India vs New Caledonia: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
India
1.89 children per women
in 2023
New Caledonia
1.95 children per women
in 2023
India rank
118th
New Caledonia rank
115th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- India
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 1.95 children per women against 1.89 children per women in India, a difference of 0.06 children per women.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Caledonia ahead.
India ranks 118th and New Caledonia ranks 115th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and New Caledonia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.81 children per women | 4.36 children per women | 0.5481 children per women | New Caledonia |
| 1960s | 4.1 children per women | 4.71 children per women | 0.6144 children per women | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 3.9 children per women | 4.19 children per women | 0.2876 children per women | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 3.58 children per women | 3.1 children per women | 0.482 children per women | India |
| 1990s | 3.16 children per women | 2.67 children per women | 0.4898 children per women | India |
| 2000s | 2.7 children per women | 2.23 children per women | 0.4743 children per women | India |
| 2010s | 2.19 children per women | 2.07 children per women | 0.1159 children per women | India |
| 2020s | 1.92 children per women | 1.97 children per women | 0.0519 children per women | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, India or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 1.95 children per women against 1.89 children per women in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between India and New Caledonia?
- 0.06 children per women, 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 fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- India ranks 118th and New Caledonia ranks 115th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).