Fertility & birth rates in New Zealand and Taiwan

Fertility rate in New Zealand vs Taiwan 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 0.89 in Taiwan in 2024. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check New Zealand vs Taiwan 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	Taiwan
1951	-	7.04
1952	-	-
1953	-	-
1954	-	-
1955	-	-
1956	-	-
1957	-	-
1958	-	-
1959	-	-
1960	4.24	-
1961	4.31	-
1962	4.19	-
1963	4.05	-
1964	3.8	-
1965	3.54	-
1966	3.41	-
1967	3.35	-
1968	3.34	-
1969	3.28	-
1970	3.17	-
1971	3.18	-
1972	3	-
1973	2.76	-
1974	2.58	-
1975	2.37	-
1976	2.27	-
1977	2.21	-
1978	2.07	-
1979	2.12	-
1980	2.03	-
1981	2.01	2.46
1982	1.95	-
1983	1.92	-
1984	1.93	-
1985	1.93	-
1986	1.96	-
1987	2.03	-
1988	2.1	-
1989	2.12	-
1990	2.18	-
1991	2.09	1.72
1992	2.06	-
1993	2.04	-
1994	1.98	-
1995	1.98	-
1996	1.96	-
1997	1.96	-
1998	1.89	-
1999	1.97	-
2000	1.98	-
2001	1.97	1.4
2002	1.89	-
2003	1.93	-
2004	1.98	-
2005	1.97	-
2006	2.01	-
2007	2.18	-
2008	2.19	-
2009	2.13	-
2010	2.17	-
2011	2.09	1.07
2012	2.1	-
2013	2.01	-
2014	1.92	-
2015	1.99	1.18
2016	1.87	1.17
2017	1.81	1.13
2018	1.71	1.06
2019	1.72	1.05
2020	1.61	0.99
2021	1.64	0.98
2022	1.66	0.87
2023	1.56	0.87
2024	1.55	0.89
2025	1.54	0.88
2026	1.53	0.88
2027	1.53	0.89
2028	1.52	0.9
2029	1.52	0.91
2030	1.52	0.91
2031	1.52	0.92
2032	1.52	0.93
2033	1.51	0.95
2034	1.51	0.96
2035	1.51	0.97
2036	1.51	0.98
2037	1.51	0.99
2038	1.51	1
2039	1.51	1.01
2040	1.51	1.02
2041	1.51	1.03
2042	1.51	1.04
2043	1.51	1.05
2044	1.51	1.06
2045	1.51	1.07
2046	1.51	1.07
2047	1.51	1.08
2048	1.51	1.09
2049	1.51	1.1
2050	1.51	1.1

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	New Zealand	Taiwan
1960	32.8%	-
1961	33%	-
1962	33%	-
1963	32.9%	-
1964	32.9%	-
1965	32.7%	-
1966	32.6%	-
1967	32.5%	-
1968	32.3%	-
1969	32.2%	-
1970	31.9%	-
1971	31.7%	-
1972	31.4%	-
1973	31%	-
1974	30.5%	36.2%
1975	30.1%	35.4%
1976	29.6%	34.7%
1977	29%	34%
1978	28.4%	33.3%
1979	27.8%	32.7%
1980	27.2%	32.1%
1981	26.7%	31.6%
1982	26.2%	31.2%
1983	25.6%	30.8%
1984	25.1%	30.2%
1985	24.6%	29.6%
1986	24.2%	29%
1987	23.8%	28.4%
1988	23.5%	28%
1989	23.3%	27.5%
1990	23.3%	27.1%
1991	23.2%	26.3%
1992	23.1%	25.8%
1993	23.1%	25.1%
1994	23.1%	24.4%
1995	23.1%	23.8%
1996	23%	23.1%
1997	23%	22.6%
1998	23%	22%
1999	22.9%	21.4%
2000	22.8%	21.1%
2001	22.6%	20.8%
2002	22.4%	20.4%
2003	22.1%	19.8%
2004	21.8%	19.3%
2005	21.5%	18.7%
2006	21.3%	18.1%
2007	21.1%	17.6%
2008	21%	17%
2009	20.9%	16.3%
2010	20.9%	15.6%
2011	20.8%	15.1%
2012	20.6%	14.6%
2013	20.4%	14.3%
2014	20.2%	14%
2015	19.9%	13.6%
2016	19.6%	13.3%
2017	19.5%	13.1%
2018	19.3%	12.9%
2019	19.2%	12.8%
2020	19%	12.6%
2021	18.9%	12.4%
2022	18.6%	12.1%
2023	18.4%	11.9%
2024	18.1%	11.7%
2025	17.9%	11.5%
2026	17.6%	11.3%
2027	17.4%	10.9%
2028	17.2%	10.5%
2029	17%	10.2%
2030	16.8%	9.8%
2031	16.6%	9.39%
2032	16.4%	9.06%
2033	16.3%	8.79%
2034	16.1%	8.55%
2035	16%	8.34%
2036	15.9%	8.2%
2037	15.8%	8.11%
2038	15.7%	8.06%
2039	15.6%	8.03%
2040	15.5%	8.01%
2041	15.4%	7.99%
2042	15.4%	7.99%
2043	15.4%	8%
2044	15.3%	8.01%
2045	15.3%	8.03%
2046	15.3%	8.06%
2047	15.3%	8.1%
2048	15.3%	8.14%
2049	15.2%	8.19%
2050	15.2%	8.24%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.1% of the population in New Zealand and 11.7% in Taiwan in 2024, compared to 23.3% and 27.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of New Zealand and Taiwan compared.

