New Caledonia
Population 2026
297,893
Overview
- Yearly change
- +0.87%
- Density
- 16 per km²
- Land area
- 18,576 km²
- Capital
- Noumea
- Currency
- Franc (XPF)
- Official languages
- FR-NC
- Urban population
- 68.2%
- Continent
- OC
Demographics
- Births
- 4,0382026
- Deaths
- 1,8962026
- Birth rate
- 14.0per 1,000
- Death rate
- 6.3per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 1.96
- Life expectancy
- 78.9At birth, years
- Median age
- 34.8
- Net migration
- 440
Age distribution
- 0–1421.1%
- 15–6467.1%
- 65+11.8%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $8.5B
- GDP per capita
- $29.2K
- GDP growth
- -13.5%
- Inflation
- 0.6%
- Unemployment
- 11.2%
- Exports
- $1,000M
- Imports
- $2.5B
- Tourism receipts
- 13.2%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture1.8%
- Industry22.3%
- Manufacturing5.6%
- Services65.2%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture1.8%
- Industry20.6%
- Services77.6%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NouméaSouth Province | 93,0602017 |
| 2 | Mont-DoreSouth Province | 24,6802017 |
| 3 | DumbéaSouth Province | 19,3462018 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 297,893 | 4.0K | 1.9K |
| 2020 | 284,187 | 4.2K | 2.1K |
| 2010 | 261,580 | 4.4K | 1.5K |
| 2000 | 223,110 | 4.7K | 1.2K |
| 1990 | 176,468 | 4.5K | 1.0K |
| 1980 | 149,826 | 4.1K | 1.1K |
| 1970 | 109,349 | 3.8K | 1.0K |
| 1960 | 79,832 | 3.0K | 1.2K |
| 1950 | 63,807 | 2.2K | 1.3K |