Fertility & birth rates in New Zealand and Tajikistan

Fertility rate in New Zealand vs Tajikistan 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 3.07 in Tajikistan in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check New Zealand vs Tajikistan 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	Tajikistan
1960	4.24	6.24
1961	4.31	6.35
1962	4.19	6.48
1963	4.05	6.62
1964	3.8	6.68
1965	3.54	6.74
1966	3.41	6.82
1967	3.35	6.89
1968	3.34	6.91
1969	3.28	6.91
1970	3.17	6.91
1971	3.18	6.91
1972	3	6.89
1973	2.76	6.84
1974	2.58	6.77
1975	2.37	6.69
1976	2.27	6.6
1977	2.21	6.49
1978	2.07	6.4
1979	2.12	6.31
1980	2.03	6.21
1981	2.01	6.12
1982	1.95	6.03
1983	1.92	5.98
1984	1.93	5.96
1985	1.93	5.94
1986	1.96	5.91
1987	2.03	5.84
1988	2.1	5.75
1989	2.12	5.61
1990	2.18	5.46
1991	2.09	5.28
1992	2.06	5.06
1993	2.04	4.92
1994	1.98	4.79
1995	1.98	4.66
1996	1.96	3.94
1997	1.96	4.06
1998	1.89	4.07
1999	1.97	3.85
2000	1.98	3.49
2001	1.97	3.49
2002	1.89	3.47
2003	1.93	3.42
2004	1.98	3.51
2005	1.97	3.4
2006	2.01	3.34
2007	2.18	3.37
2008	2.19	3.39
2009	2.13	3.43
2010	2.17	3.46
2011	2.09	3.46
2012	2.1	3.42
2013	2.01	3.43
2014	1.92	3.46
2015	1.99	3.46
2016	1.87	3.38
2017	1.81	3.29
2018	1.71	3.29
2019	1.72	3.28
2020	1.61	3.21
2021	1.64	3.17
2022	1.66	3.13
2023	1.56	3.07
2024	1.55	3.04
2025	1.54	2.99
2026	1.53	2.96
2027	1.53	2.93
2028	1.52	2.89
2029	1.52	2.86
2030	1.52	2.83
2031	1.52	2.8
2032	1.52	2.76
2033	1.51	2.73
2034	1.51	2.7
2035	1.51	2.68
2036	1.51	2.65
2037	1.51	2.63
2038	1.51	2.6
2039	1.51	2.58
2040	1.51	2.55
2041	1.51	2.53
2042	1.51	2.51
2043	1.51	2.49
2044	1.51	2.46
2045	1.51	2.44
2046	1.51	2.42
2047	1.51	2.4
2048	1.51	2.38
2049	1.51	2.37
2050	1.51	2.35

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	New Zealand	Tajikistan
1960	32.8%	40.2%
1961	33%	41.4%
1962	33%	42.5%
1963	32.9%	43.4%
1964	32.9%	44.1%
1965	32.7%	44.4%
1966	32.6%	44.6%
1967	32.5%	44.7%
1968	32.3%	44.7%
1969	32.2%	44.6%
1970	31.9%	44.6%
1971	31.7%	44.5%
1972	31.4%	44.4%
1973	31%	44.3%
1974	30.5%	44.2%
1975	30.1%	44%
1976	29.6%	43.8%
1977	29%	43.6%
1978	28.4%	43.4%
1979	27.8%	43.2%
1980	27.2%	43.2%
1981	26.7%	43.2%
1982	26.2%	43.2%
1983	25.6%	43.3%
1984	25.1%	43.3%
1985	24.6%	43.3%
1986	24.2%	43.1%
1987	23.8%	43.1%
1988	23.5%	43.2%
1989	23.3%	43.4%
1990	23.3%	43.7%
1991	23.2%	44%
1992	23.1%	44.3%
1993	23.1%	44.6%
1994	23.1%	44.8%
1995	23.1%	44.9%
1996	23%	44.7%
1997	23%	44.3%
1998	23%	43.7%
1999	22.9%	43%
2000	22.8%	42.3%
2001	22.6%	41.5%
2002	22.4%	40.7%
2003	22.1%	39.9%
2004	21.8%	39.3%
2005	21.5%	38.6%
2006	21.3%	38%
2007	21.1%	37.6%
2008	21%	37.3%
2009	20.9%	37%
2010	20.9%	36.8%
2011	20.8%	36.7%
2012	20.6%	36.7%
2013	20.4%	36.5%
2014	20.2%	36.4%
2015	19.9%	36.3%
2016	19.6%	36.3%
2017	19.5%	36.2%
2018	19.3%	36.2%
2019	19.2%	36.3%
2020	19%	36.4%
2021	18.9%	36.6%
2022	18.6%	36.6%
2023	18.4%	36.5%
2024	18.1%	36.3%
2025	17.9%	35.9%
2026	17.6%	35.4%
2027	17.4%	35%
2028	17.2%	34.5%
2029	17%	33.9%
2030	16.8%	33.2%
2031	16.6%	32.5%
2032	16.4%	32%
2033	16.3%	31.6%
2034	16.1%	31.2%
2035	16%	30.8%
2036	15.9%	30.4%
2037	15.8%	30.1%
2038	15.7%	29.8%
2039	15.6%	29.6%
2040	15.5%	29.4%
2041	15.4%	29.2%
2042	15.4%	29.1%
2043	15.4%	29%
2044	15.3%	28.9%
2045	15.3%	28.7%
2046	15.3%	28.6%
2047	15.3%	28.4%
2048	15.3%	28.1%
2049	15.2%	27.9%
2050	15.2%	27.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.1% of the population in New Zealand and 36.3% in Tajikistan in 2024, compared to 23.3% and 43.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of New Zealand and Tajikistan compared.

