Falkland Islands vs New Zealand: Fertility rate: births per woman

Falkland Islands
1.69 live births per woman
in 2023
New Zealand
1.67 live births per woman
in 2023
Falkland Islands rank
141st
New Zealand rank
143rd

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Falkland Islands
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Falkland Islands currently reports 1.69 live births per woman against 1.67 live births per woman in New Zealand, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Zealand ahead.

Falkland Islands ranks 141st and New Zealand ranks 143rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Falkland Islands averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Falkland Islands New Zealand Difference Ahead
1950s 2.88 live births per woman 3.84 live births per woman 0.9615 live births per woman New Zealand
1960s 3.05 live births per woman 3.74 live births per woman 0.6989 live births per woman New Zealand
1970s 2.68 live births per woman 2.57 live births per woman 0.1154 live births per woman Falkland Islands
1980s 1.89 live births per woman 2 live births per woman 0.1042 live births per woman New Zealand
1990s 1.51 live births per woman 2.01 live births per woman 0.5018 live births per woman New Zealand
2000s 1.57 live births per woman 2.02 live births per woman 0.4516 live births per woman New Zealand
2010s 1.69 live births per woman 1.94 live births per woman 0.2512 live births per woman New Zealand
2020s 1.69 live births per woman 1.65 live births per woman 0.0423 live births per woman Falkland Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Falkland Islands or New Zealand?
Falkland Islands, at 1.69 live births per woman against 1.67 live births per woman in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Falkland Islands and New Zealand?
0.02 live births per woman, with Falkland Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Falkland Islands and New Zealand?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Falkland Islands and New Zealand rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Falkland Islands ranks 141st and New Zealand ranks 143rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
Last refreshed

Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.