Nepal vs New Caledonia: Fertility rate: births per woman

Nepal
1.98 live births per woman
in 2023
New Caledonia
1.98 live births per woman
in 2023
Nepal rank
114th
New Caledonia rank
115th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Nepal
  • New Caledonia
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 1.98 live births per woman against 1.98 live births per woman in New Caledonia, a difference of 0 live births per woman.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.

Nepal ranks 114th and New Caledonia ranks 115th of 236 countries.

Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal New Caledonia Difference Ahead
1950s 6.06 live births per woman 5.25 live births per woman 0.8087 live births per woman Nepal
1960s 6.01 live births per woman 5.28 live births per woman 0.7346 live births per woman Nepal
1970s 5.74 live births per woman 4.52 live births per woman 1.23 live births per woman Nepal
1980s 5.45 live births per woman 3.26 live births per woman 2.2 live births per woman Nepal
1990s 4.78 live births per woman 2.76 live births per woman 2.02 live births per woman Nepal
2000s 3.24 live births per woman 2.29 live births per woman 0.9535 live births per woman Nepal
2010s 2.3 live births per woman 2.12 live births per woman 0.1809 live births per woman Nepal
2020s 2.02 live births per woman 2 live births per woman 0.0125 live births per woman Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Nepal or New Caledonia?
Nepal, at 1.98 live births per woman against 1.98 live births per woman in New Caledonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Nepal and New Caledonia?
0 live births per woman, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and New Caledonia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Nepal and New Caledonia rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Nepal ranks 114th 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.