Fertility & birth rates in New Zealand and Sudan

Fertility rate in New Zealand vs Sudan 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 4.32 in Sudan in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check New Zealand vs Sudan 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	Sudan
1960	4.24	6.66
1961	4.31	6.66
1962	4.19	6.7
1963	4.05	6.76
1964	3.8	6.8
1965	3.54	6.84
1966	3.41	6.88
1967	3.35	6.91
1968	3.34	6.95
1969	3.28	6.97
1970	3.17	6.99
1971	3.18	7.02
1972	3	6.98
1973	2.76	6.94
1974	2.58	6.91
1975	2.37	6.87
1976	2.27	6.82
1977	2.21	6.78
1978	2.07	6.72
1979	2.12	6.65
1980	2.03	6.59
1981	2.01	6.53
1982	1.95	6.47
1983	1.92	6.41
1984	1.93	6.34
1985	1.93	6.28
1986	1.96	6.23
1987	2.03	6.18
1988	2.1	6.13
1989	2.12	6.11
1990	2.18	6.07
1991	2.09	6.05
1992	2.06	6.02
1993	2.04	5.97
1994	1.98	5.91
1995	1.98	5.86
1996	1.96	5.79
1997	1.96	5.72
1998	1.89	5.65
1999	1.97	5.62
2000	1.98	5.6
2001	1.97	5.56
2002	1.89	5.53
2003	1.93	5.49
2004	1.98	5.46
2005	1.97	5.4
2006	2.01	5.33
2007	2.18	5.27
2008	2.19	5.21
2009	2.13	5.17
2010	2.17	5.14
2011	2.09	5.09
2012	2.1	5.03
2013	2.01	4.97
2014	1.92	4.91
2015	1.99	4.9
2016	1.87	4.83
2017	1.81	4.76
2018	1.71	4.68
2019	1.72	4.62
2020	1.61	4.54
2021	1.64	4.46
2022	1.66	4.38
2023	1.56	4.32
2024	1.55	4.26
2025	1.54	4.19
2026	1.53	4.13
2027	1.53	4.06
2028	1.52	4
2029	1.52	3.95
2030	1.52	3.88
2031	1.52	3.82
2032	1.52	3.77
2033	1.51	3.7
2034	1.51	3.66
2035	1.51	3.6
2036	1.51	3.54
2037	1.51	3.49
2038	1.51	3.45
2039	1.51	3.4
2040	1.51	3.36
2041	1.51	3.32
2042	1.51	3.28
2043	1.51	3.24
2044	1.51	3.2
2045	1.51	3.17
2046	1.51	3.13
2047	1.51	3.1
2048	1.51	3.07
2049	1.51	3.03
2050	1.51	3

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	New Zealand	Sudan
1960	32.8%	46.5%
1961	33%	46.6%
1962	33%	46.6%
1963	32.9%	46.7%
1964	32.9%	46.9%
1965	32.7%	47%
1966	32.6%	47.1%
1967	32.5%	47.2%
1968	32.3%	47.3%
1969	32.2%	47.4%
1970	31.9%	47.5%
1971	31.7%	47.6%
1972	31.4%	47.7%
1973	31%	47.9%
1974	30.5%	48.1%
1975	30.1%	48%
1976	29.6%	47.8%
1977	29%	47.7%
1978	28.4%	47.4%
1979	27.8%	47.1%
1980	27.2%	46.8%
1981	26.7%	46.6%
1982	26.2%	46.4%
1983	25.6%	46.3%
1984	25.1%	46.2%
1985	24.6%	46.1%
1986	24.2%	46.1%
1987	23.8%	46%
1988	23.5%	46%
1989	23.3%	46.1%
1990	23.3%	46.1%
1991	23.2%	46.2%
1992	23.1%	46.3%
1993	23.1%	46.3%
1994	23.1%	46.3%
1995	23.1%	46.3%
1996	23%	46.2%
1997	23%	46.2%
1998	23%	46.1%
1999	22.9%	45.9%
2000	22.8%	45.8%
2001	22.6%	45.7%
2002	22.4%	45.6%
2003	22.1%	45.6%
2004	21.8%	45.5%
2005	21.5%	45.4%
2006	21.3%	45.3%
2007	21.1%	45.1%
2008	21%	44.9%
2009	20.9%	44.7%
2010	20.9%	44.6%
2011	20.8%	44.6%
2012	20.6%	44.5%
2013	20.4%	44.4%
2014	20.2%	44%
2015	19.9%	43.6%
2016	19.6%	43.1%
2017	19.5%	42.6%
2018	19.3%	42%
2019	19.2%	41.7%
2020	19%	41.4%
2021	18.9%	41.2%
2022	18.6%	40.9%
2023	18.4%	40.6%
2024	18.1%	40.5%
2025	17.9%	40.2%
2026	17.6%	39.8%
2027	17.4%	39.5%
2028	17.2%	39.3%
2029	17%	39.1%
2030	16.8%	38.9%
2031	16.6%	38.6%
2032	16.4%	38.3%
2033	16.3%	37.9%
2034	16.1%	37.5%
2035	16%	37.1%
2036	15.9%	36.7%
2037	15.8%	36.3%
2038	15.7%	35.9%
2039	15.6%	35.5%
2040	15.5%	35.1%
2041	15.4%	34.7%
2042	15.4%	34.3%
2043	15.4%	33.9%
2044	15.3%	33.6%
2045	15.3%	33.2%
2046	15.3%	32.8%
2047	15.3%	32.5%
2048	15.3%	32.2%
2049	15.2%	31.9%
2050	15.2%	31.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.1% of the population in New Zealand and 40.5% in Sudan in 2024, compared to 23.3% and 46.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of New Zealand and Sudan compared.

