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
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
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.