Births dropped during, and boomed after, World War 2
Annual live births in New Zealand: 1935–1950
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
27,150
28,395
29,895
30,846
32,871
36,945
39,171
37,818
34,686
38,037
41,535
47,523
49,698
49,062
48,843
49,332
