Birth rate in Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna: Birth rate was 8.58 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rate in Wallis and Futuna, 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
In 2023, birth rate in Wallis and Futuna stood at 8.58 births per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate in Wallis and Futuna peaked at 48.04 births per 1,000 people in 1969 and was at its lowest, 8.58 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Wallis and Futuna ranks 197th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 | 42.88 births per 1,000 people | 34.76 births per 1,000 people | 47.39 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 31.55 births per 1,000 people | 23.09 births per 1,000 people | 48.04 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.33 births per 1,000 people | 37.02 births per 1,000 people | 47.97 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.02 births per 1,000 people | 30.18 births per 1,000 people | 37.44 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.96 births per 1,000 people | 18.45 births per 1,000 people | 31.22 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.76 births per 1,000 people | 14.02 births per 1,000 people | 19.38 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.81 births per 1,000 people | 10.68 births per 1,000 people | 15.74 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.93 births per 1,000 people | 8.58 births per 1,000 people | 9.57 births per 1,000 people | 4 |
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More population data for Wallis and Futuna
- 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)
- World population growth -1.1% (2100)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.41 live births per woman (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 9.15 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 1.41 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.38 children per women (2023)
- Children per woman vs. Natural population growth 0.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.41 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate in Wallis and Futuna?
- Birth rate in Wallis and Futuna was 8.58 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 Wallis and Futuna?
- The highest recorded value was 48.04 births per 1,000 people in 1969.
- What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Wallis and Futuna?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.58 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Wallis and Futuna rank for birth rate?
- Wallis and Futuna ranks 197th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate rising or falling in Wallis and Futuna?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Wallis and Futuna 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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The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.