Natural population change in New Zealand vs Taiwan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.51% in New Zealand and -0.05% in Taiwan. 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	Taiwan
1960	41,791	-
1961	43,482	-
1962	42,865	-
1963	42,027	-
1964	39,375	-
1965	36,982	-
1966	36,151	346,958
1967	37,974	356,019
1968	37,594	365,133
1969	38,098	379,160
1970	37,101	393,010
1971	40,000	401,921
1972	38,244	410,193
1973	35,239	417,863
1974	33,896	425,401
1975	31,355	433,225
1976	29,456	442,018
1977	28,020	450,897
1978	26,156	459,289
1979	26,675	468,197
1980	23,658	477,138
1981	25,374	326,883
1982	24,207	332,774
1983	24,315	338,181
1984	26,043	343,199
1985	24,126	347,942
1986	25,549	351,930
1987	27,603	355,657
1988	29,846	359,694
1989	30,749	363,606
1990	33,298	367,657
1991	33,518	215,698
1992	32,067	217,809
1993	31,685	219,858
1994	30,372	221,832
1995	29,828	223,736
1996	28,997	225,564
1997	30,137	227,591
1998	29,146	229,712
1999	28,916	231,550
2000	29,897	233,382
2001	27,939	132,707
2002	25,941	133,431
2003	28,150	134,023
2004	29,634	134,522
2005	30,674	135,015
2006	30,924	135,572
2007	35,480	136,130
2008	35,143	136,607
2009	33,560	137,086
2010	35,458	137,458
2011	31,302	43,836
2012	31,077	43,981
2013	29,096	44,121
2014	26,196	44,233
2015	29,408	49,741
2016	28,237	35,980
2017	26,282	22,613
2018	24,797	8,725
2019	25,344	1,416
2020	24,993	-7,782
2021	23,767	-30,039
2022	20,264	-68,327
2023	19,039	-69,794
2024	-	-67,188

Maternal mortality chart: New Zealand vs Taiwan

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 14 deaths in Taiwan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	New Zealand	Taiwan
1985	19	-
1986	18	9.4
1987	19	8.9
1988	19	9
1989	18	12.7
1990	18	12.2
1991	16	8.1
1992	15	6.8
1993	14	9.2
1994	13	8
1995	14	7.7
1996	14	7.7
1997	13	9.2
1998	12	8.9
1999	12	8.4
2000	11	7.8
2001	10	7.8
2002	11	7.8
2003	11	7.8
2004	11	7.8
2005	11	7.8
2006	10	7.8
2007	10	7.8
2008	10	7.8
2009	10	7.8
2010	10	7.8
2011	10	7.8
2012	9	8.5
2013	8	8.5
2014	7	8.5
2015	8	11.3
2016	8	11.6
2017	8	11.6
2018	7	11.6
2019	8	15.4
2020	8	13
2021	8	14
2022	23	14
2023	7	14
2024	-	14