New Caledonia vs Norway: World population growth
New Caledonia
-0.2%
in 2100
Norway
-0.2%
in 2100
New Caledonia rank
110th
Norway rank
113th
World population growth over time
- New Caledonia
- Norway
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports -0.2% against -0.2% in Norway, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 158 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Norway ahead.
New Caledonia ranks 110th and Norway ranks 113th of 238 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, New Caledonia averaged higher in 16 and Norway in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1800s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | New Caledonia |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Norway |
| 1950s | 2.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | New Caledonia |
| 1960s | 3.1% | 0.8% | 2.3% | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 0.5% | 2.8% | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 0.4% | 1.2% | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 0.6% | 1.8% | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.8% | 0.8% | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.1% | New Caledonia |
| 2030s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | New Caledonia |
| 2040s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | New Caledonia |
| 2050s | 0.2% | -0.1% | 0.2% | New Caledonia |
| 2060s | 0.0% | -0.2% | 0.2% | New Caledonia |
| 2070s | -0.0% | -0.2% | 0.1% | New Caledonia |
| 2080s | -0.1% | -0.2% | 0.1% | New Caledonia |
| 2090s | -0.2% | -0.2% | 0.1% | New Caledonia |
| 2100s | -0.2% | -0.2% | 0.0% | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, New Caledonia or Norway?
- New Caledonia, at -0.2% against -0.2% in Norway as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between New Caledonia and Norway?
- 0.0%, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Norway?
- 158 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do New Caledonia and Norway rank globally for world population growth?
- New Caledonia ranks 110th and Norway ranks 113th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.