India vs New Caledonia: Fertility rate: births per woman

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

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • India
  • New Caledonia
23456195019862023

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 fertility rate: births per woman, 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 fertility rate: births per woman 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 fertility rate: births per woman?
India ranks 117th and New Caledonia ranks 115th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.