New Zealand’s rate of natural increase in population in 2023 was the lowest in 80 years, the country’s Bureau of Statistics reported on February 19, RNZ reported.
According to published data, there were only 19,071 more births than deaths in New Zealand last year. This is the lowest figure since 1943, when the natural population growth was 17,562 people.
“The number of deaths in 2023 was slightly lower than in 2022, but higher than in previous years.””commented analyst Rebecca Hennessy.
Life expectancy has also decreased, he said. It was 80.3 years for newborn boys and 83.7 years for girls. As Hennessy noted, these statistics were negatively affected in 2022, when there was fight against coronavirus infection, population growth and aging.
The country also has a low number of births. In 2023 it was the lowest in the last 20 years. The fertility rate is 1.56 births per woman.
Let us remember that for the natural reproduction of the population, the birth rate must be at least 2.1 children per woman.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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