Population in New Caledonia 171 indicators covering population for New Caledonia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population 289,879 people 2023 up 4.7% 185th Number of children under 15, by world region 62,397 people 2023 down 9.3% 184th Population by age group 289,879 people 2023 up 4.7% 184th Life expectancy by sex 81.29 years 2023 up 1.7% 72nd Total dependency ratio 48.4% 2023 down 2.3% 178th Youth dependency ratio 31.9% 2023 down 14.1% 128th Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 32,144 people 2023 up 40.4% 178th Population by age group 32,144 people 2023 up 40.4% 178th Population growth rate with and without migration 1.0% 2023 down 48.9% 114th Median age vs. births per woman 33.89 years 2023 up 13.0% 107th Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 32,144 people 2023 up 40.4% 178th The global population hockey stick 289,879 people 2023 up 4.7% 185th Number of births 4,134 births 2023 down 9.2% 185th Population 289,879 people 2023 up 4.7% 184th Share of children, working-age adults, and older people 62,397 people 2023 down 9.3% 184th Population 289,879 people 2023 up 4.7% 185th Births, by age of mother 0 births 2023 — 132nd Population by age group 20,760 people 2023 down 9.7% 184th Share of births by age of mother 3.1% 2023 down 38.5% 166th Birth rate 14.26 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 13.3% 111th Birth rate by women's age group 12.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 2023 down 40.0% 160th Has the population peaked? 289,879 people 2023 up 4.7% 184th Life expectancy at birth, total 78.77 years 2023 up 2.5% 56th Fertility rate, total 1.98 births per woman 2023 down 8.6% 104th Total population by age 1.83 2023 up 31.9% 182nd Population density of the capital city 1,956 people per km² 2100 down 0.3% 186th PPP conversion factor, private consumption 116.09 LCU per international $ 2021 down 10.8% 50th Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources 99.54 2024 up 1.7% 89th Proportion of population using limited drinking water services 0 2024 — 131st Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites 0 2024 — 193rd Proportion of population using limited sanitation services 0 2024 — 176th Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services 100 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities 100 2024 unchanged 1st People using improved sanitation facilities 292,639 people 2024 up 4.1% 179th Proportion of population practising open defecation 0 2024 — 134th Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas 97,705 people 2020 down 10.9% 174th Share of population living in cities, towns and rural areas 42.3% 2020 up 44.8% 92nd Share of population living in cities 42.3% 2020 up 44.8% 92nd Share of population living in cities, towns and suburbs vs. GDP per capita 65.6% 2020 up 13.0% 159th Share of population living in rural areas 34.4% 2020 down 18.0% 78th Share of urban population who live in the largest city 64.4% 2020 up 28.2% 13th Share of population living in the capital city 42.3% 2020 up 44.8% 18th New internal displacements 2 2023 down 99.7% 163rd Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 9.5 per 1,000 population 2022 down 55.3% 158th Prison population rate 186 prisoners per 100,000 people 2025 up 12.0% 83rd Birth rate among girls aged 10 to 14 0 per 1,000 population 2022 — 157th Share of urban population living in slums 0.2% 2024 down 78.1% 160th International migrants, by country of destination 76,738 2024 up 11.4% 150th Total number of international immigrants 76,738 immigrants 2024 up 11.4% 150th Share of the population born in another country 26.2% 2024 up 7.8% 43rd Replacement-level fertility rate 2.09 2010 down 0.5% 125th ← Previous Page 3 of 3