India vs New Caledonia: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
India
1.98 live births per woman
in 2023
New Caledonia
1.98 live births per woman
in 2023
India rank
117th
New Caledonia rank
115th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- India
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 1.98 live births per woman against 1.98 live births per woman in India, a difference of 0 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was India ahead.
India ranks 117th and New Caledonia ranks 115th of 236 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.86 live births per woman | 5.25 live births per woman | 0.6151 live births per woman | India |
| 1960s | 5.88 live births per woman | 5.28 live births per woman | 0.6075 live births per woman | India |
| 1970s | 5.24 live births per woman | 4.52 live births per woman | 0.7275 live births per woman | India |
| 1980s | 4.47 live births per woman | 3.26 live births per woman | 1.21 live births per woman | India |
| 1990s | 3.7 live births per woman | 2.76 live births per woman | 0.9338 live births per woman | India |
| 2000s | 3 live births per woman | 2.29 live births per woman | 0.7153 live births per woman | India |
| 2010s | 2.34 live births per woman | 2.12 live births per woman | 0.2197 live births per woman | India |
| 2020s | 2.01 live births per woman | 2 live births per woman | 0.0045 live births per woman | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, India or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 1.98 live births per woman against 1.98 live births per woman in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between India and New Caledonia?
- 0 live births per woman, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and New Caledonia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do India and New Caledonia rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- India ranks 117th and New Caledonia ranks 115th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.