Lithuania vs New Caledonia: Population growth rate

Lithuania
0.9%
in 2023
New Caledonia
1.0%
in 2023
Lithuania rank
117th
New Caledonia rank
114th

Population growth rate over time

  • Lithuania
  • New Caledonia
-2024195019862023

How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Caledonia ahead.

Lithuania ranks 117th and New Caledonia ranks 114th of 236 countries.

New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania New Caledonia Difference Ahead
1950s 1.3% 2.1% 0.9% New Caledonia
1960s 1.3% 3.1% 1.8% New Caledonia
1970s 0.9% 3.3% 2.4% New Caledonia
1980s 0.8% 1.6% 0.8% New Caledonia
1990s -0.5% 2.4% 2.9% New Caledonia
2000s -1.1% 1.6% 2.7% New Caledonia
2010s -1.2% 0.9% 2.1% New Caledonia
2020s 0.6% 0.7% 0.0% New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rate, Lithuania or New Caledonia?
New Caledonia, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Lithuania as of 2023.
What is the difference in population growth rate between Lithuania and New Caledonia?
0.1%, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and New Caledonia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Lithuania and New Caledonia rank globally for population growth rate?
Lithuania ranks 117th 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

Indicator
Population growth rate
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.