Fertility & birth rates in New Zealand and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate in New Zealand vs Zimbabwe 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 3.72 in Zimbabwe in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check New Zealand vs Zimbabwe 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	Zimbabwe
1960	4.24	7.2
1961	4.31	7.21
1962	4.19	7.23
1963	4.05	7.23
1964	3.8	7.23
1965	3.54	7.23
1966	3.41	7.2
1967	3.35	7.16
1968	3.34	7.11
1969	3.28	7.04
1970	3.17	6.98
1971	3.18	6.94
1972	3	6.94
1973	2.76	6.94
1974	2.58	6.88
1975	2.37	6.83
1976	2.27	6.77
1977	2.21	6.71
1978	2.07	6.66
1979	2.12	6.59
1980	2.03	6.52
1981	2.01	6.45
1982	1.95	6.33
1983	1.92	6.2
1984	1.93	6.04
1985	1.93	5.87
1986	1.96	5.69
1987	2.03	5.5
1988	2.1	5.28
1989	2.12	5.07
1990	2.18	4.88
1991	2.09	4.72
1992	2.06	4.57
1993	2.04	4.39
1994	1.98	4.28
1995	1.98	4.15
1996	1.96	4.11
1997	1.96	4.08
1998	1.89	4.07
1999	1.97	4.06
2000	1.98	4.01
2001	1.97	3.98
2002	1.89	3.93
2003	1.93	3.86
2004	1.98	3.78
2005	1.97	3.69
2006	2.01	3.64
2007	2.18	3.68
2008	2.19	3.78
2009	2.13	3.95
2010	2.17	4.04
2011	2.09	4.13
2012	2.1	4.13
2013	2.01	4.11
2014	1.92	4.01
2015	1.99	3.91
2016	1.87	3.83
2017	1.81	3.77
2018	1.71	3.74
2019	1.72	3.75
2020	1.61	3.75
2021	1.64	3.77
2022	1.66	3.77
2023	1.56	3.72
2024	1.55	3.67
2025	1.54	3.62
2026	1.53	3.57
2027	1.53	3.52
2028	1.52	3.47
2029	1.52	3.43
2030	1.52	3.38
2031	1.52	3.33
2032	1.52	3.29
2033	1.51	3.25
2034	1.51	3.21
2035	1.51	3.17
2036	1.51	3.13
2037	1.51	3.09
2038	1.51	3.06
2039	1.51	3.02
2040	1.51	2.99
2041	1.51	2.96
2042	1.51	2.93
2043	1.51	2.9
2044	1.51	2.87
2045	1.51	2.84
2046	1.51	2.81
2047	1.51	2.78
2048	1.51	2.75
2049	1.51	2.72
2050	1.51	2.69

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	New Zealand	Zimbabwe
1960	32.8%	47.3%
1961	33%	47.7%
1962	33%	48.1%
1963	32.9%	48.5%
1964	32.9%	48.8%
1965	32.7%	48.7%
1966	32.6%	48.6%
1967	32.5%	48.5%
1968	32.3%	48.5%
1969	32.2%	48.4%
1970	31.9%	48.3%
1971	31.7%	48.2%
1972	31.4%	48.2%
1973	31%	48.1%
1974	30.5%	48.1%
1975	30.1%	48.1%
1976	29.6%	48.2%
1977	29%	48.3%
1978	28.4%	48.5%
1979	27.8%	48.8%
1980	27.2%	48.7%
1981	26.7%	48.4%
1982	26.2%	48.3%
1983	25.6%	48.2%
1984	25.1%	48.1%
1985	24.6%	48%
1986	24.2%	47.9%
1987	23.8%	47.9%
1988	23.5%	47.9%
1989	23.3%	47.6%
1990	23.3%	47.1%
1991	23.2%	46.6%
1992	23.1%	46.8%
1993	23.1%	47.1%
1994	23.1%	46.6%
1995	23.1%	45.9%
1996	23%	45%
1997	23%	44%
1998	23%	43.1%
1999	22.9%	42.4%
2000	22.8%	41.9%
2001	22.6%	41.5%
2002	22.4%	41.4%
2003	22.1%	41.5%
2004	21.8%	41.7%
2005	21.5%	41.9%
2006	21.3%	42%
2007	21.1%	42.1%
2008	21%	42.4%
2009	20.9%	42.7%
2010	20.9%	43%
2011	20.8%	43.4%
2012	20.6%	43.7%
2013	20.4%	43.9%
2014	20.2%	43.9%
2015	19.9%	43.8%
2016	19.6%	43.6%
2017	19.5%	43.3%
2018	19.3%	42.9%
2019	19.2%	42.5%
2020	19%	42.2%
2021	18.9%	41.9%
2022	18.6%	41.6%
2023	18.4%	41.3%
2024	18.1%	40.9%
2025	17.9%	40.3%
2026	17.6%	39.6%
2027	17.4%	39%
2028	17.2%	38.4%
2029	17%	37.8%
2030	16.8%	37.4%
2031	16.6%	37%
2032	16.4%	36.8%
2033	16.3%	36.5%
2034	16.1%	36.3%
2035	16%	36.1%
2036	15.9%	35.8%
2037	15.8%	35.6%
2038	15.7%	35.3%
2039	15.6%	35.1%
2040	15.5%	34.8%
2041	15.4%	34.6%
2042	15.4%	34.3%
2043	15.4%	34.1%
2044	15.3%	33.8%
2045	15.3%	33.5%
2046	15.3%	33.2%
2047	15.3%	32.9%
2048	15.3%	32.6%
2049	15.2%	32.2%
2050	15.2%	31.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.1% of the population in New Zealand and 40.9% in Zimbabwe in 2024, compared to 23.3% and 47.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of New Zealand and Zimbabwe compared.

