Fertility Rate: New Caledonia
New Caledonia's fertility rate is currently 1.964 births per woman as of 2024. # New Caledonia Fertility Rate New Caledonia's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.964 births per woman
-0.8% y/y
Peak (1961)
5.465 births per woman
Low (2024)
1.964 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — New Caledonia
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — New Caledonia
Analysis# New Caledonia Fertility Rate
New Caledonia's fertility rate stands at 1.964 births per woman in 2024, marking an historic low for the territory. This represents a dramatic 63.9% decline from the 1961 peak of 5.465 births per woman. The overall trajectory since 1960 reveals a steady contraction in family size, with the current rate falling below replacement level and reflecting broader demographic shifts common to developed Pacific nations.
The decline accelerated noticeably after 2015, when the rate was 2.079 births per woman. Year-over-year decreases have been consistent, dropping to 2.012 by 2021 and continuing downward through 2024. This sustained downward momentum suggests New Caledonia's fertility will likely remain below 2.0 births per woman, consistent with aging populations and lower birth rates across high-income territories in the region.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.964 births per woman | -0.81% |
| 2023 | 1.98 births per woman | -0.90% |
| 2022 | 1.998 births per woman | -0.70% |
| 2021 | 2.012 births per woman | -0.49% |
| 2020 | 2.022 births per woman | -1.37% |
| 2019 | 2.05 births per woman | +0.44% |
| 2018 | 2.041 births per woman | -0.10% |
| 2017 | 2.043 births per woman | -1.68% |
| 2016 | 2.078 births per woman | -0.05% |
| 2015 | 2.079 births per woman | -1.84% |
| 2014 | 2.118 births per woman | -2.26% |
| 2013 | 2.167 births per woman | -1.59% |
| 2012 | 2.202 births per woman | +0.09% |
| 2011 | 2.2 births per woman | +0.59% |
| 2010 | 2.187 births per woman | -0.32% |
| 2009 | 2.194 births per woman | -0.45% |
| 2008 | 2.204 births per woman | -0.50% |
| 2007 | 2.215 births per woman | -1.16% |
| 2006 | 2.241 births per woman | +0.63% |
| 2005 | 2.227 births per woman | -0.71% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.243 births per woman | -1.10% |
| 2003 | 2.268 births per woman | -3.37% |
| 2002 | 2.347 births per woman | -3.10% |
| 2001 | 2.422 births per woman | -3.47% |
| 2000 | 2.509 births per woman | +1.01% |
| 1999 | 2.484 births per woman | -2.47% |
| 1998 | 2.547 births per woman | -3.74% |
| 1997 | 2.646 births per woman | -0.30% |
| 1996 | 2.654 births per woman | +0.08% |
| 1995 | 2.652 births per woman | -2.32% |
| 1994 | 2.715 births per woman | -3.83% |
| 1993 | 2.823 births per woman | -4.24% |
| 1992 | 2.948 births per woman | -4.04% |
| 1991 | 3.072 births per woman | -0.90% |
| 1990 | 3.1 births per woman | +1.41% |
| 1989 | 3.057 births per woman | -0.84% |
| 1988 | 3.083 births per woman | +0.06% |
| 1987 | 3.081 births per woman | +0.06% |
| 1986 | 3.079 births per woman | +1.08% |
| 1985 | 3.046 births per woman | -3.73% |
| 1984 | 3.164 births per woman | -5.64% |
| 1983 | 3.353 births per woman | -3.76% |
| 1982 | 3.484 births per woman | -2.84% |
| 1981 | 3.586 births per woman | -2.00% |
| 1980 | 3.659 births per woman | -2.40% |
| 1979 | 3.749 births per woman | -3.25% |
| 1978 | 3.875 births per woman | -4.42% |
| 1977 | 4.054 births per woman | -4.18% |
| 1976 | 4.231 births per woman | -5.05% |
| 1975 | 4.456 births per woman | -4.91% |
| 1974 | 4.686 births per woman | -4.99% |
| 1973 | 4.932 births per woman | -2.28% |
| 1972 | 5.047 births per woman | -0.08% |
| 1971 | 5.051 births per woman | -0.37% |
| 1970 | 5.07 births per woman | +1.24% |
| 1969 | 5.008 births per woman | -0.99% |
| 1968 | 5.058 births per woman | -1.79% |
| 1967 | 5.15 births per woman | -1.87% |
| 1966 | 5.248 births per woman | -1.19% |
| 1965 | 5.311 births per woman | -1.06% |
| 1964 | 5.368 births per woman | +0.47% |
| 1963 | 5.343 births per woman | -0.84% |
| 1962 | 5.388 births per woman | -1.41% |
| 1961 | 5.465 births per woman | +0.53% |
| 1960 | 5.436 births per woman | — |
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