Fertility & birth rates in New Zealand and Romania

Fertility rate in New Zealand vs Romania chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in New Zealand was 1.56 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.71 in Romania in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check New Zealand vs Romania population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	New Zealand	Romania
1960	4.24	2.34
1961	4.31	2.17
1962	4.19	2.04
1963	4.05	2.01
1964	3.8	1.96
1965	3.54	1.91
1966	3.41	1.9
1967	3.35	3.66
1968	3.34	3.63
1969	3.28	3.19
1970	3.17	2.89
1971	3.18	2.67
1972	3	2.55
1973	2.76	2.44
1974	2.58	2.71
1975	2.37	2.59
1976	2.27	2.54
1977	2.21	2.57
1978	2.07	2.52
1979	2.12	2.49
1980	2.03	2.43
1981	2.01	2.36
1982	1.95	2.17
1983	1.92	2.06
1984	1.93	2.26
1985	1.93	2.31
1986	1.96	2.39
1987	2.03	2.38
1988	2.1	2.3
1989	2.12	2.22
1990	2.18	1.83
1991	2.09	1.59
1992	2.06	1.51
1993	2.04	1.43
1994	1.98	1.4
1995	1.98	1.33
1996	1.96	1.3
1997	1.96	1.32
1998	1.89	1.32
1999	1.97	1.3
2000	1.98	1.31
2001	1.97	1.27
2002	1.89	1.27
2003	1.93	1.3
2004	1.98	1.33
2005	1.97	1.4
2006	2.01	1.42
2007	2.18	1.45
2008	2.19	1.6
2009	2.13	1.66
2010	2.17	1.59
2011	2.09	1.47
2012	2.1	1.52
2013	2.01	1.46
2014	1.92	1.56
2015	1.99	1.62
2016	1.87	1.69
2017	1.81	1.78
2018	1.71	1.76
2019	1.72	1.77
2020	1.61	1.8
2021	1.64	1.81
2022	1.66	1.71
2023	1.56	1.71
2024	1.55	1.71
2025	1.54	1.71
2026	1.53	1.7
2027	1.53	1.7
2028	1.52	1.7
2029	1.52	1.7
2030	1.52	1.7
2031	1.52	1.7
2032	1.52	1.7
2033	1.51	1.69
2034	1.51	1.69
2035	1.51	1.69
2036	1.51	1.69
2037	1.51	1.69
2038	1.51	1.69
2039	1.51	1.69
2040	1.51	1.69
2041	1.51	1.68
2042	1.51	1.68
2043	1.51	1.68
2044	1.51	1.68
2045	1.51	1.68
2046	1.51	1.68
2047	1.51	1.68
2048	1.51	1.68
2049	1.51	1.68
2050	1.51	1.68

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	New Zealand	Romania
1960	32.8%	28.1%
1961	33%	28%
1962	33%	27.7%
1963	32.9%	27.3%
1964	32.9%	26.7%
1965	32.7%	26%
1966	32.6%	25.2%
1967	32.5%	25%
1968	32.3%	25.1%
1969	32.2%	25.1%
1970	31.9%	25.1%
1971	31.7%	24.9%
1972	31.4%	24.9%
1973	31%	24.9%
1974	30.5%	25.1%
1975	30.1%	25.3%
1976	29.6%	25.7%
1977	29%	26%
1978	28.4%	26.3%
1979	27.8%	26.5%
1980	27.2%	26.8%
1981	26.7%	27.1%
1982	26.2%	26.8%
1983	25.6%	25.9%
1984	25.1%	25.1%
1985	24.6%	24.6%
1986	24.2%	24.3%
1987	23.8%	24%
1988	23.5%	23.9%
1989	23.3%	23.7%
1990	23.3%	23.3%
1991	23.2%	22.8%
1992	23.1%	22.2%
1993	23.1%	21.6%
1994	23.1%	21%
1995	23.1%	20.5%
1996	23%	20%
1997	23%	19.6%
1998	23%	19.3%
1999	22.9%	19.1%
2000	22.8%	18.6%
2001	22.6%	18.1%
2002	22.4%	17.5%
2003	22.1%	16.9%
2004	21.8%	16.4%
2005	21.5%	16%
2006	21.3%	15.8%
2007	21.1%	15.7%
2008	21%	15.7%
2009	20.9%	15.7%
2010	20.9%	15.7%
2011	20.8%	15.8%
2012	20.6%	15.7%
2013	20.4%	15.7%
2014	20.2%	15.7%
2015	19.9%	15.7%
2016	19.6%	15.7%
2017	19.5%	15.8%
2018	19.3%	15.9%
2019	19.2%	16%
2020	19%	16.1%
2021	18.9%	16.1%
2022	18.6%	16%
2023	18.4%	15.9%
2024	18.1%	15.7%
2025	17.9%	15.6%
2026	17.6%	15.4%
2027	17.4%	15.3%
2028	17.2%	15.2%
2029	17%	15.1%
2030	16.8%	15%
2031	16.6%	14.9%
2032	16.4%	14.7%
2033	16.3%	14.6%
2034	16.1%	14.4%
2035	16%	14.4%
2036	15.9%	14.3%
2037	15.8%	14.3%
2038	15.7%	14.3%
2039	15.6%	14.2%
2040	15.5%	14.2%
2041	15.4%	14.3%
2042	15.4%	14.3%
2043	15.4%	14.3%
2044	15.3%	14.3%
2045	15.3%	14.4%
2046	15.3%	14.4%
2047	15.3%	14.4%
2048	15.3%	14.4%
2049	15.2%	14.4%
2050	15.2%	14.4%

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

Demographics of New Zealand and Romania compared.

