Births and deaths: Year ended September 2022 – Information release
17 November 2022
Births and deaths releases provide statistics on the number of births and deaths of people resident in New Zealand that are registered during a given period, along with selected fertility and mortality rates. They may differ from statistics presented elsewhere that relate to all births and deaths registered in New Zealand or to births and deaths occurring during a given period.
Key facts
In the year ended September 2022 compared with the year ended September 2021:
- there were 58,749 live births registered, down from 59,382
- there were 38,052 deaths registered, up from 34,578
- the total fertility rate was 1.65 births per woman, down from 1.66
- the infant mortality rate was 3.57 deaths per 1,000 live births, down from 4.5.
The number of births to unmarried parents (ex-nuptial births, 29,508) exceeded the number of births to married parents (nuptial births, 29,238) for the first time. However, nearly 2 in 3 ex-nuptial births had parents who were in a de facto relationship (living together as a couple).
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