Fertility & birth rates in New Zealand and Ukraine

Fertility rate in New Zealand vs Ukraine 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 0.98 in Ukraine in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check New Zealand vs Ukraine 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	Ukraine
1960	4.24	2.29
1961	4.31	2.2
1962	4.19	2.15
1963	4.05	2.11
1964	3.8	2.01
1965	3.54	1.94
1966	3.41	2.04
1967	3.35	2.04
1968	3.34	2.03
1969	3.28	2.01
1970	3.17	2.08
1971	3.18	2.11
1972	3	2.13
1973	2.76	2.04
1974	2.58	2.06
1975	2.37	2.05
1976	2.27	2.04
1977	2.21	1.98
1978	2.07	1.97
1979	2.12	1.96
1980	2.03	1.95
1981	2.01	1.92
1982	1.95	1.95
1983	1.92	2.1
1984	1.93	2.08
1985	1.93	2.03
1986	1.96	2.12
1987	2.03	2.07
1988	2.1	2.04
1989	2.12	1.93
1990	2.18	1.85
1991	2.09	1.77
1992	2.06	1.67
1993	2.04	1.56
1994	1.98	1.47
1995	1.98	1.4
1996	1.96	1.33
1997	1.96	1.27
1998	1.89	1.21
1999	1.97	1.13
2000	1.98	1.11
2001	1.97	1.09
2002	1.89	1.13
2003	1.93	1.17
2004	1.98	1.22
2005	1.97	1.22
2006	2.01	1.3
2007	2.18	1.34
2008	2.19	1.44
2009	2.13	1.47
2010	2.17	1.44
2011	2.09	1.46
2012	2.1	1.53
2013	2.01	1.52
2014	1.92	1.47
2015	1.99	1.39
2016	1.87	1.39
2017	1.81	1.3
2018	1.71	1.23
2019	1.72	1.22
2020	1.61	1.21
2021	1.64	1.15
2022	1.66	0.9
2023	1.56	0.98
2024	1.55	0.99
2025	1.54	1
2026	1.53	1
2027	1.53	1.01
2028	1.52	1.02
2029	1.52	1.02
2030	1.52	1.03
2031	1.52	1.04
2032	1.52	1.04
2033	1.51	1.05
2034	1.51	1.05
2035	1.51	1.06
2036	1.51	1.06
2037	1.51	1.07
2038	1.51	1.07
2039	1.51	1.08
2040	1.51	1.09
2041	1.51	1.09
2042	1.51	1.1
2043	1.51	1.1
2044	1.51	1.11
2045	1.51	1.11
2046	1.51	1.12
2047	1.51	1.13
2048	1.51	1.13
2049	1.51	1.14
2050	1.51	1.14

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	New Zealand	Ukraine
1960	32.8%	26.7%
1961	33%	27%
1962	33%	27.1%
1963	32.9%	27.1%
1964	32.9%	26.8%
1965	32.7%	26.4%
1966	32.6%	26.1%
1967	32.5%	25.8%
1968	32.3%	25.5%
1969	32.2%	25.1%
1970	31.9%	24.8%
1971	31.7%	24.4%
1972	31.4%	24%
1973	31%	23.6%
1974	30.5%	23.2%
1975	30.1%	22.8%
1976	29.6%	22.4%
1977	29%	22.1%
1978	28.4%	21.7%
1979	27.8%	21.5%
1980	27.2%	21.4%
1981	26.7%	21.4%
1982	26.2%	21.4%
1983	25.6%	21.5%
1984	25.1%	21.6%
1985	24.6%	21.7%
1986	24.2%	21.7%
1987	23.8%	21.7%
1988	23.5%	21.7%
1989	23.3%	21.7%
1990	23.3%	21.6%
1991	23.2%	21.5%
1992	23.1%	21.4%
1993	23.1%	21.2%
1994	23.1%	21%
1995	23.1%	20.6%
1996	23%	20.2%
1997	23%	19.7%
1998	23%	19.2%
1999	22.9%	18.5%
2000	22.8%	17.9%
2001	22.6%	17.1%
2002	22.4%	16.3%
2003	22.1%	15.7%
2004	21.8%	15.1%
2005	21.5%	14.7%
2006	21.3%	14.3%
2007	21.1%	14.1%
2008	21%	14%
2009	20.9%	14%
2010	20.9%	14.1%
2011	20.8%	14.2%
2012	20.6%	14.4%
2013	20.4%	14.6%
2014	20.2%	14.9%
2015	19.9%	15.1%
2016	19.6%	15.3%
2017	19.5%	15.4%
2018	19.3%	15.4%
2019	19.2%	15.4%
2020	19%	15.3%
2021	18.9%	15.1%
2022	18.6%	14.8%
2023	18.4%	14.3%
2024	18.1%	13.9%
2025	17.9%	13.7%
2026	17.6%	13.4%
2027	17.4%	12.9%
2028	17.2%	12.4%
2029	17%	12%
2030	16.8%	11.6%
2031	16.6%	11.2%
2032	16.4%	10.9%
2033	16.3%	10.6%
2034	16.1%	10.4%
2035	16%	10.2%
2036	15.9%	10%
2037	15.8%	9.95%
2038	15.7%	9.95%
2039	15.6%	9.92%
2040	15.5%	9.9%
2041	15.4%	9.92%
2042	15.4%	9.97%
2043	15.4%	10%
2044	15.3%	10.1%
2045	15.3%	10.1%
2046	15.3%	10.2%
2047	15.3%	10.2%
2048	15.3%	10.2%
2049	15.2%	10.2%
2050	15.2%	10.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.1% of the population in New Zealand and 13.9% in Ukraine in 2024, compared to 23.3% and 21.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of New Zealand and Ukraine compared.

