Average age of mothers at childbirth in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 30.49 years in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
30.49 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
57th
of 236 countries
All-time high
30.49 years
in 2023
All-time low
27.48 years
in 1979
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Average age of mothers at childbirth in New Caledonia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average age of mothers at childbirth in New Caledonia is 30.49 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in New Caledonia peaked at 30.49 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.48 years, in 1979.
New Caledonia ranks 57th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Average age of mothers at childbirth in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 28.81 years | — |
| 1951 | 28.81 years | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 28.81 years | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 28.82 years | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 28.82 years | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 28.82 years | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 28.83 years | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 28.83 years | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 28.83 years | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 28.84 years | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 28.84 years | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 28.84 years | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 28.84 years | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 29 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 29.61 years | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 29.67 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 29.43 years | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 29.06 years | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 28.65 years | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 28.46 years | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 28.26 years | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 28.27 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 28.27 years | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 28.26 years | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 28.01 years | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 27.77 years | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 27.65 years | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 27.61 years | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 27.55 years | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 27.48 years | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 27.51 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 27.57 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 27.54 years | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 27.57 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 27.58 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 27.7 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 27.88 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 28.03 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 27.98 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 28 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 28.04 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 28.09 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 28.23 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 28.43 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 28.63 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 29.08 years | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 29.25 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 29.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 29.26 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 28.82 years | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 28.65 years | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 28.7 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 28.82 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 28.93 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 29.05 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 29.07 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 29.11 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 29.17 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 29.19 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 29.21 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 29.24 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 29.31 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 29.39 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 29.5 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 29.61 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 29.72 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 29.84 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 29.9 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 30 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 30.08 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 30.33 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 30.43 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 30.43 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30.49 years | +0.2% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 30.49 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.49 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 30.49 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.17 years, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.82 years | 28.81 years | 28.84 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 29.04 years | 28.46 years | 29.67 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.91 years | 27.48 years | 28.27 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.74 years | 27.51 years | 28.03 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.71 years | 28.04 years | 29.3 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.99 years | 28.65 years | 29.21 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.66 years | 29.24 years | 30.08 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.42 years | 30.33 years | 30.49 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 54 New Zealand 30.64 years compare
- 55 Saint Helena 30.6 years compare
- 56 Rwanda 30.59 years compare
- 58 Slovenia 30.44 years compare
- 59 Czechia 30.43 years compare
- 60 Falkland Islands 30.43 years compare
More reference data data for New Caledonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0497 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0675 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 260.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 36.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0036 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 7.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 9.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of mothers at childbirth in New Caledonia?
- Average age of mothers at childbirth in New Caledonia was 30.49 years in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.49 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.48 years in 1979.
- How does New Caledonia rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- New Caledonia ranks 57th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children if women were subject throughout their lives to the age-specific fertility rates observed in a given year.