Greenland vs New Caledonia: Birth rate
Greenland
14.11 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
New Caledonia
14.26 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Greenland rank
112th
New Caledonia rank
111th
Birth rate over time
- Greenland
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 14.26 births per 1,000 people against 14.11 births per 1,000 people in Greenland, a difference of 0.15 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 112th and New Caledonia ranks 111th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 2 and New Caledonia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.4 births per 1,000 people | 35.79 births per 1,000 people | 8.6 births per 1,000 people | Greenland |
| 1960s | 40.76 births per 1,000 people | 35.81 births per 1,000 people | 4.95 births per 1,000 people | Greenland |
| 1970s | 19.31 births per 1,000 people | 31.94 births per 1,000 people | 12.63 births per 1,000 people | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 20.72 births per 1,000 people | 25.54 births per 1,000 people | 4.82 births per 1,000 people | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 20.08 births per 1,000 people | 23.14 births per 1,000 people | 3.06 births per 1,000 people | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 15.65 births per 1,000 people | 18.62 births per 1,000 people | 2.98 births per 1,000 people | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 14.8 births per 1,000 people | 16 births per 1,000 people | 1.2 births per 1,000 people | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 14.44 births per 1,000 people | 14.6 births per 1,000 people | 0.165 births per 1,000 people | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Greenland or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 14.26 births per 1,000 people against 14.11 births per 1,000 people in Greenland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Greenland and New Caledonia?
- 0.15 births per 1,000 people, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and New Caledonia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and New Caledonia rank globally for birth rate?
- Greenland ranks 112th 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
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.