Natural population change in New Zealand vs Sudan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.51% in New Zealand and +2.79% in Sudan. 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	Sudan
1960	41,791	262,235
1961	43,482	272,562
1962	42,865	287,317
1963	42,027	302,132
1964	39,375	315,166
1965	36,982	327,799
1966	36,151	342,118
1967	37,974	356,599
1968	37,594	370,917
1969	38,098	385,712
1970	37,101	401,013
1971	40,000	417,641
1972	38,244	428,340
1973	35,239	439,201
1974	33,896	444,456
1975	31,355	454,813
1976	29,456	470,019
1977	28,020	483,089
1978	26,156	497,987
1979	26,675	524,942
1980	23,658	552,930
1981	25,374	585,087
1982	24,207	606,362
1983	24,315	570,198
1984	26,043	577,405
1985	24,126	583,382
1986	25,549	649,649
1987	27,603	658,416
1988	29,846	672,604
1989	30,749	683,743
1990	33,298	699,953
1991	33,518	714,612
1992	32,067	731,177
1993	31,685	743,249
1994	30,372	764,645
1995	29,828	780,700
1996	28,997	792,926
1997	30,137	802,245
1998	29,146	814,752
1999	28,916	835,840
2000	29,897	858,536
2001	27,939	880,284
2002	25,941	897,965
2003	28,150	898,226
2004	29,634	889,382
2005	30,674	907,017
2006	30,924	963,740
2007	35,480	992,819
2008	35,143	1,001,826
2009	33,560	1,041,810
2010	35,458	1,068,381
2011	31,302	1,070,888
2012	31,077	1,073,062
2013	29,096	1,078,446
2014	26,196	1,097,962
2015	29,408	1,145,259
2016	28,237	1,174,422
2017	26,282	1,208,046
2018	24,797	1,257,387
2019	25,344	1,291,747
2020	24,993	1,295,781
2021	23,767	1,293,817
2022	20,264	1,333,992
2023	19,039	1,361,564

Maternal mortality chart: New Zealand vs Sudan

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 256 deaths in Sudan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	New Zealand	Sudan
1985	19	980
1986	18	938
1987	19	914
1988	19	877
1989	18	881
1990	18	840
1991	16	873
1992	15	863
1993	14	839
1994	13	775
1995	14	730
1996	14	712
1997	13	681
1998	12	669
1999	12	662
2000	11	645
2001	10	616
2002	11	588
2003	11	593
2004	11	536
2005	11	506
2006	10	485
2007	10	445
2008	10	426
2009	10	382
2010	10	370
2011	10	357
2012	9	340
2013	8	327
2014	7	309
2015	8	298
2016	8	288
2017	8	277
2018	7	268
2019	8	262
2020	8	273
2021	8	305
2022	23	263
2023	7	256

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.47% in New Zealand and 5.01% in Sudan. 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	Sudan
1960	2.78%	17.8%
1961	2.68%	17.5%
1962	2.58%	17.2%
1963	2.48%	17%
1964	2.39%	16.7%
1965	2.31%	16.5%
1966	2.25%	16.3%
1967	2.2%	16.2%
1968	2.16%	16%
1969	2.12%	15.9%
1970	2.08%	15.8%
1971	2.03%	15.7%
1972	1.98%	15.6%
1973	1.94%	15.5%
1974	1.88%	15.4%
1975	1.83%	15.3%
1976	1.77%	15.2%
1977	1.71%	15.1%
1978	1.66%	15%
1979	1.61%	14.9%
1980	1.56%	14.8%
1981	1.52%	14.6%
1982	1.48%	14.5%
1983	1.45%	18.2%
1984	1.41%	18%
1985	1.38%	17.8%
1986	1.34%	14%
1987	1.29%	13.8%
1988	1.24%	13.6%
1989	1.18%	13.4%
1990	1.12%	13.2%
1991	1.06%	13%
1992	1%	12.7%
1993	0.95%	12.5%
1994	0.91%	12.2%
1995	0.87%	11.9%
1996	0.84%	11.6%
1997	0.81%	11.3%
1998	0.78%	11%
1999	0.76%	10.7%
2000	0.74%	10.3%
2001	0.72%	9.99%
2002	0.7%	9.65%
2003	0.69%	9.31%
2004	0.67%	10.3%
2005	0.66%	10%
2006	0.65%	8.4%
2007	0.65%	8.13%
2008	0.64%	7.88%
2009	0.63%	7.64%
2010	0.62%	7.42%
2011	0.61%	7.22%
2012	0.6%	7.02%
2013	0.59%	6.83%
2014	0.57%	6.64%
2015	0.56%	6.45%
2016	0.55%	6.26%
2017	0.53%	6.07%
2018	0.52%	5.89%
2019	0.51%	5.71%
2020	0.5%	5.53%
2021	0.49%	5.36%
2022	0.48%	5.18%
2023	0.47%	5.01%