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Live births in New Zealand

Live births in New Zealand was 59,236 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 127th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count59,236 Estimated
Change on 2022+0.5%
Rank127th of 236Countries ranked
Series high65,0341961
Series low49,1021950
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Live births in New Zealand, 1950 to 2023

45K50K55K60K65K70K19501961197219831994200520231950: 49,102 count1951: 49,902 count1952: 51,125 count1953: 51,460 count1954: 53,615 count1955: 55,221 count1956: 56,745 count1957: 57,879 count1958: 59,730 count1959: 61,531 count1960: 63,174 count1961: 65,034 count1962: 64,205 count1963: 64,185 count1964: 61,748 count1965: 59,840 count1966: 60,028 count1967: 60,972 count1968: 62,384 count1969: 62,492 count1970: 62,139 count1971: 64,421 count1972: 63,029 count1973: 59,871 count1974: 58,712 count1975: 55,946 count1976: 55,308 count1977: 54,574 count1978: 51,492 count1979: 52,499 count1980: 50,770 count1981: 50,806 count1982: 49,892 count1983: 50,296 count1984: 51,465 count1985: 52,040 count1986: 52,974 count1987: 55,143 count1988: 57,538 count1989: 58,356 count1990: 59,775 count1991: 59,103 count1992: 59,136 count1993: 58,574 count1994: 57,110 count1995: 57,193 count1996: 56,974 count1997: 57,088 count1998: 55,277 count1999: 56,866 count2000: 56,573 count2001: 55,577 count2002: 53,577 count2003: 55,356 count2004: 57,350 count2005: 57,243 count2006: 58,877 count2007: 63,621 count2008: 64,045 count2009: 62,332 count2010: 63,378 count2011: 61,336 count2012: 60,876 count2013: 58,405 count2014: 56,707 count2015: 59,854 count2016: 58,552 count2017: 58,574 count2018: 57,387 count2019: 58,824 count2020: 57,391 count2021: 58,853 count2022: 58,955 count2023: 59,236 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
202359,236 Estimated
202258,955 Estimated
202158,853 Estimated
202057,391 Estimated
201958,824 Estimated
201857,387 Estimated
201758,574 Estimated
201658,552 Estimated
201559,854 Estimated
201456,707 Estimated
201358,405 Estimated
201260,876 Estimated
201161,336 Estimated
201063,378 Estimated
200962,332 Estimated
200864,045 Estimated
200763,621 Estimated
200658,877 Estimated
200557,243 Estimated
200457,350 Estimated
200355,356 Estimated
200253,577 Estimated
200155,577 Estimated
200056,573 Estimated
199956,866 Estimated
199855,277 Estimated
199757,088 Estimated
199656,974 Estimated
199557,193 Estimated
199457,110 Estimated
199358,574 Estimated
199259,136 Estimated
199159,103 Estimated
199059,775 Estimated
198958,356 Estimated
198857,538 Estimated
198755,143 Estimated
198652,974 Estimated
198552,040 Estimated
198451,465 Estimated
198350,296 Estimated
198249,892 Estimated
198150,806 Estimated
198050,770 Estimated
197952,499 Estimated
197851,492 Estimated
197754,574 Estimated
197655,308 Estimated
197555,946 Estimated
197458,712 Estimated
197359,871 Estimated
197263,029 Estimated
197164,421 Estimated
197062,139 Estimated
196962,492 Estimated
196862,384 Estimated
196760,972 Estimated
196660,028 Estimated
196559,840 Estimated
196461,748 Estimated
196364,185 Estimated
196264,205 Estimated
196165,034 Estimated
196063,174 Estimated
195961,531 Estimated
195859,730 Estimated
195757,879 Estimated
195656,745 Estimated
195555,221 Estimated
195453,615 Estimated
195351,460 Estimated
195251,125 Estimated
195149,902 Estimated
195049,102 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.

How to cite

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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APA 7

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, New Zealand, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

MLA 9

World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, New Zealand, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/new-zealand. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, New Zealand, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/new-zealand.

Harvard

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, New Zealand, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/new-zealand (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_new_zealand_2023,
  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, New Zealand, 1950 to 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/new-zealand. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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What is the live births in New Zealand?

Live births in New Zealand was 59,236 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 127th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in New Zealand?

65,034 in 1961, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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