Photo: Getty ImagesNew Zealand has just recorded its lowest-ever fertility rate. "They've shown a steady decline since about 2010, when the total fertility rate was about 2.2 births per woman." "Fertility rates among older women though - 35 to 50 years remain relatively the same as they were a decade ago." Dr Jackson said those figures combined would have increased the number of women, against which the number of births was measured. Kim Dunstan said that while the latest data was influenced by Covid-19, it remained to be seen what next year's results would show.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 17, 2020 19:18 UTC