New Caledonia's population rose from 79,819 in 1960 to 295,333 in 2025.
New Caledonia · Population & demographics
Size, growth, ages, births, deaths, urbanisation and migration.
23 indicators · 22 with data
New Caledonia's population growth fell from 2.3 % in 1996 to 0.9 % in 2025.
New Caledonia's population density rose from 10.7 in 1994 to 15.9 in 2023.
New Caledonia's population, female (% of total) rose from 49.3 % in 1996 to 50.7 % in 2025.
New Caledonia's urbanisation rose from 60.4 % in 1996 to 68.2 % in 2025.
New Caledonia's urban population rose from 123,927 in 1996 to 201,334 in 2025.
New Caledonia's rural population rose from 81,107 in 1996 to 93,999 in 2025.
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- Fertilitydown −0.8 %104th of 217
- Birth rate, crudedown −1.6 %107th of 217
- Death rate, crudedown −0.3 %146th of 217
- Adolescent fertility ratedown −3.8 %69th of 217
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- Median ageup +0.3 yrs91st of 216
- Children (0–14)down −0.2 pts114th of 217
- Working age (15–64)down −0.1 pts61st of 217
- Seniors (65+)up +0.4 pts88th of 217
- Age dependency ratioup +0.3 pts157th of 217
- Old-age dependency ratioup +0.6 pts85th of 217
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- Net migrationdown −3.3 %74th of 217
- Migrant stockup +0.5 pts35th of 216
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- Life expectancyup +0.2 yrs60th of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, femaleup +0.1 yrs65th of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, maleup +0.2 yrs59th of 217
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- Refugees hostedNo data