Source: Statistics New Zealand
Births and deaths: Year ended June 2026 – information release
18 August 2026
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
The year ended June 2026 had the lowest number of registered births since 2003.
Over the last year (ended June 2026) compared with the previous year (ended June 2025):
- 56,268 live births were registered, down from 58,365
- 38,037 deaths were registered, up from 37,323
- the total fertility rate was 1.51 births per woman, down from 1.57
- the infant mortality rate was 5.33 deaths per 1,000 live births, up from 5.19 per 1,000.