🇳🇨 Population of New Caledonia

292,991
Current Population of New Caledonia
3,006
Net population growth this year
16.03
Population Density (people/km²)

As of July 1, 2023 the population of New Caledonia reached 292,991, of which 145,639 people are male and 147,352 female. The country has a population density of 16.028 people per square kilometer. With an overall population growth rate of 1.026% for the year. According to the latest data, New Caledonia is set to increase its population size by 2,945 people next year. Making the total population count of New Caledonia 295,966 people by 2024.

Historic Population of New Caledonia (1950 - 2023)

Between 1950 and 2023 the population of New Caledonia grown from 63,860 people to 292,991. An increase of the population size by 358.8% in 73 years.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
1950 63,860 34,270 29,590 1,050 3.4934 1.644%
1951 64,940 34,779 30,161 1,111 3.5525 1.711%
1952 66,090 35,322 30,767 1,187 3.6154 1.796%
1953 67,315 35,900 31,416 1,264 3.6824 1.878%
1954 68,614 36,516 32,097 1,334 3.7535 1.944%
1955 69,989 37,172 32,816 1,416 3.8287 2.023%
1956 71,602 37,968 33,635 1,810 3.917 2.528%
1957 73,665 39,045 34,620 2,316 4.0298 3.144%
1958 76,048 40,320 35,728 2,451 4.1602 3.223%
1959 78,574 41,674 36,900 2,601 4.2984 3.311%
1960 81,236 43,102 38,134 2,722 4.444 3.351%
1961 84,029 44,593 39,436 2,864 4.5968 3.409%
1962 86,878 46,105 40,772 2,833 4.7526 3.261%
1963 89,624 47,543 42,081 2,661 4.9029 2.969%
1964 92,232 48,862 43,369 2,553 5.0455 2.768%
1965 94,804 50,136 44,668 2,591 5.1862 2.733%
1966 97,452 51,447 46,005 2,707 5.3311 2.778%
1967 100,200 52,807 47,393 2,788 5.4814 2.783%
1968 103,162 54,288 48,875 3,137 5.6435 3.041%
1969 106,691 56,093 50,598 3,920 5.8365 3.675%
1970 110,982 58,295 52,687 4,662 6.0712 4.201%
1971 115,792 60,746 55,047 4,959 6.3344 4.283%
1972 120,866 63,330 57,536 5,188 6.6119 4.293%
1973 126,118 66,005 60,112 5,315 6.8992 4.215%
1974 131,481 68,736 62,745 5,411 7.1926 4.116%
1975 136,601 71,332 65,268 4,829 7.4727 3.535%
1976 140,673 73,356 67,318 3,316 7.6955 2.357%
1977 143,370 74,606 68,764 2,079 7.843 1.45%
1978 145,262 75,388 69,874 1,704 7.9465 1.173%
1979 146,947 76,052 70,896 1,667 8.0387 1.134%
1980 148,599 76,704 71,894 1,636 8.129 1.101%
1981 150,228 77,348 72,881 1,623 8.2182 1.08%
1982 151,967 78,058 73,909 1,854 8.3133 1.22%
1983 154,101 79,004 75,098 2,415 8.4301 1.567%
1984 156,755 80,253 76,501 2,891 8.5752 1.844%
1985 159,702 81,685 78,017 3,004 8.7364 1.881%
1986 162,797 83,206 79,591 3,186 8.9057 1.957%
1987 166,055 84,811 81,244 3,331 9.084 2.006%
1988 169,474 86,513 82,961 3,506 9.271 2.069%
1989 173,156 88,392 84,764 3,859 9.4725 2.229%
1990 177,264 90,499 86,765 4,356 9.6972 2.457%
1991 181,720 92,771 88,950 4,557 9.9409 2.508%
1992 186,262 95,095 91,168 4,527 10.1894 2.431%
1993 190,782 97,406 93,376 4,512 10.4367 2.365%
1994 195,264 99,690 95,574 4,452 10.6818 2.28%
1995 199,701 101,948 97,752 4,422 10.9246 2.214%
1996 204,086 104,177 99,908 4,348 11.1644 2.131%
1997 208,421 106,289 102,132 4,322 11.4016 2.074%
1998 212,756 108,298 104,458 4,348 11.6387 2.044%
1999 217,118 110,308 106,810 4,376 11.8774 2.016%
2000 221,537 112,350 109,187 4,462 12.1191 2.014%
2001 225,987 114,408 111,579 4,437 12.3625 1.963%
2002 230,399 116,449 113,950 4,387 12.6039 1.904%
2003 234,685 118,434 116,250 4,185 12.8383 1.783%
2004 238,649 120,284 118,366 3,745 13.0552 1.569%
2005 242,141 122,122 120,019 3,237 13.2462 1.337%
2006 245,635 124,082 121,553 3,751 13.4373 1.527%
2007 249,367 126,064 123,304 3,714 13.6415 1.489%
2008 253,077 128,031 125,045 3,705 13.8444 1.464%
2009 256,976 130,045 126,930 4,094 14.0578 1.594%
2010 261,426 132,214 129,213 4,805 14.3012 1.838%
2011 266,304 134,529 131,774 4,949 14.568 1.858%
2012 271,302 136,904 134,399 5,049 14.8415 1.861%
2013 276,394 139,325 137,070 5,135 15.12 1.858%
2014 280,798 141,381 139,418 3,673 15.361 1.308%
2015 283,032 142,283 140,749 794 15.4832 0.281%
2016 283,748 142,386 141,362 637 15.5223 0.224%
2017 284,348 142,434 141,915 565 15.5552 0.199%
2018 284,880 142,444 142,436 498 15.5842 0.175%
2019 285,374 142,436 142,938 490 15.6113 0.172%
2020 286,403 142,745 143,658 1,568 15.6676 0.547%
2021 287,800 143,262 144,538 1,226 15.744 0.426%
2022 289,950 144,196 145,755 3,075 15.8616 1.061%
2023 292,991 145,639 147,352 3,006 16.028 1.026%

