Fertility rate: births per woman in Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.41 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Wallis and Futuna, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate: births per woman in Wallis and Futuna is 1.41 live births per woman, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Wallis and Futuna peaked at 7.35 live births per woman in 1969 and was at its lowest, 1.41 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Wallis and Futuna 190th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.96 live births per woman | 6.95 live births per woman | 6.98 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.14 live births per woman | 7 live births per woman | 7.35 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.81 live births per woman | 6.12 live births per woman | 7.32 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.53 live births per woman | 4.49 live births per woman | 6.4 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.56 live births per woman | 2.62 live births per woman | 4.58 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.27 live births per woman | 1.96 live births per woman | 2.58 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.96 live births per woman | 1.72 live births per woman | 2.28 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.47 live births per woman | 1.41 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | 4 |
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More population data for Wallis and Futuna
- World population growth -1.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 228 people (2100)
- Population density 49.26 people per km² (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.1% (2100)
- Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 1.41 live births per woman (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. median age 0.1% (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 9.15 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.38 children per women (2023)
- Natural population growth rate 0.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.41 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Wallis and Futuna?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Wallis and Futuna was 1.41 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Wallis and Futuna?
- The highest recorded value was 7.35 live births per woman in 1969.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Wallis and Futuna?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Wallis and Futuna rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Wallis and Futuna ranks 190th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Wallis and Futuna?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Wallis and Futuna data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.