Australia vs New Zealand: Annual birth rate and peak birth month
Australia
12.08 births per 1,000 people
in 2021
New Zealand
11.5 births per 1,000 people
in 2021
Australia rank
3rd
New Zealand rank
5th
Annual birth rate and peak birth month over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Australia currently reports 12.08 births per 1,000 people against 11.5 births per 1,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.58 births per 1,000 people.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1948 it was New Zealand ahead.
Australia ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 5th of 41 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 23.23 births per 1,000 people | 26.69 births per 1,000 people | 3.46 births per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 23.08 births per 1,000 people | 26.25 births per 1,000 people | 3.18 births per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 21.04 births per 1,000 people | 24.39 births per 1,000 people | 3.36 births per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 17.94 births per 1,000 people | 19.32 births per 1,000 people | 1.39 births per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 15.56 births per 1,000 people | 16.33 births per 1,000 people | 0.7753 births per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 14.56 births per 1,000 people | 16.08 births per 1,000 people | 1.52 births per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 13.45 births per 1,000 people | 14.47 births per 1,000 people | 1.03 births per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 12.9 births per 1,000 people | 13.15 births per 1,000 people | 0.2438 births per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 11.63 births per 1,000 people | 11.47 births per 1,000 people | 0.1641 births per 1,000 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual birth rate and peak birth month, Australia or New Zealand?
- Australia, at 12.08 births per 1,000 people against 11.5 births per 1,000 people in New Zealand as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual birth rate and peak birth month between Australia and New Zealand?
- 0.58 births per 1,000 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2021.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for annual birth rate and peak birth month?
- Australia ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 5th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual birth rate and peak birth month. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.