Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Niue
Niue: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 2.42 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.42 children per women
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
80th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.12 children per women
in 1963
All-time low
2.42 children per women
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Niue, 1950–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
Niue recorded 2.42 children per women for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Niue peaked at 6.12 children per women in 1963 and was at its lowest, 2.42 children per women, in 2023.
Niue ranks 80th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Niue, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.26 children per women | — |
| 1951 | 5.36 children per women | +1.9% |
| 1952 | 5.46 children per women | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 5.55 children per women | +1.7% |
| 1954 | 5.65 children per women | +1.8% |
| 1955 | 5.77 children per women | +2.2% |
| 1956 | 5.9 children per women | +2.2% |
| 1957 | 6 children per women | +1.7% |
| 1958 | 6.02 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 6.06 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 6.08 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 6.1 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 6.11 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 6.12 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 6.12 children per women | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 6.11 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 6.08 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 6.04 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 5.99 children per women | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 5.9 children per women | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 5.7 children per women | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 5.48 children per women | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 5.26 children per women | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 5.06 children per women | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 4.89 children per women | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 4.73 children per women | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 4.6 children per women | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 4.5 children per women | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 4.42 children per women | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 4.4 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 4.43 children per women | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 4.45 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 4.43 children per women | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 4.4 children per women | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 4.32 children per women | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 4.23 children per women | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 4.13 children per women | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 4.04 children per women | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 3.97 children per women | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 3.9 children per women | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 3.81 children per women | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 3.66 children per women | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 3.53 children per women | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 3.4 children per women | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 3.27 children per women | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 3.17 children per women | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 3.06 children per women | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 2.97 children per women | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 2.88 children per women | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 2.8 children per women | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 2.74 children per women | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 2.7 children per women | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 2.69 children per women | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 2.72 children per women | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 2.75 children per women | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 2.79 children per women | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 2.83 children per women | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 2.84 children per women | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.85 children per women | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.87 children per women | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 2.88 children per women | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 2.87 children per women | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.86 children per women | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.82 children per women | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.79 children per women | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.74 children per women | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 2.69 children per women | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.64 children per women | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 2.58 children per women | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 2.52 children per women | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 2.49 children per women | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.46 children per women | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 2.44 children per women | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 2.42 children per women | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.7 children per women | 5.26 children per women | 6.06 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.07 children per women | 5.9 children per women | 6.12 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.91 children per women | 4.4 children per women | 5.7 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.23 children per women | 3.9 children per women | 4.45 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.25 children per women | 2.8 children per women | 3.81 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.78 children per women | 2.69 children per women | 2.87 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.74 children per women | 2.52 children per women | 2.88 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.45 children per women | 2.42 children per women | 2.49 children per women | 4 |
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More population data for Niue
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3117 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.25 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.25 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 135 people (2100)
- Population density 9.25 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.1% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population aged 25-64 years (thousands), annual growth rate -0.7134 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Niue?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Niue was 2.42 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 6.12 children per women in 1963.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.42 children per women in 2023.
- How does Niue rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Niue ranks 80th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niue data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).