Natural population change in New Zealand vs Zimbabwe by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.51% in New Zealand and +2.34% in Zimbabwe. 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	Zimbabwe
1960	41,791	126,959
1961	43,482	131,531
1962	42,865	136,317
1963	42,027	140,984
1964	39,375	145,848
1965	36,982	151,164
1966	36,151	156,014
1967	37,974	161,205
1968	37,594	166,865
1969	38,098	172,626
1970	37,101	178,979
1971	40,000	185,427
1972	38,244	193,725
1973	35,239	201,885
1974	33,896	208,806
1975	31,355	216,947
1976	29,456	221,419
1977	28,020	225,139
1978	26,156	222,979
1979	26,675	223,657
1980	23,658	241,179
1981	25,374	271,361
1982	24,207	279,934
1983	24,315	286,545
1984	26,043	290,052
1985	24,126	290,756
1986	25,549	289,894
1987	27,603	286,766
1988	29,846	277,498
1989	30,749	270,838
1990	33,298	265,444
1991	33,518	260,943
1992	32,067	255,291
1993	31,685	228,045
1994	30,372	216,343
1995	29,828	206,695
1996	28,997	205,269
1997	30,137	216,288
1998	29,146	225,614
1999	28,916	232,393
2000	29,897	236,343
2001	27,939	227,909
2002	25,941	244,170
2003	28,150	243,057
2004	29,634	248,307
2005	30,674	248,545
2006	30,924	248,963
2007	35,480	261,805
2008	35,143	280,527
2009	33,560	309,316
2010	35,458	335,570
2011	31,302	359,572
2012	31,077	371,135
2013	29,096	374,757
2014	26,196	366,350
2015	29,408	356,203
2016	28,237	348,772
2017	26,282	344,035
2018	24,797	345,883
2019	25,344	348,798
2020	24,993	354,790
2021	23,767	349,908
2022	20,264	371,243
2023	19,039	372,505

Maternal mortality chart: New Zealand vs Zimbabwe

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 358 deaths in Zimbabwe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	New Zealand	Zimbabwe
1985	19	573
1986	18	525
1987	19	480
1988	19	431
1989	18	382
1990	18	353
1991	16	332
1992	15	333
1993	14	331
1994	13	332
1995	14	332
1996	14	352
1997	13	357
1998	12	368
1999	12	399
2000	11	405
2001	10	467
2002	11	418
2003	11	455
2004	11	451
2005	11	454
2006	10	480
2007	10	519
2008	10	526
2009	10	540
2010	10	567
2011	10	564
2012	9	558
2013	8	525
2014	7	468
2015	8	428
2016	8	411
2017	8	389
2018	7	386
2019	8	388
2020	8	380
2021	8	446
2022	23	368
2023	7	358

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.47% in New Zealand and 4.42% in Zimbabwe. 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	Zimbabwe
1960	2.78%	15.2%
1961	2.68%	14.8%
1962	2.58%	14.4%
1963	2.48%	14%
1964	2.39%	13.5%
1965	2.31%	13.1%
1966	2.25%	12.7%
1967	2.2%	12.4%
1968	2.16%	12.1%
1969	2.12%	11.8%
1970	2.08%	11.7%
1971	2.03%	11.5%
1972	1.98%	11.5%
1973	1.94%	11.4%
1974	1.88%	11.4%
1975	1.83%	11.4%
1976	1.77%	11.5%
1977	1.71%	11.5%
1978	1.66%	11.5%
1979	1.61%	11.3%
1980	1.56%	11.1%
1981	1.52%	10.7%
1982	1.48%	10.1%
1983	1.45%	9.5%
1984	1.41%	8.87%
1985	1.38%	8.31%
1986	1.34%	7.86%
1987	1.29%	7.61%
1988	1.24%	7.55%
1989	1.18%	7.69%
1990	1.12%	7.97%
1991	1.06%	8.33%
1992	1%	8.73%
1993	0.95%	9.16%
1994	0.91%	9.52%
1995	0.87%	9.83%
1996	0.84%	10%
1997	0.81%	10.1%
1998	0.78%	10%
1999	0.76%	9.92%
2000	0.74%	9.83%
2001	0.72%	9.79%
2002	0.7%	8.48%
2003	0.69%	8.85%
2004	0.67%	9.17%
2005	0.66%	9.23%
2006	0.65%	9.4%
2007	0.65%	9.47%
2008	0.64%	9.34%
2009	0.63%	9.03%
2010	0.62%	8.5%
2011	0.61%	7.88%
2012	0.6%	7.14%
2013	0.59%	6.55%
2014	0.57%	6.18%
2015	0.56%	5.98%
2016	0.55%	5.69%
2017	0.53%	5.5%
2018	0.52%	5.23%
2019	0.51%	5.11%
2020	0.5%	5.01%
2021	0.49%	4.76%
2022	0.48%	4.6%
2023	0.47%	4.42%