Statements that can be derived from New Caledonia's population data

  • New Caledonia has a population of 292,991 people, as of July 1, 2023.
  • New Caledonia's population is equivalent to 0.00% of the total world population.
  • In 2023, New Caledonia's population will grow with 3,006 people.
  • In 2023, 500 more people will immigrate to New Caledonia than emigrate from the country.
  • The median age of the population in New Caledonia is 33.92 years.
  • In New Caledonia there are 16.03 people per square kilometers (0.386102 square miles), if spaced out evenly.
  • 9.10 infants die at birth out of a 1000 new born in New Caledonia.
  • In New Caledonia, 145,639 of the total population are male, and 147,352 are female.

Future Population of New Caledonia (2023 - 2100)

New Caledonia's population is set to incease in the future from 292,991 people to 366,575 people. An increase of the population size by 474.03% from 2023 to 2100.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
2023 292,991 145,639 147,352 3,006 16.028 1.026%
2024 295,966 147,052 148,915 2,945 16.1907 0.995%
2025 298,873 148,433 150,440 2,868 16.3497 0.96%
2026 301,712 149,780 151,933 2,811 16.5051 0.932%
2027 304,499 151,101 153,399 2,762 16.6575 0.907%
2028 307,234 152,401 154,833 2,707 16.8071 0.881%
2029 309,909 153,672 156,238 2,645 16.9535 0.853%
2030 312,530 154,913 157,616 2,595 17.0968 0.83%
2031 315,098 156,131 158,966 2,541 17.2373 0.806%
2032 317,611 157,321 160,291 2,486 17.3748 0.783%
2033 320,065 158,483 161,582 2,422 17.509 0.757%
2034 322,481 159,630 162,852 2,411 17.6412 0.748%
2035 324,862 160,756 164,106 2,350 17.7714 0.723%
2036 327,183 161,858 165,325 2,293 17.8984 0.701%
2037 329,448 162,932 166,516 2,235 18.0223 0.678%
2038 331,656 163,975 167,681 2,181 18.1431 0.658%
2039 333,802 164,989 168,812 2,112 18.2605 0.633%
2040 335,889 165,976 169,912 2,061 18.3746 0.614%
2041 337,916 166,935 170,981 1,993 18.4855 0.59%
2042 339,884 167,864 172,020 1,945 18.5932 0.572%
2043 341,793 168,764 173,029 1,872 18.6976 0.548%
2044 343,640 169,634 174,006 1,821 18.7987 0.53%
2045 345,421 170,476 174,946 1,743 18.8961 0.505%
2046 347,128 171,283 175,845 1,670 18.9895 0.481%
2047 348,766 172,053 176,714 1,606 19.0791 0.46%
2048 350,320 172,784 177,536 1,501 19.1641 0.428%
2049 351,790 173,476 178,314 1,440 19.2445 0.409%
2050 353,191 174,133 179,058 1,362 19.3212 0.386%
2051 354,513 174,754 179,760 1,282 19.3935 0.362%
2052 355,761 175,341 180,420 1,214 19.4618 0.341%
2053 356,936 175,896 181,040 1,135 19.526 0.318%
2054 358,026 176,409 181,617 1,046 19.5857 0.292%
2055 359,043 176,893 182,150 988 19.6413 0.275%
2056 359,996 177,346 182,650 918 19.6934 0.255%
2057 360,897 177,775 183,121 884 19.7427 0.245%
2058 361,744 178,185 183,560 811 19.7891 0.224%
2059 362,520 178,559 183,962 740 19.8315 0.204%
2060 363,238 178,906 184,332 695 19.8708 0.191%
