New Caledonia vs Sri Lanka: Fertility rate, total
New Caledonia
1.96 births per woman
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1.95 births per woman
in 2024
New Caledonia rank
104th
Sri Lanka rank
107th
Fertility rate, total over time
- New Caledonia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 1.96 births per woman against 1.95 births per woman in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Caledonia ahead.
New Caledonia ranks 104th and Sri Lanka ranks 107th of 218 countries.
New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.28 births per woman | 4.96 births per woman | 0.3125 births per woman | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 4.52 births per woman | 3.96 births per woman | 0.5514 births per woman | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 3.26 births per woman | 3.02 births per woman | 0.2353 births per woman | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 2.76 births per woman | 2.35 births per woman | 0.4125 births per woman | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 2.29 births per woman | 2.26 births per woman | 0.0231 births per woman | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 2.12 births per woman | 2.1 births per woman | 0.0151 births per woman | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 2 births per woman | 1.98 births per woman | 0.0128 births per woman | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, New Caledonia or Sri Lanka?
- New Caledonia, at 1.96 births per woman against 1.95 births per woman in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between New Caledonia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.01 births per woman, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Sri Lanka?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do New Caledonia and Sri Lanka rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- New Caledonia ranks 104th and Sri Lanka ranks 107th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.