| Population | 293,608 (July 2021 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: New Caledonian(s) adjective: New Caledonian |
| Ethnic groups | 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.) |
| Languages | 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. |
| Religions | Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10% |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 21.74% (male 32,227/female 30,819) 15-24 years: 15.63% (male 23,164/female 22,163) 25-54 years: 43.73% (male 63,968/female 62,856) 55-64 years: 9.06% (male 12,700/female 13,568) 65 years and over: 9.84% (male 12,552/female 15,992) (2020 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 46.6 youth dependency ratio: 32.4 elderly dependency ratio: 14.2 potential support ratio: 7 (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 32.9 years male: 32.1 years female: 33.7 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 1.22% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 14.28 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 5.84 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 3.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia |
| Population distribution | most of the populace lives in the southern part of the main island, in and around the capital of Noumea |
| Urbanization | urban population: 71.9% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 1.72% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 198,000 NOUMEA (capital) (2018) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 5.08 deaths/1,000 live births male: 6.07 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 78.59 years male: 74.66 years female: 82.71 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.87 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: total: 100% of population unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Physicians density | 2.22 physicians/1,000 population (2009) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: total: 100% of population unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| Major infectious diseases | degree of risk: high (2020) food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea vectorborne diseases: malaria |
| Education expenditures | NA |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.9% male: 97.3% female: 96.5% (2015) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
