Fertility rate in New Caledonia
The fertility rate in New Caledonia was 1.96 births per woman in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1960.
New Caledonia, 2024
1.96
Change from 2023
−0.8%
World, 2024
2.19 births per woman
Position in 2024
104th of 217
Fertility rate in New Caledonia over time
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Births per woman. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | New Caledonia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.96 births per woman | 2.19 births per woman |
| 2023 | 1.98 births per woman | 2.20 births per woman |
| 2022 | 2.00 births per woman | 2.22 births per woman |
| 2021 | 2.01 births per woman | 2.25 births per woman |
| 2020 | 2.02 births per woman | 2.28 births per woman |
| 2019 | 2.05 births per woman | 2.35 births per woman |
| 2018 | 2.04 births per woman | 2.39 births per woman |
| 2017 | 2.04 births per woman | 2.46 births per woman |
| 2016 | 2.08 births per woman | 2.49 births per woman |
| 2015 | 2.08 births per woman | 2.49 births per woman |
| 2014 | 2.12 births per woman | 2.52 births per woman |
| 2013 | 2.17 births per woman | 2.52 births per woman |
| 2012 | 2.20 births per woman | 2.56 births per woman |
| 2011 | 2.20 births per woman | 2.55 births per woman |
| 2010 | 2.19 births per woman | 2.57 births per woman |
| 2009 | 2.19 births per woman | 2.59 births per woman |
| 2008 | 2.20 births per woman | 2.60 births per woman |
| 2007 | 2.22 births per woman | 2.60 births per woman |
| 2006 | 2.24 births per woman | 2.61 births per woman |
| 2005 | 2.23 births per woman | 2.61 births per woman |
| 2004 | 2.24 births per woman | 2.63 births per woman |
| 2003 | 2.27 births per woman | 2.64 births per woman |
| 2002 | 2.35 births per woman | 2.66 births per woman |
| 2001 | 2.42 births per woman | 2.69 births per woman |
| 2000 | 2.51 births per woman | 2.73 births per woman |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.8% from 1.98 births per woman in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 2.12 births per woman, the figure has changed by −7.3%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, New Caledonia has the 104th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 2.19 births per woman.
More for New Caledonia
All statistics for New Caledonia
Crude birth rate
14.0 per 1,000 people
2024 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
289,870 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
33.9 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.98 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.97%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
295,333 people
2025 · World Bank