Natural population change in New Zealand vs Tajikistan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.51% in New Zealand and +2.42% in Tajikistan. 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	Tajikistan
1960	41,791	65,415
1961	43,482	68,182
1962	42,865	70,700
1963	42,027	73,065
1964	39,375	74,030
1965	36,982	75,139
1966	36,151	76,702
1967	37,974	78,733
1968	37,594	80,698
1969	38,098	82,931
1970	37,101	85,645
1971	40,000	88,618
1972	38,244	91,677
1973	35,239	94,523
1974	33,896	97,481
1975	31,355	100,604
1976	29,456	103,777
1977	28,020	106,920
1978	26,156	110,564
1979	26,675	114,496
1980	23,658	117,888
1981	25,374	121,418
1982	24,207	127,838
1983	24,315	133,280
1984	26,043	139,145
1985	24,126	145,720
1986	25,549	155,987
1987	27,603	163,611
1988	29,846	172,805
1989	30,749	179,212
1990	33,298	178,429
1991	33,518	177,585
1992	32,067	163,652
1993	31,685	157,975
1994	30,372	167,590
1995	29,828	168,934
1996	28,997	138,287
1997	30,137	149,825
1998	29,146	153,508
1999	28,916	147,622
2000	29,897	136,549
2001	27,939	142,276
2002	25,941	146,492
2003	28,150	150,391
2004	29,634	161,201
2005	30,674	160,189
2006	30,924	164,046
2007	35,480	173,200
2008	35,143	182,337
2009	33,560	192,851
2010	35,458	201,389
2011	31,302	208,429
2012	31,077	213,078
2013	29,096	220,693
2014	26,196	227,304
2015	29,408	230,903
2016	28,237	228,547
2017	26,282	224,396
2018	24,797	228,597
2019	25,344	231,817
2020	24,993	219,467
2021	23,767	222,850
2022	20,264	228,336
2023	19,039	223,828

Maternal mortality chart: New Zealand vs Tajikistan

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 Tajikistan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	New Zealand	Tajikistan
1985	19	98
1986	18	91
1987	19	91
1988	19	83
1989	18	85
1990	18	80
1991	16	79
1992	15	84
1993	14	84
1994	13	85
1995	14	81
1996	14	82
1997	13	76
1998	12	72
1999	12	64
2000	11	58
2001	10	58
2002	11	48
2003	11	39
2004	11	36
2005	11	36
2006	10	35
2007	10	30
2008	10	29
2009	10	29
2010	10	26
2011	10	25
2012	9	23
2013	8	21
2014	7	21
2015	8	20
2016	8	20
2017	8	17
2018	7	16
2019	8	16
2020	8	25
2021	8	25
2022	23	14
2023	7	14

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.47% in New Zealand and 2.73% in Tajikistan. 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	Tajikistan
1960	2.78%	-
1961	2.68%	-
1962	2.58%	-
1963	2.48%	-
1964	2.39%	-
1965	2.31%	-
1966	2.25%	-
1967	2.2%	-
1968	2.16%	-
1969	2.12%	-
1970	2.08%	-
1971	2.03%	-
1972	1.98%	15.5%
1973	1.94%	15%
1974	1.88%	14.4%
1975	1.83%	14%
1976	1.77%	13.5%
1977	1.71%	13.2%
1978	1.66%	13%
1979	1.61%	12.8%
1980	1.56%	12.7%
1981	1.52%	12.6%
1982	1.48%	12.5%
1983	1.45%	12.3%
1984	1.41%	12%
1985	1.38%	11.6%
1986	1.34%	11.1%
1987	1.29%	10.5%
1988	1.24%	10.1%
1989	1.18%	9.88%
1990	1.12%	9.92%
1991	1.06%	10.2%
1992	1%	10.6%
1993	0.95%	10.9%
1994	0.91%	11%
1995	0.87%	10.8%
1996	0.84%	10.4%
1997	0.81%	9.86%
1998	0.78%	9.26%
1999	0.76%	8.62%
2000	0.74%	7.97%
2001	0.72%	7.34%
2002	0.7%	6.75%
2003	0.69%	6.18%
2004	0.67%	5.67%
2005	0.66%	5.22%
2006	0.65%	4.82%
2007	0.65%	4.47%
2008	0.64%	4.17%
2009	0.63%	3.92%
2010	0.62%	3.7%
2011	0.61%	3.52%
2012	0.6%	3.36%
2013	0.59%	3.23%
2014	0.57%	3.12%
2015	0.56%	3.02%
2016	0.55%	2.94%
2017	0.53%	2.88%
2018	0.52%	2.83%
2019	0.51%	2.81%
2020	0.5%	2.8%
2021	0.49%	2.79%
2022	0.48%	2.77%
2023	0.47%	2.73%