.25%	0.56%
2016	5.02%	0.55%
2017	4.81%	0.53%
2018	4.6%	0.52%
2019	4.39%	0.51%
2020	4.2%	0.5%
2021	4.02%	0.49%
2022	3.85%	0.48%
2023	3.71%	0.47%