Natural population change in New Zealand vs Ukraine by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.51% in New Zealand and -0.56% in Ukraine. 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	Ukraine
1960	41,791	538,812
1961	43,482	508,602
1962	42,865	481,887
1963	42,027	449,648
1964	39,375	391,120
1965	36,982	334,365
1966	36,151	337,794
1967	37,974	313,899
1968	37,594	295,162
1969	38,098	274,858
1970	37,101	291,839
1971	40,000	305,849
1972	38,244	309,785
1973	35,239	274,938
1974	33,896	273,486
1975	31,355	256,787
1976	29,456	247,323
1977	28,020	216,932
1978	26,156	206,554
1979	26,675	197,294
1980	23,658	197,223
1981	25,374	182,839
1982	24,207	194,101
1983	24,315	241,741
1984	26,043	222,430
1985	24,126	201,011
1986	25,549	225,751
1987	27,603	198,850
1988	29,846	162,002
1989	30,749	106,431
1990	33,298	48,463
1991	33,518	-16,486
1992	32,067	-95,857
1993	31,685	-169,405
1994	30,372	-238,820
1995	29,828	-281,629
1996	28,997	-305,154
1997	30,137	-306,549
1998	29,146	-318,299
1999	28,916	-348,286
2000	29,897	-364,143
2001	27,939	-374,734
2002	25,941	-364,544
2003	28,150	-351,299
2004	29,634	-344,157
2005	30,674	-337,857
2006	30,924	-300,787
2007	35,480	-282,659
2008	35,143	-229,086
2009	33,560	-197,918
2010	35,458	-180,388
2011	31,302	-158,372
2012	31,077	-130,451
2013	29,096	-129,662
2014	26,196	-140,216
2015	29,408	-147,107
2016	28,237	-135,710
2017	26,282	-158,390
2018	24,797	-227,491
2019	25,344	-236,296
2020	24,993	-307,533
2021	23,767	-449,941
2022	20,264	-349,284
2023	19,039	-283,185

Maternal mortality chart: New Zealand vs Ukraine

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 15 deaths in Ukraine.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	New Zealand	Ukraine
1985	19	53
1986	18	50
1987	19	46
1988	19	44
1989	18	42
1990	18	40
1991	16	40
1992	15	40
1993	14	42
1994	13	45
1995	14	46
1996	14	45
1997	13	41
1998	12	37
1999	12	34
2000	11	32
2001	10	30
2002	11	28
2003	11	28
2004	11	27
2005	11	27
2006	10	27
2007	10	27
2008	10	26
2009	10	24
2010	10	21
2011	10	20
2012	9	20
2013	8	20
2014	7	19
2015	8	17
2016	8	17
2017	8	16
2018	7	16
2019	8	16
2020	8	18
2021	8	26
2022	23	16
2023	7	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.47% in New Zealand and 0.81% in Ukraine. 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	Ukraine
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%	3.23%
1972	1.98%	3.13%
1973	1.94%	3.04%
1974	1.88%	2.96%
1975	1.83%	2.89%
1976	1.77%	2.84%
1977	1.71%	2.78%
1978	1.66%	2.74%
1979	1.61%	2.69%
1980	1.56%	2.62%
1981	1.52%	2.55%
1982	1.48%	2.47%
1983	1.45%	2.39%
1984	1.41%	2.29%
1985	1.38%	2.21%
1986	1.34%	2.13%
1987	1.29%	2.05%
1988	1.24%	1.99%
1989	1.18%	1.95%
1990	1.12%	1.92%
1991	1.06%	1.92%
1992	1%	1.94%
1993	0.95%	1.97%
1994	0.91%	2%
1995	0.87%	2.02%
1996	0.84%	2.03%
1997	0.81%	2.01%
1998	0.78%	1.97%
1999	0.76%	1.9%
2000	0.74%	1.83%
2001	0.72%	1.75%
2002	0.7%	1.66%
2003	0.69%	1.58%
2004	0.67%	1.51%
2005	0.66%	1.45%
2006	0.65%	1.4%
2007	0.65%	1.34%
2008	0.64%	1.29%
2009	0.63%	1.23%
2010	0.62%	1.17%
2011	0.61%	1.12%
2012	0.6%	1.07%
2013	0.59%	1.02%
2014	0.57%	0.98%
2015	0.56%	0.94%
2016	0.55%	0.91%
2017	0.53%	0.89%
2018	0.52%	0.87%
2019	0.51%	0.85%
2020	0.5%	0.84%
2021	0.49%	0.82%
2022	0.48%	0.85%
2023	0.47%	0.81%