Fertility & birth rates in Jordan and New Zealand

Fertility rate in Jordan vs New Zealand chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Jordan was 2.64 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 Jordan 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
	Jordan	New Zealand
1960	7.6	4.24
1961	7.7	4.31
1962	7.79	4.19
1963	7.85	4.05
1964	7.91	3.8
1965	7.93	3.54
1966	7.99	3.41
1967	8.06	3.35
1968	8.14	3.34
1969	8.19	3.28
1970	8.18	3.17
1971	8.15	3.18
1972	8.12	3
1973	8.06	2.76
1974	8	2.58
1975	7.93	2.37
1976	7.83	2.27
1977	7.72	2.21
1978	7.59	2.07
1979	7.45	2.12
1980	7.29	2.03
1981	7.12	2.01
1982	6.96	1.95
1983	6.81	1.92
1984	6.67	1.93
1985	6.53	1.93
1986	6.39	1.96
1987	6.2	2.03
1988	6.01	2.1
1989	5.8	2.12
1990	5.54	2.18
1991	5.33	2.09
1992	5.14	2.06
1993	4.97	2.04
1994	4.82	1.98
1995	4.68	1.98
1996	4.51	1.96
1997	4.32	1.96
1998	4.11	1.89
1999	3.97	1.97
2000	3.86	1.98
2001	3.8	1.97
2002	3.81	1.89
2003	3.82	1.93
2004	3.73	1.98
2005	3.65	1.97
2006	3.71	2.01
2007	3.8	2.18
2008	3.88	2.19
2009	3.84	2.13
2010	3.78	2.17
2011	3.69	2.09
2012	3.57	2.1
2013	3.45	2.01
2014	3.3	1.92
2015	3.14	1.99
2016	3.07	1.87
2017	2.99	1.81
2018	2.92	1.71
2019	2.86	1.72
2020	2.79	1.61
2021	2.74	1.64
2022	2.68	1.66
2023	2.64	1.56
2024	2.6	1.55
2025	2.57	1.54
2026	2.54	1.53
2027	2.51	1.53
2028	2.48	1.52
2029	2.44	1.52
2030	2.42	1.52
2031	2.39	1.52
2032	2.36	1.52
2033	2.33	1.51
2034	2.3	1.51
2035	2.27	1.51
2036	2.25	1.51
2037	2.23	1.51
2038	2.21	1.51
2039	2.19	1.51
2040	2.16	1.51
2041	2.14	1.51
2042	2.12	1.51
2043	2.1	1.51
2044	2.08	1.51
2045	2.07	1.51
2046	2.05	1.51
2047	2.04	1.51
2048	2.02	1.51
2049	2.01	1.51
2050	1.99	1.51

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Jordan	New Zealand
1960	46.1%	32.8%
1961	46.6%	33%
1962	47.2%	33%
1963	47.7%	32.9%
1964	48.2%	32.9%
1965	48.7%	32.7%
1966	49.1%	32.6%
1967	49.4%	32.5%
1968	49.8%	32.3%
1969	50%	32.2%
1970	50.3%	31.9%
1971	50.4%	31.7%
1972	50.6%	31.4%
1973	50.6%	31%
1974	50.6%	30.5%
1975	50.6%	30.1%
1976	50.5%	29.6%
1977	50.4%	29%
1978	50.2%	28.4%
1979	50%	27.8%
1980	49.7%	27.2%
1981	49.5%	26.7%
1982	49.2%	26.2%
1983	48.9%	25.6%
1984	48.6%	25.1%
1985	48.2%	24.6%
1986	47.9%	24.2%
1987	47.6%	23.8%
1988	47.2%	23.5%
1989	46.8%	23.3%
1990	45%	23.3%
1991	43.1%	23.2%
1992	42.2%	23.1%
1993	41.5%	23.1%
1994	40.9%	23.1%
1995	40.5%	23.1%
1996	40.4%	23%
1997	40.4%	23%
1998	40.3%	23%
1999	40.2%	22.9%
2000	40.1%	22.8%
2001	39.8%	22.6%
2002	39.5%	22.4%
2003	39.2%	22.1%
2004	38.8%	21.8%
2005	38.4%	21.5%
2006	38%	21.3%
2007	37.5%	21.1%
2008	37%	21%
2009	36.5%	20.9%
2010	36%	20.9%
2011	35.5%	20.8%
2012	35.1%	20.6%
2013	34.9%	20.4%
2014	34.9%	20.2%
2015	34.8%	19.9%
2016	34.5%	19.6%
2017	34.1%	19.5%
2018	33.7%	19.3%
2019	33.3%	19.2%
2020	32.8%	19%
2021	32.4%	18.9%
2022	31.9%	18.6%
2023	31.2%	18.4%
2024	30.7%	18.1%
2025	30.2%	17.9%
2026	29.6%	17.6%
2027	29%	17.4%
2028	28.4%	17.2%
2029	27.8%	17%
2030	27.3%	16.8%
2031	26.9%	16.6%
2032	26.6%	16.4%
2033	26.2%	16.3%
2034	25.9%	16.1%
2035	25.7%	16%
2036	25.4%	15.9%
2037	25.2%	15.8%
2038	25%	15.7%
2039	24.9%	15.6%
2040	24.7%	15.5%
2041	24.6%	15.4%
2042	24.4%	15.4%
2043	24.3%	15.4%
2044	24.1%	15.3%
2045	23.9%	15.3%
2046	23.7%	15.3%
2047	23.5%	15.3%
2048	23.3%	15.3%
2049	23.1%	15.2%
2050	22.8%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 30.7% of the population in Jordan and 18.1% in New Zealand in 2024, compared to 45% and 23.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Jordan and New Zealand compared.

