Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in New Zealand
New Zealand: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month was 32.46 births per million people in 2020. ▼ Falling
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in New Zealand, 1980–2020
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per million people.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 32.46 births per million people for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in New Zealand peaked at 54.44 births per million people in 1990 and was at its lowest, 32.46 births per million people, in 2020.
That places New Zealand 9th out of 40 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.43 births per million people | 45.63 births per million people | 52.74 births per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.1 births per million people | 42.88 births per million people | 54.44 births per million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.33 births per million people | 39.82 births per million people | 43.27 births per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.97 births per million people | 33.24 births per million people | 41.81 births per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.46 births per million people | 32.46 births per million people | 32.46 births per million people | 1 |
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More population data for New Zealand
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 256,010 people (2100)
- Population density 22.07 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.57 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 2,063 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.57 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.57 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.4% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.67 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in New Zealand?
- Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in New Zealand was 32.46 births per million people in 2020, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 54.44 births per million people in 1990.
- What is the lowest peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.46 births per million people in 2020.
- How does New Zealand rank for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
- New Zealand ranks 9th out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
- Is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The highest average daily number of births, per million people, recorded in the given year.