2061 363,914 179,243 184,672 659 19.9078 0.181%
2062 364,535 179,555 184,980 582 19.9417 0.16%
2063 365,098 179,839 185,258 543 19.9725 0.149%
2064 365,629 180,114 185,515 520 20.0016 0.142%
2065 366,122 180,373 185,750 467 20.0286 0.128%
2066 366,574 180,616 185,958 436 20.0533 0.119%
2067 366,992 180,848 186,144 401 20.0762 0.109%
2068 367,380 181,067 186,312 374 20.0974 0.102%
2069 367,730 181,268 186,463 326 20.1165 0.089%
2070 368,043 181,452 186,591 300 20.1336 0.082%
2071 368,328 181,625 186,702 269 20.1492 0.073%
2072 368,588 181,785 186,804 253 20.1635 0.069%
2073 368,825 181,939 186,887 220 20.1764 0.06%
2074 369,038 182,082 186,956 206 20.1881 0.056%
2075 369,228 182,210 187,018 175 20.1985 0.047%
2076 369,392 182,326 187,067 153 20.2075 0.041%
2077 369,534 182,432 187,102 130 20.2152 0.035%
2078 369,650 182,524 187,126 102 20.2216 0.028%
2079 369,738 182,600 187,138 73 20.2263 0.02%
2080 369,810 182,665 187,145 72 20.2303 0.019%
2081 369,859 182,718 187,141 26 20.233 0.007%
2082 369,886 182,761 187,125 28 20.2345 0.008%
2083 369,895 182,794 187,101 -10 20.235 -0.003%
2084 369,880 182,814 187,065 -21 20.2341 -0.006%
2085 369,844 182,825 187,019 -49 20.2322 -0.013%
2086 369,785 182,820 186,965 -70 20.2289 -0.019%
2087 369,706 182,802 186,904 -88 20.2246 -0.024%
2088 369,614 182,780 186,834 -97 20.2196 -0.026%
2089 369,498 182,744 186,755 -133 20.2133 -0.036%
2090 369,356 182,690 186,667 -151 20.2055 -0.041%
2091 369,190 182,620 186,571 -181 20.1964 -0.049%
2092 368,998 182,537 186,460 -205 20.1859 -0.056%
2093 368,779 182,438 186,341 -232 20.1739 -0.063%
2094 368,539 182,323 186,216 -247 20.1608 -0.067%
2095 368,276 182,195 186,082 -280 20.1464 -0.076%
2096 367,993 182,053 185,940 -286 20.1309 -0.078%
2097 367,680 181,897 185,784 -339 20.1138 -0.092%
2098 367,337 181,721 185,615 -348 20.095 -0.095%
2099 366,969 181,532 185,438 -387 20.0749 -0.105%
2100 366,575 181,332 185,244 -401 20.0534 -0.109%

Population Density of New Caledonia

Today, New Caledonia has a population density of 16.028 people per square kilometer. The country has seen a change in density from 3.4934 people/km² since the 1950 to 16.028 people/km² in 2023. In the future, New Caledonia is projected to reach a population density of 20.0534 people per square kilometer, by the year 2100.

Population Density of New Caledonia Between 1950 - 2100

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Growth Rate of New Caledonia's Population

The population growth rate of New Caledonia currently stands at 1.026% as of July 1, 2023. This is a decrease by 0.035 percentage points when compared to data from previous year. By 2023, the population growth rate of New Caledonia will decrease to 1.026%. If we look further into the future, we can see that New Caledonia's population growth is projected to land at a negative rate of -0.109% by the year 2100.