Natural population change in Jordan vs New Zealand by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.92% in Jordan 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
	Jordan	New Zealand
1960	29,491	41,791
1961	32,143	43,482
1962	34,598	42,865
1963	36,858	42,027
1964	39,205	39,375
1965	41,635	36,982
1966	44,580	36,151
1967	48,791	37,974
1968	53,336	37,594
1969	57,431	38,098
1970	60,321	37,101
1971	64,763	40,000
1972	67,707	38,244
1973	70,058	35,239
1974	72,212	33,896
1975	74,392	31,355
1976	75,981	29,456
1977	78,101	28,020
1978	79,908	26,156
1979	82,076	26,675
1980	84,508	23,658
1981	86,751	25,374
1982	89,473	24,207
1983	92,863	24,315
1984	96,092	26,043
1985	99,801	24,126
1986	103,551	25,549
1987	106,536	27,603
1988	109,754	29,846
1989	112,608	30,749
1990	114,912	33,298
1991	129,642	33,518
1992	134,241	32,067
1993	139,467	31,685
1994	144,199	30,372
1995	147,652	29,828
1996	147,852	28,997
1997	145,358	30,137
1998	140,696	29,146
1999	138,201	28,916
2000	136,414	29,897
2001	136,450	27,939
2002	139,250	25,941
2003	142,443	28,150
2004	141,752	29,634
2005	141,816	30,674
2006	147,643	30,924
2007	167,574	35,480
2008	175,048	35,143
2009	177,651	33,560
2010	177,748	35,458
2011	177,076	31,302
2012	175,437	31,077
2013	170,473	29,096
2014	184,169	26,196
2015	195,495	29,408
2016	205,891	28,237
2017	205,903	26,282
2018	205,333	24,797
2019	204,933	25,344
2020	198,138	24,993
2021	190,795	23,767
2022	199,900	20,264
2023	200,895	19,039

Maternal mortality chart: Jordan vs New Zealand

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 31 deaths per 100,000 live births in Jordan, compared to 7 deaths in New Zealand.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Jordan	New Zealand
1985	100	19
1986	93	18
1987	87	19
1988	82	19
1989	79	18
1990	72	18
1991	74	16
1992	72	15
1993	71	14
1994	70	13
1995	70	14
1996	69	14
1997	67	13
1998	65	12
1999	63	12
2000	61	11
2001	60	10
2002	58	11
2003	56	11
2004	54	11
2005	53	11
2006	49	10
2007	50	10
2008	50	10
2009	49	10
2010	48	10
2011	47	10
2012	47	9
2013	44	8
2014	43	7
2015	41	8
2016	40	8
2017	38	8
2018	36	7
2019	35	8
2020	41	8
2021	79	8
2022	35	23
2023	31	7

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.32% in Jordan 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
	Jordan	New Zealand
1960	15.5%	2.78%
1961	14.6%	2.68%
1962	13.8%	2.58%
1963	13%	2.48%
1964	12.3%	2.39%
1965	11.6%	2.31%
1966	11%	2.25%
1967	10.4%	2.2%
1968	9.87%	2.16%
1969	9.38%	2.12%
1970	8.91%	2.08%
1971	8.48%	2.03%
1972	8.06%	1.98%
1973	7.67%	1.94%
1974	7.31%	1.88%
1975	6.96%	1.83%
1976	6.63%	1.77%
1977	6.31%	1.71%
1978	6.02%	1.66%
1979	5.74%	1.61%
1980	5.48%	1.56%
1981	5.22%	1.52%
1982	4.99%	1.48%
1983	4.76%	1.45%
1984	4.55%	1.41%
1985	4.34%	1.38%
1986	4.16%	1.34%
1987	3.98%	1.29%
1988	3.82%	1.24%
1989	3.68%	1.18%
1990	3.54%	1.12%
1991	3.42%	1.06%
1992	3.31%	1%
1993	3.2%	0.95%
1994	3.1%	0.91%
1995	3.01%	0.87%
1996	2.91%	0.84%
1997	2.83%	0.81%
1998	2.74%	0.78%
1999	2.66%	0.76%
2000	2.58%	0.74%
2001	2.5%	0.72%
2002	2.42%	0.7%
2003	2.35%	0.69%
2004	2.27%	0.67%
2005	2.2%	0.66%
2006	2.13%	0.65%
2007	2.07%	0.65%
2008	2%	0.64%
2009	1.94%	0.63%
2010	1.89%	0.62%
2011	1.83%	0.61%
2012	1.78%	0.6%
2013	1.74%	0.59%
2014	1.69%	0.57%
2015	1.65%	0.56%
2016	1.6%	0.55%
2017	1.56%	0.53%
2018	1.52%	0.52%
2019	1.48%	0.51%
2020	1.44%	0.5%
2021	1.4%	0.49%
2022	1.36%	0.48%
2023	1.32%	0.47%