Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Niue
Niue: Fertility rate vs. child mortality was 2.51 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Niue, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Niue recorded 2.51 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. child mortality in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. child mortality in Niue peaked at 6.96 live births per woman in 1959 and was at its lowest, 2.51 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Niue 82nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 6.7 live births per woman | 6.32 live births per woman | 6.96 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.79 live births per woman | 6.47 live births per woman | 6.96 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.29 live births per woman | 4.68 live births per woman | 6.24 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.48 live births per woman | 4.12 live births per woman | 4.71 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.44 live births per woman | 2.97 live births per woman | 4.02 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.95 live births per woman | 2.86 live births per woman | 3.04 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.88 live births per woman | 2.63 live births per woman | 3.04 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.55 live births per woman | 2.51 live births per woman | 2.6 live births per woman | 4 |
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More health data for Niue
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,076 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Prevalence rate of obesity in adults 66.9% (2024)
- Share of adults who are obese vs. daily protein supply 66.2% (2024)
- Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita 99.0% (2024)
- Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines 99.0% (2024)
- Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese 63.5% (2024)
- Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita 66.2% (2024)
- Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 0.0642 under-five deaths per woman (2021)
- Obesity in men vs. women 63.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. child mortality in Niue?
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Niue was 2.51 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 vs. child mortality recorded in Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 6.96 live births per woman in 1959.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. child mortality recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.51 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Niue rank for fertility rate vs. child mortality?
- Niue ranks 82nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. child mortality rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Fertility rate vs. child mortality. 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.