New Zealand vs United States of America: Annual birth rate and peak birth month
New Zealand
11.5 births per 1,000 people
in 2021
United States of America
10.72 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
New Zealand rank
5th
United States of America rank
8th
Annual birth rate and peak birth month over time
- New Zealand
- United States of America
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 11.5 births per 1,000 people against 10.72 births per 1,000 people in United States of America, a difference of 0.78 births per 1,000 people.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1948 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 8th of 41 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 26.69 births per 1,000 people | 24.94 births per 1,000 people | 1.76 births per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 26.25 births per 1,000 people | 25.09 births per 1,000 people | 1.16 births per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 24.39 births per 1,000 people | 20.46 births per 1,000 people | 3.93 births per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 19.32 births per 1,000 people | 15.65 births per 1,000 people | 3.67 births per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 16.33 births per 1,000 people | 15.91 births per 1,000 people | 0.4282 births per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 16.08 births per 1,000 people | 15.2 births per 1,000 people | 0.8798 births per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 14.47 births per 1,000 people | 14.16 births per 1,000 people | 0.3148 births per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 13.15 births per 1,000 people | 12.33 births per 1,000 people | 0.8198 births per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 11.47 births per 1,000 people | 11 births per 1,000 people | 0.4674 births per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual birth rate and peak birth month, New Zealand or United States of America?
- New Zealand, at 11.5 births per 1,000 people against 10.72 births per 1,000 people in United States of America as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual birth rate and peak birth month between New Zealand and United States of America?
- 0.78 births per 1,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States of America?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2021.
- How do New Zealand and United States of America rank globally for annual birth rate and peak birth month?
- New Zealand ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 8th 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.