American Samoa vs New Caledonia: Birth rate

American Samoa
15.39 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
New Caledonia
14.26 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
American Samoa rank
108th
New Caledonia rank
111th

Birth rate over time

  • American Samoa
  • New Caledonia
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How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 15.39 births per 1,000 people against 14.26 births per 1,000 people in New Caledonia, a difference of 1.13 births per 1,000 people.

That makes American Samoa's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.

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

American Samoa ranks 108th and New Caledonia ranks 111th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa New Caledonia Difference Ahead
1950s 42.9 births per 1,000 people 35.79 births per 1,000 people 7.1 births per 1,000 people American Samoa
1960s 40.64 births per 1,000 people 35.81 births per 1,000 people 4.83 births per 1,000 people American Samoa
1970s 34.58 births per 1,000 people 31.94 births per 1,000 people 2.65 births per 1,000 people American Samoa
1980s 33.82 births per 1,000 people 25.54 births per 1,000 people 8.28 births per 1,000 people American Samoa
1990s 33.99 births per 1,000 people 23.14 births per 1,000 people 10.85 births per 1,000 people American Samoa
2000s 26.81 births per 1,000 people 18.62 births per 1,000 people 8.19 births per 1,000 people American Samoa
2010s 19.71 births per 1,000 people 16 births per 1,000 people 3.71 births per 1,000 people American Samoa
2020s 15.55 births per 1,000 people 14.6 births per 1,000 people 0.9518 births per 1,000 people American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, American Samoa or New Caledonia?
American Samoa, at 15.39 births per 1,000 people against 14.26 births per 1,000 people in New Caledonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between American Samoa and New Caledonia?
1.13 births per 1,000 people, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and New Caledonia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do American Samoa and New Caledonia rank globally for birth rate?
American Samoa ranks 108th and New Caledonia ranks 111th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.