What is birth rate in New Caledonia?

Birth rate in New Caledonia was 14.26 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate recorded in New Caledonia?

The highest recorded value was 37.31 births per 1,000 people in 1961.

What is the lowest birth rate recorded in New Caledonia?

The lowest recorded value was 14.26 births per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does New Caledonia rank for birth rate?

New Caledonia ranks 111th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate rising or falling in New Caledonia?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this New Caledonia data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate in New Caledonia

Name: Birth rate in New Caledonia
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

New Caledonia: Birth rate was 14.26 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

14.26 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 1.6%

World rank

111th

of 236 countries

All-time high

37.31 births per 1,000 people

in 1961

All-time low

14.26 births per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate in New Caledonia, 1950–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for birth rate in New Caledonia is 14.26 births per 1,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate in New Caledonia peaked at 37.31 births per 1,000 people in 1961 and was at its lowest, 14.26 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.

New Caledonia ranks 111th 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	35.79 births per 1,000 people	35.1 births per 1,000 people	36.91 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	35.81 births per 1,000 people	34.27 births per 1,000 people	37.31 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	31.94 births per 1,000 people	27.98 births per 1,000 people	34.99 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	25.54 births per 1,000 people	23.98 births per 1,000 people	27.56 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	23.14 births per 1,000 people	21.08 births per 1,000 people	25.35 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	18.62 births per 1,000 people	17.01 births per 1,000 people	21.2 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	16 births per 1,000 people	15.18 births per 1,000 people	16.83 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	14.6 births per 1,000 people	14.26 births per 1,000 people	14.9 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near New Caledonia

108 American Samoa 15.39 births per 1,000 people compare
109 Venezuela 15.09 births per 1,000 people compare
110 Ecuador 15.03 births per 1,000 people compare
112 Greenland 14.11 births per 1,000 people compare
113 Sri Lanka 14.11 births per 1,000 people compare
114 Niue 13.87 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for New Caledonia

Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 15,426 people (2100)
Population density 18.45 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -0.2% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.96 births per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.96 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.96 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate 0.8% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.98 live births per woman (2023)

All data for New Caledonia →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate in New Caledonia?: Birth rate in New Caledonia was 14.26 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate recorded in New Caledonia?: The highest recorded value was 37.31 births per 1,000 people in 1961.
What is the lowest birth rate recorded in New Caledonia?: The lowest recorded value was 14.26 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does New Caledonia rank for birth rate?: New Caledonia ranks 111th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate rising or falling in New Caledonia?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Caledonia data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth rate
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.