Number of one year olds in New Caledonia

New Caledonia: Number of one year olds was 2,017 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,017
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
184th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2,254
in 2014
All-time low
918
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of one year olds in New Caledonia, 1950–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, number of one year olds in New Caledonia stood at 2,017.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of one year olds in New Caledonia peaked at 2,254 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 918, in 1950.

That places New Caledonia 184th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Number of one year olds in New Caledonia, year by year

Annual values for Number of one year olds in New Caledonia, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 918 —
1951 951 +3.6%
1952 978 +2.8%
1953 998 +2.0%
1954 1,020 +2.2%
1955 1,043 +2.3%
1956 1,071 +2.7%
1957 1,105 +3.2%
1958 1,145 +3.6%
1959 1,194 +4.3%
1960 1,246 +4.4%
1961 1,299 +4.3%
1962 1,355 +4.3%
1963 1,400 +3.3%
1964 1,433 +2.4%
1965 1,464 +2.2%
1966 1,492 +1.9%
1967 1,524 +2.1%
1968 1,560 +2.4%
1969 1,589 +1.9%
1970 1,651 +3.9%
1971 1,772 +7.3%
1972 1,884 +6.3%
1973 1,962 +4.1%
1974 2,032 +3.6%
1975 2,089 +2.8%
1976 2,106 +0.8%
1977 2,067 -1.9%
1978 2,013 -2.6%
1979 1,982 -1.5%
1980 1,960 -1.1%
1981 1,933 -1.4%
1982 1,903 -1.6%
1983 1,879 -1.3%
1984 1,871 -0.4%
1985 1,841 -1.6%
1986 1,800 -2.2%
1987 1,823 +1.3%
1988 1,881 +3.2%
1989 2,001 +6.4%
1990 2,064 +3.1%
1991 2,071 +0.3%
1992 2,141 +3.4%
1993 2,167 +1.2%
1994 2,150 -0.8%
1995 2,130 -0.9%
1996 2,123 -0.3%
1997 2,162 +1.8%
1998 2,222 +2.8%
1999 2,229 +0.3%
2000 2,211 -0.8%
2001 2,239 +1.3%
2002 2,244 +0.2%
2003 2,197 -2.1%
2004 2,150 -2.1%
2005 2,123 -1.3%
2006 2,120 -0.1%
2007 2,123 +0.1%
2008 2,117 -0.3%
2009 2,104 -0.6%
2010 2,120 +0.8%
2011 2,161 +1.9%
2012 2,204 +2.0%
2013 2,237 +1.5%
2014 2,254 +0.8%
2015 2,235 -0.8%
2016 2,163 -3.2%
2017 2,105 -2.7%
2018 2,074 -1.5%
2019 2,040 -1.6%
2020 2,044 +0.2%
2021 2,041 -0.1%
2022 2,025 -0.8%
2023 2,017 -0.4%

New Caledonia compared with similar countries

  • New Caledonia's 2,017 is below the median for high income countries, which is 11,586, 17% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • New Caledonia's 2,017 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,573, 14% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 1,042 918 1,194 10
1960s 1,436 1,246 1,589 10
1970s 1,956 1,651 2,106 10
1980s 1,889 1,800 2,001 10
1990s 2,146 2,064 2,229 10
2000s 2,163 2,104 2,244 10
2010s 2,159 2,040 2,254 10
2020s 2,032 2,017 2,044 4

Countries ranked near New Caledonia

  1. 181 Iceland 2,299 compare
  2. 182 Bahamas 2,144 compare
  3. 183 Malta 2,104 compare
  4. 185 Guadeloupe 1,730 compare
  5. 186 Kiribati 1,591 compare
  6. 187 Barbados 1,548 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of one year olds in New Caledonia?
Number of one year olds in New Caledonia was 2,017 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of one year olds recorded in New Caledonia?
The highest recorded value was 2,254 in 2014.
What is the lowest number of one year olds recorded in New Caledonia?
The lowest recorded value was 918 in 1950.
How does New Caledonia rank for number of one year olds?
New Caledonia ranks 184th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of one year olds rising or falling in New Caledonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of one year olds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of one year olds
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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