Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Niue
Niue: Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate was -0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Niue, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Niue is -0.1%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 136.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Niue peaked at 3.6% in 1957 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 2023.
Niue ranks 191st of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Niue, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.0% | — |
| 1951 | 3.2% | +5.4% |
| 1952 | 3.3% | +4.5% |
| 1953 | 3.3% | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 3.4% | +2.4% |
| 1955 | 3.5% | +2.5% |
| 1956 | 3.6% | +2.1% |
| 1957 | 3.6% | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 3.6% | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 3.6% | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 3.6% | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 3.5% | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 3.4% | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 3.4% | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 3.4% | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 3.4% | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 3.4% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 3.4% | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 3.2% | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 3.0% | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 2.9% | -5.8% |
| 1972 | 2.7% | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 2.6% | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 2.5% | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 2.4% | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 2.3% | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 2.2% | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 2.2% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 2.2% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 2.2% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 2.2% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 2.2% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 2.2% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 2.1% | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 2.0% | -6.4% |
| 1986 | 1.7% | -11.1% |
| 1987 | 1.5% | -13.2% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 1.4% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 1.3% | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -18.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -23.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -20.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -20.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -27.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -42.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -65.9% |
| 2019 | -0.0% | -127.4% |
| 2020 | -0.0% | +207.7% |
| 2021 | -0.1% | +212.0% |
| 2022 | -0.1% | +35.1% |
| 2023 | -0.1% | +0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Niue changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -212.0% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | -207.7% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -127.4% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -65.9% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 2017 | -42.9% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | -0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Niue?
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Niue was -0.1% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate recorded in Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 1957.
- What is the lowest natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 2023.
- How does Niue rank for natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate?
- Niue ranks 191st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is down 136.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niue data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.