Natural population change in New Zealand vs Romania by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.51% in New Zealand and -0.4% in Romania. 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
	New Zealand	Romania
1960	41,791	191,431
1961	43,482	163,286
1962	42,865	130,736
1963	42,027	139,104
1964	39,375	134,326
1965	36,982	114,190
1966	36,151	115,293
1967	37,974	347,709
1968	37,594	338,577
1969	38,098	264,120
1970	37,101	234,905
1971	40,000	206,662
1972	38,244	198,316
1973	35,239	175,020
1974	33,896	235,530
1975	31,355	219,324
1976	29,456	213,361
1977	28,020	215,385
1978	26,156	204,148
1979	26,675	194,397
1980	23,658	168,776
1981	25,374	156,472
1982	24,207	119,121
1983	24,315	87,986
1984	26,043	117,731
1985	24,126	111,392
1986	25,549	134,737
1987	27,603	128,517
1988	29,846	126,817
1989	30,749	122,756
1990	33,298	69,605
1991	33,518	25,301
1992	32,067	-4,559
1993	31,685	-13,658
1994	30,372	-18,184
1995	29,828	-36,295
1996	28,997	-56,548
1997	30,137	-42,853
1998	29,146	-33,761
1999	28,916	-31,461
2000	29,897	-22,443
2001	27,939	-37,625
2002	25,941	-58,673
2003	28,150	-56,093
2004	29,634	-42,904
2005	30,674	-40,508
2006	30,924	-38,148
2007	35,480	-37,590
2008	35,143	-30,806
2009	33,560	-34,625
2010	35,458	-46,567
2011	31,302	-56,413
2012	31,077	-54,157
2013	29,096	-59,951
2014	26,196	-55,745
2015	29,408	-59,447
2016	28,237	-53,196
2017	26,282	-50,930
2018	24,797	-62,316
2019	25,344	-60,053
2020	24,993	-100,179
2021	23,767	-141,504
2022	20,264	-93,338
2023	19,039	-89,580

Maternal mortality chart: New Zealand vs Romania

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 7 deaths per 100,000 live births in New Zealand, compared to 12 deaths in Romania.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	New Zealand	Romania
1985	19	184
1986	18	180
1987	19	173
1988	19	159
1989	18	143
1990	18	118
1991	16	104
1992	15	95
1993	14	87
1994	13	80
1995	14	75
1996	14	72
1997	13	66
1998	12	58
1999	12	51
2000	11	45
2001	10	41
2002	11	38
2003	11	35
2004	11	32
2005	11	30
2006	10	27
2007	10	25
2008	10	25
2009	10	25
2010	10	23
2011	10	20
2012	9	19
2013	8	18
2014	7	18
2015	8	18
2016	8	17
2017	8	17
2018	7	15
2019	8	14
2020	8	16
2021	8	20
2022	23	13
2023	7	12

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.47% in New Zealand and 0.66% in Romania. 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
	New Zealand	Romania
1960	2.78%	8.82%
1961	2.68%	7.98%
1962	2.58%	6.98%
1963	2.48%	6.03%
1964	2.39%	5.45%
1965	2.31%	5.44%
1966	2.25%	5.83%
1967	2.2%	6.27%
1968	2.16%	6.44%
1969	2.12%	6.23%
1970	2.08%	5.69%
1971	2.03%	5.06%
1972	1.98%	4.64%
1973	1.94%	4.49%
1974	1.88%	4.43%
1975	1.83%	4.27%
1976	1.77%	4.05%
1977	1.71%	3.86%
1978	1.66%	3.76%
1979	1.61%	3.68%
1980	1.56%	3.57%
1981	1.52%	3.44%
1982	1.48%	3.28%
1983	1.45%	3.14%
1984	1.41%	3.08%
1985	1.38%	3.16%
1986	1.34%	3.33%
1987	1.29%	3.45%
1988	1.24%	3.43%
1989	1.18%	3.31%
1990	1.12%	3.14%
1991	1.06%	2.97%
1992	1%	2.84%
1993	0.95%	2.79%
1994	0.91%	2.76%
1995	0.87%	2.73%
1996	0.84%	2.68%
1997	0.81%	2.58%
1998	0.78%	2.44%
1999	0.76%	2.29%
2000	0.74%	2.16%
2001	0.72%	2.06%
2002	0.7%	2.01%
2003	0.69%	1.99%
2004	0.67%	1.94%
2005	0.66%	1.82%
2006	0.65%	1.66%
2007	0.65%	1.51%
2008	0.64%	1.4%
2009	0.63%	1.31%
2010	0.62%	1.24%
2011	0.61%	1.18%
2012	0.6%	1.12%
2013	0.59%	1.05%
2014	0.57%	0.99%
2015	0.56%	0.92%
2016	0.55%	0.85%
2017	0.53%	0.79%
2018	0.52%	0.73%
2019	0.51%	0.68%
2020	0.5%	0.66%
2021	0.49%	0.65%
2022	0.48%	0.66%
2023	0.47%	0.66%