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How many babies are born in New Caledonia?

4.04 thousand babies born in New Caledonia in 2026. That is 0.00% of all births worldwide, and the 184th largest of any country. UN projection

2024–2100 uses the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario, based on assumptions about fertility, mortality and migration. These are projections, not observed births or guaranteed outcomes. Uncertainty increases further into the future; this site does not display prediction intervals.

Births in New Caledonia: history and projections

1K 1 CE1000150018002100
Annual births, logarithmic scale. Shading marks modelled years before 1800; the dashed line marks UN projections from 2024.
Every figure refers to the area inside New Caledonia’s present-day borders. Before 1800 the state did not exist in its current form. See how borders are handled.
Year Estimated births Population Per 1,000 Evidence
1 CE ~150 ~3.6K 41.1 Modelled estimate
1000 ~420 ~10K 41.1 Modelled estimate
1500 ~710 ~17K 41.1 Modelled estimate
1800 ~1.59K ~35.8K 44.4 Historical reconstruction
1900 ~2.51K ~56.6K 44.4 Historical reconstruction
1950 2.24K 63.8K 35.1 UN estimate
2000 4.73K 223K 21.2 UN estimate
2023 4.13K 290K 14.3 UN estimate
2026 4.04K 298K 13.6 UN projection
2050 3.76K 341K 11.0 UN projection
2075 3.41K 347K 9.8 UN projection
2100 3.04K 337K 9.0 UN projection

What the numbers show

The highest annual births in New Caledonia among estimates through 2023 were in 2000, at about 4.73K. That is roughly 32 times the estimated ~147 births a year in 1 CE.

At 1.93 children per woman, fertility in New Caledonia is below the level of about 2.1 that would hold a population steady over the long run without migration.

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How many babies are born in New Caledonia each year?

An estimated 4.04 thousand babies are born in New Caledonia in 2026, according to the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection. That is about 11 a day and 0.00% of all births worldwide.

What is the birth rate in New Caledonia?

New Caledonia has an estimated 13.6 births per 1,000 people in 2026, and a total fertility rate of 1.93 children per woman.

Where these numbers come from

2026 figures are the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario. UN estimates cover 1950–2023; projections cover 2024–2100. Earlier years come from Gapminder’s reconstructions (1800–1949) and a model applied to HYDE population estimates (before 1800). The full chain is set out in the methodology, and every source is listed on the sources page.