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Median age in New Caledonia

New Caledonia: Median age was 33.89 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
33.89 years
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
107th
of 236 countries
All-time high
33.89 years
in 2023
All-time low
18.89 years
in 1975
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in New Caledonia, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, median age in New Caledonia stood at 33.89 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in New Caledonia peaked at 33.89 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.89 years, in 1975.

That places New Caledonia 107th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 21.07 years 20.49 years 21.72 years 10
1960s 19.9 years 19.49 years 20.39 years 10
1970s 19.13 years 18.89 years 19.42 years 10
1980s 20.62 years 19.51 years 21.88 years 10
1990s 23.61 years 21.98 years 25.2 years 10
2000s 27.04 years 25.52 years 28.89 years 10
2010s 30.66 years 29.22 years 32.48 years 10
2020s 33.4 years 32.88 years 33.89 years 4

Countries ranked near New Caledonia

  1. 104 Costa Rica 34.07 years compare
  2. 105 Brazil 33.94 years compare
  3. 106 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 33.9 years compare
  4. 108 Saint Lucia 33.74 years compare
  5. 109 Seychelles 33.65 years compare
  6. 110 Grenada 33.38 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in New Caledonia?
Median age in New Caledonia was 33.89 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in New Caledonia?
The highest recorded value was 33.89 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in New Caledonia?
The lowest recorded value was 18.89 years in 1975.
How does New Caledonia rank for median age?
New Caledonia ranks 107th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in New Caledonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.