Australia vs New Caledonia: Population growth rate
Australia
1.0%
in 2023
New Caledonia
1.0%
in 2023
Australia rank
113th
New Caledonia rank
114th
Population growth rate over time
- Australia
- New Caledonia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 113th and New Caledonia ranks 114th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and New Caledonia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 1960s | 2.0% | 3.1% | 1.1% | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 3.3% | 1.7% | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.6% | 0.0% | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 2.4% | 1.3% | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.6% | 0.2% | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth rate, Australia or New Caledonia?
- Australia, at 1.0% against 1.0% in New Caledonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population growth rate between Australia and New Caledonia?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Caledonia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and New Caledonia rank globally for population growth rate?
- Australia ranks 113th and New Caledonia ranks 114th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.