Population Growth Rate of New Caledonia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Growth Rate
1950 1.644%
1960 3.351%
1970 4.201%
1980 1.101%
1990 2.457%
2000 2.014%
2010 1.838%
2020 0.547%
Year Growth Rate
2030 0.83%
2040 0.614%
2050 0.386%
2060 0.191%
2070 0.082%
2080 0.019%
2090 -0.041%
2100 -0.109%
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Life Expectancy of New Caledonia

Today, New Caledonia has an average life expectancy of 81.1806 years of age. The country has seen a change in life expectancy from 48.6332 years since the 1950 to 81.1806 years in 2023. In the future, New Caledonia is projected to reach a population life expectancy of 90.8166 years of age, by the year 2100.

Life Expectancy of New Caledonia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Life Expectancy (Age)
1950 48,633
1960 55,396
1970 61,117
1980 65,935
1990 69,453
2000 74,599
2010 78,205
2020 80,825
Year Life Expectancy (Age)
2030 82,406
2040 83,828
2050 85,116
2060 86,319
2070 87,471
2080 88,600
2090 89,702
2100 90,816
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Migration to and from New Caledonia

In 2023 New Caledonia will see net migrations of 500 people. This means that 500 more people will immigrate to New Caledonia than emigrate from the country this year. A decrease of net migrations when compared to the previous year of 2022, when the net migrations of New Caledonia was 500.

Net Migration for New Caledonia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Net Migration
1950 0
1960 815
1970 1,708
1980 -1,379
1990 953
2000 969
2010 1,709
2020 -1,182
Year Net Migration
2030 500
2040 500
2050 500
2060 500
2070 500
2080 500
2090 500
2100 500
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Births in New Caledonia

In 2023, New Caledonia will see 4,078 babies be born. That is a decrease when compared to the ammount of births recorded by New Caledonia in 2022, when the country saw 4,094 new borns.

Births New Caledonia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Births
1950 2,231
1960 2,941
1970 3,956
1980 4,021
1990 4,473
2000 4,547
2010 4,315
2020 4,193
Year Births
2030 4,001
2040 3,992
2050 3,859
2060 3,693
2070 3,581
2080 3,471
2090 3,344
2100 3,209
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Deaths in New Caledonia

In 2023, 1,572 people will die in New Caledonia. That is an increase of New Caledonia's death count when compared to 2022, when the country recorded 1,525 deaths.

Deaths New Caledonia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Deaths
1950 1,185
1960 1,031
1970 992
1980 997
1990 1,076
2000 1,047
2010 1,217
2020 1,437
Year Births
2030 1,912
2040 2,438
2050 2,997
2060 3,497
2070 3,783
2080 3,902
2090 3,992
2100 4,110
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Median Age in New Caledonia

The median age of New Caledonia has been on an upward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the median age of New Caledonia will reach 48.352 years of age, by the year 2100.

Median Age in New Caledonia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Median Age
1950 21.7327
1960 20.3555
1970 19.3975
1980 19.5901
1990 22.2782
2000 25.69
2010 29.2823
2020 32.8433
Year Median Age
2030 36.1169
2040 38.3286
2050 40.7992
2060 43.1174
2070 44.7236
2080 45.9551
2090 47.214
2100 48.352
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Fertility Rate in New Caledonia

The fertility rate of New Caledonia has been on a downward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the total fertility rate of New Caledonia will reach 1.6992 births per woman, by the year 2100.

Fertility Rate in New Caledonia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1950 5.1389
1960 5.3687
1970 5.1681
1980 3.633
1990 3.0891
2000 2.4656
2010 2.1684
2020 2.0366
Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
2030 1.9038
2040 1.8239
2050 1.793
2060 1.7683
2070 1.7385
2080 1.7251
2090 1.7202
2100 1.6992
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Infant Mortality Rate in New Caledonia

The infant mortality rate is recorded as infant deaths under 1 year for every 1,000 live births. It gives us an insight into the maternal and infant health of New Caledonia while at the same time being an important marker for the overall health of the country. The infant mortality rate of New Caledonia has been on a positive downward trend since the 1950's when the infant mortality rate of the country was 125.4486. Today, New Caledonia has a much better infant mortality rate of 9.1026 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. This is set to improve even further in the future when New Caledonia is projected to record an infant mortality rate of only 1.9713 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100.

Infant Mortality Rate in New Caledonia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Infant Mortality Rate
1950 125.4486
1960 87.3658
1970 59.3208
1980 39.766
1990 26.5978
2000 18.8214
2010 13.991
2020 10.9014
Year Infant Mortality Rate
2030 7.4523
2040 5.9233
2050 4.8279
2060 3.9731
2070 3.2951
2080 2.7721
2090 2.3387
2100 1.9713
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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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