New Caledonia Population (LIVE)

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New Caledonia Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of New Caledonia is 293,352 as of Sunday, October 6, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • New Caledonia 2024 population is estimated at 292,639 people at mid year.
  • New Caledonia population is equivalent to 0% of the total world population.
  • New Caledonia ranks number 184 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in New Caledonia is 16 per Km2 (41 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 18,280 Km2 (7,058 sq. miles).
  • 75.2 % of the population is urban (219,950 people in 2024).
  • The median age in New Caledonia is 34.2 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of New Caledonia (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationNew Caledonia
Global Rank
2024 292,639 0.96 % 2,769 455 34.2 1.96 16 75.2 % 219,950 0.00 % 8,161,972,572 184
2023 289,870 0.96 % 2,747 485 33.9 1.98 16 74.6 % 216,273 0.00 % 8,091,734,930 184
2022 287,123 0.67 % 1,909 485 33.6 2.00 16 74.0 % 212,585 0.00 % 8,021,407,192 184
2020 284,176 0.20 % 570 -1,181 32.9 2.02 16 72.2 % 205,195 0.00 % 7,887,001,292 184
2015 283,168 1.60 % 4,317 -2,530 30.7 2.08 15 65.9 % 186,694 0.00 % 7,470,491,872 181
2010 261,582 1.37 % 3,440 1,956 29.2 2.19 14 64.4 % 168,452 0.00 % 7,021,732,148 183
2005 244,381 1.84 % 4,257 -44 27.1 2.23 13 60.9 % 148,837 0.00 % 6,586,970,132 183
2000 223,098 2.17 % 4,5441,070 25.5 2.51 12 59.1 % 131,807 0.00 % 6,171,702,993 183
1995 200,379 2.58 % 4,785 1,418 23.8 2.65 11 57.4 % 114,988 0.00 % 5,758,878,982 183
1990 176,456 1.95 % 3,244 1,300 22.0 3.10 10 57.3 % 101,154 0.00 % 5,327,803,110 183
1985 160,234 1.35 % 2,083 -230 20.7 3.05 9 57.3 % 91,770 0.00 % 4,868,943,465 183
1980 149,817 1.74 % 2,471 -1,415 19.5 3.66 8 55.6 % 83,351 0.00 % 4,447,606,236 183
1975 137,462 4.68 % 5,625 2,838 18.9 4.46 8 52.3 % 71,861 0.00 % 4,070,735,277 182
1970 109,338 3.25 % 3,236 2,267 19.4 5.07 6 49.4 % 53,960 0.00 % 3,694,683,794 184
1965 93,159 3.14 % 2,668 408 19.8 5.31 5 43.7 % 40,717 0.00 % 3,334,533,703 185
1960 79,819 2.91 % 2,132 824 20.4 5.44 4 36.5 % 29,162 0.00 % 3,015,470,894 186
1955 69,159 1.63 % 1,074 0 21.0 5.24 4 30.0 % 20,732 0.00 % 2,740,213,792 185
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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New Caledonia Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationNew Caledonia
Global Rank
2025 295,333 0.77 % 2,231 440 34.5 1.95 16 75.7 % 223,627 0.00 % 8,231,613,070 184
2030 307,577 0.82 % 2,449 394 36.0 1.88 17 78.6 % 241,755 0.00 % 8,569,124,911 184
2035 318,240 0.68 % 2,133 345 37.1 1.85 17 81.5 % 259,249 0.00 % 8,885,210,181 183
2040 327,500 0.58 % 1,852 278 38.3 1.82 18 84.2 % 275,795 0.00 % 9,177,190,203 183
2045 335,163 0.46 % 1,533 366 39.5 1.79 18 86.9 % 291,386 0.00 % 9,439,639,668 184
2050 340,580 0.32 % 1,083   40.6 1.77 19 89.9 % 306,203 0.00 % 9,664,378,587 183
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

New Caledonia Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of New Caledonia
Life Expectancy
78.92 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
8.4
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
10.6
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in New Caledonia

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Noumea 93,060
2 Mont-Dore 24,680
3 Dumbea 19,346

See also

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Notes

The New Caledonia Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of New Caledonia delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of New Caledonia (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by New Caledonia in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.