Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Niue
Niue: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 2.49 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.49 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
82nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.96 live births per woman
in 1959
All-time low
2.49 live births per woman
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Niue, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Niue recorded 2.49 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Niue peaked at 6.96 live births per woman in 1959 and was at its lowest, 2.49 live births per woman, in 2024.
Niue ranks 82nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Niue, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.32 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.41 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 1952 | 6.49 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 6.57 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 1954 | 6.66 live births per woman | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 6.76 live births per woman | +1.7% |
| 1956 | 6.88 live births per woman | +1.7% |
| 1957 | 6.96 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 6.95 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 6.96 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 6.96 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 6.94 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 6.92 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 6.9 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 6.87 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 6.82 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 6.76 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 6.69 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 6.6 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 6.47 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 6.24 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 5.97 live births per woman | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 5.71 live births per woman | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 5.47 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 5.28 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 5.09 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 4.93 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 4.81 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 4.72 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 4.68 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 4.7 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 4.71 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 4.7 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 4.66 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 4.58 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 4.48 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 4.37 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 4.28 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 4.2 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 4.12 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 4.02 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 3.87 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 3.73 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 3.6 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 3.46 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 3.35 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 3.24 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 3.15 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 3.05 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 2.97 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 2.9 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 2.87 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 2.86 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 2.88 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.92 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 2.96 live births per woman | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 3 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 3.01 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 3.01 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 3.04 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 3.04 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 3.03 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 3.01 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.97 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.93 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 2.88 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 2.83 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 2.77 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 2.7 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.63 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 2.6 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 2.56 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.54 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.51 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 2.49 live births per woman | -1.0% |
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 | 2.54 live births per woman | 2.49 live births per woman | 2.6 live births per woman | 5 |
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More education data for Niue
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 61.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 108 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -6.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 109 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -33.33 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Niue?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Niue was 2.49 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 6.96 live births per woman in 1959.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.49 live births per woman in 2024.
- How does Niue rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Niue ranks 82nd out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niue data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.