In the December 2016 year:

• 59,430 live births and 31,179 deaths were registered in New Zealand, resulting in a natural increase (live births minus deaths) of 28,251.
• There were 1,608 fewer births and 429 fewer deaths compared with 2015.
• The total fertility rate dropped to a low of 1.87 births per woman, compared with an annual average of about 2.02 from 1980–2015.
• The infant mortality rate was 3.6 deaths per 1,000 live births.
• All regions had more births than deaths.

See Tables for how to access March 2017 data.