300,682 (2023 est.)
noun: New Caledonian(s)
adjective: New Caledonian
Kanak 39.1%, European 27.1%, Wallisian, Futunian 8.2%, Tahitian 2.1%, Indonesian 1.4%, Ni-Vanuatu 1%, Vietnamese 0.9%, other 17.7%, unspecified 2.5% (2014 est.)
French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects
major-language sample(s):
The World Factbook, une source indispensable d'informations de base. (French)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
French audio sample:
Christian 85.2%, Muslim 2.8%, other 1.6%, unaffiliated 10.4% (2020 est.)
0-14 years: 20.96% (male 32,199/female 30,825)
15-64 years: 68.45% (male 103,611/female 102,208)
65 years and over: 10.59% (2023 est.) (male 13,914/female 17,925)
2023 population pyramid: 
total dependency ratio: 49.6
youth dependency ratio: 33.6
elderly dependency ratio: 16
potential support ratio: 6.3 (2021 est.)
total: 33.9 years (2023 est.)
male: 33.1 years
female: 34.8 years
1.17% (2023 est.)
14 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
3.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia
most of the populace lives in the southern part of the main island, in and around the capital of Noumea
urban population: 72.7% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 1.72% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
198,000 NOUMEA (capital) (2018)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2023 est.)
total: 4.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)
male: 5.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.9 deaths/1,000 live births
total population: 79.1 years (2023 est.)
male: 75.2 years
female: 83.1 years
1.84 children born/woman (2023 est.)
0.9 (2023 est.)
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improved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 99.3% of population
unimproved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 0.7% of population (2020 est.)
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improved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 0% of population (2020 est.)
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22.5% (2023 est.)
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.9%
male: 97.3%
female: 96.5% (2015)
NOTE: The information regarding New Caledonia on this page is re-published from the 2024 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of New Caledonia 2024 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about New Caledonia 2024 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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