Women having fewer children Women are having fewer children than ever, according to data released by Statistics New Zealand in February, with New Zealand recording its lowest ever total fertility rate in 2018 of 1.71 children per woman, down from 1.81 in 2017.
Do families still have 2.4 children? Whilst the global average in 2017 was holding fast at the traditional 2.4 children, the study revealed that women in New Zealand were, on average, having 2.1 children each. This compares with 1.7 in the UK, 1.8 in the USA and 1.9 in Australia.
This map shows the average household size in New Zealand in 2021, in a multiscale map (Country, Region, Territorial Authority, and Statistical Area). Nationally, the average household size is 2.7 people per household. It is calculated by dividing the household population by total households.
The current fertility rate for New Zealand in 2023 is 1.847 births per woman, a 0.59% decline from 2022. The fertility rate for New Zealand in 2022 was 1.858 births per woman, a 0.54% decline from 2021. The fertility rate for New Zealand in 2021 was 1.868 births per woman, a 0.59% decline from 2020.
The total fertility rate, a measure that gives the average number of children an Australian woman would have during her lifetime should she experience the age-specific fertility rates present at the time was 1.7 births per woman in 2021. This was up from the 1.59 for 2020, the lowest total fertility rate ever reported.
A plurality (41%) of moms at the end of their childbearing years now report having two kids, while just 14% have four or more children.
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With a fertility rate of almost 7 children per woman, Niger is the country with the highest fertility rate in the world followed by Mali. The total population of Niger is growing at a fast pace. The population growth in Niger is amongst the top 10 highest in the world.
Parental relationships and home environments
Mothers and fathers are having children later - the average age is 30. Children live in a range of family structures. Many are living in extended family environments, or with adults they are not related to.
Collectively, the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa have the highest average fertility rate in the world at 4.6. Niger tops the list at 6.8 children per woman, followed by Somalia at 6.0, the Democratic Republic of Congo (5.8), Mali (5.8), and Chad (5.6).
Family is also very important in New Zealand. The most common family unit is the nuclear family; a mother, a father, and children. But, along with this, the extended family is also important. There are many common forms of extended families in New Zealad.
Decile five – the middle of the pack – earned $60,800 to $77,199 and the lowest-earning 10% earned less than $23,700 a year.
average annual household disposable income increased from $88,454 to $89,036. average annual household equivalised disposable income (after tax and transfer payments) increased from $50,164 to $50,561.
Spoonley says the reasons for this are, in fact, reasonably obvious: increased access for women to higher education, and participation in the job market. There are demographic shifts, too; women are having children much later in life.
Not for all of New Zealand, of course. The average age for first children is 30, according to official statistics.
2022 data reveals that American families had an average of 1.94 of their own children under 18 — a drop from 2.33 in 1960. The average number of children per family (aged under and over 18) was 0.78, down by 1.33 from 60 years ago.
"Women are most fertile and have the best chance of getting pregnant in their 20s," Dr. Bergen says. "At age 25, the odds of conceiving after three months of trying are about 20%. Fertility gradually begins to decline at age 32, and after 35 that decline speeds up.
Among the more recent cohort, men's first births occurred at an average age of 27.5, 2.3 years later than in the late 1980s. Trends in mothers' age at first birth have been similar, rising two years between the late 1980s and today.
The data shows that Pacific and Māori women are, on average, having more babies than European or Asian woman. Māori women had a fertility rate of 2.14 births per woman. Asian woman had a total fertility rate of 1.40 births per woman.
Among 118 places with comparable data, only six have rates of childlessness higher than the U.S. rate of 19%. Singapore tops the list, with a childless rate of 23%, followed by Austria, the U.K., Finland, Bahrain, and Canada.
South Korea has smashed its own record for the world's lowest fertility rate again, according to official data. The average number of expected babies per South Korean woman over her reproductive life fell to 0.78 in 2022, down from 0.81 a year earlier, according to data published by Statistics Korea on Wednesday.
The crude divorce rate (divorces per 1,000 Australian residents) was 2.2 divorces per 1,000 residents in 2021, up from 1.9 in 2020. The total number of divorces granted in 2021 was 56,244, the highest number of divorces recorded since 1976.
Couples with children make up 43.7 per cent of all families, Couples with no children make up 38.8 per cent of all families, and Lone parent families make up 15.9 per cent of all families.
Australia had an average household size of 2.59 people in 2021. The indicator recorded a year-on-year decline of 1.1% in 2021. Between 2010 and 2021, the indicator decreased by 1.9%. The average household size in Australia was highest in the year 2011 and lowest in the year 2021, between 2010 and 2021.