In 2018, the median age of mothers at the birth of their first child in New Zealand was 30.5 years, significantly older than the average age in 1980. The median age of at childbirth in the country has increased over the past few decades, reflecting the changing societal attitudes across different generations in the country.
Median age of mothers at the birth of their child in New Zealand from 1980 to 2018
(in years)
Characteristic
Average age in years
2018
30.5
2017
30.3
2016
30.3
2015
30.2
2014
30.2
2013
30
2012
30
2011
30
2010
29.9
2009
29.9
2008
30
2007
30.1
2006
30.3
2005
30.4
2004
30.3
2003
30.2
2002
30.1
2001
29.8
2000
29.7
1999
29.5
1998
29.3
1997
29.1
1996
28.8
1995
28.6
1994
28.5
1993
28.3
1992
28.2
1991
27.9
1990
27.7
1989
27.4
1988
27.3
1987
27
1986
26.8
1985
26.6
1984
26.4
1983
26.2
1982
26
1981
25.8
1980
25.7
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Statistics New Zealand. (December 4, 2019). Median age of mothers at the birth of their child in New Zealand from 1980 to 2018 (in years) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1081327/new-zealand-median-age-of-mothers-at-childbirth/
Statistics New Zealand. "Median age of mothers at the birth of their child in New Zealand from 1980 to 2018 (in years)." Chart. December 4, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1081327/new-zealand-median-age-of-mothers-at-childbirth/
Statistics New Zealand. (2019). Median age of mothers at the birth of their child in New Zealand from 1980 to 2018 (in years). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1081327/new-zealand-median-age-of-mothers-at-childbirth/
Statistics New Zealand. "Median Age of Mothers at The Birth of Their Child in New Zealand from 1980 to 2018 (in Years)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Dec 2019, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1081327/new-zealand-median-age-of-mothers-at-childbirth/
Statistics New Zealand, Median age of mothers at the birth of their child in New Zealand from 1980 to 2018 (in years) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1081327/new-zealand-median-age-of-mothers-at-childbirth/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Median age of mothers at the birth of their child in New Zealand from 1980 to 2018 (in years) [Graph], Statistics New Zealand, December 4, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1081327/new-zealand-median-age-of-mothers-at-childbirth/
