Greenland vs Niue: Birth rate
Greenland
14.11 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Niue
13.87 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Greenland rank
112th
Niue rank
114th
Birth rate over time
- Greenland
- Niue
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 14.11 births per 1,000 people against 13.87 births per 1,000 people in Niue, a difference of 0.24 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niue ahead.
Greenland ranks 112th and Niue ranks 114th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 1 and Niue in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Niue | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.4 births per 1,000 people | 47.85 births per 1,000 people | 3.46 births per 1,000 people | Niue |
| 1960s | 40.76 births per 1,000 people | 44.49 births per 1,000 people | 3.73 births per 1,000 people | Niue |
| 1970s | 19.31 births per 1,000 people | 33.4 births per 1,000 people | 14.09 births per 1,000 people | Niue |
| 1980s | 20.72 births per 1,000 people | 28.52 births per 1,000 people | 7.8 births per 1,000 people | Niue |
| 1990s | 20.08 births per 1,000 people | 22.36 births per 1,000 people | 2.28 births per 1,000 people | Niue |
| 2000s | 15.65 births per 1,000 people | 19.27 births per 1,000 people | 3.62 births per 1,000 people | Niue |
| 2010s | 14.8 births per 1,000 people | 15.44 births per 1,000 people | 0.6365 births per 1,000 people | Niue |
| 2020s | 14.44 births per 1,000 people | 13.92 births per 1,000 people | 0.5135 births per 1,000 people | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Greenland or Niue?
- Greenland, at 14.11 births per 1,000 people against 13.87 births per 1,000 people in Niue as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Greenland and Niue?
- 0.24 births per 1,000 people, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Niue?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Niue rank globally for birth rate?
- Greenland ranks 112th and Niue ranks 114th 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.