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New Caledonia

Melanesia · Part of France (special collectivity) · Capital: Nouméa

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New Caledonia has 78 km² of ocean for every km² of land, and about 16 people per km² of land.

Population

2000–2025

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People by year

GDP per person (US$, current prices)

2005–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2005: 25.5k2006: 28.1k2007: 35.2k2008: 35.6k2009: 33.9k2010: 35.8k2011: 39.0k2012: 35.7k2013: 36.6k2014: 37.7k2015: 30.9k2016: 30.9k2017: 32.5k2018: 34.9k2019: 33.5k2020: 33.4k2021: 35.3k2022: 33.5k2023: 33.8k2024: 29.5k2005200720092011201320152017201920212024
US$ by year

Overseas visitors per year

2005–2025

0200k400k600k800k2005: 182k2006: 219k2007: 228k2008: 256k2009: 231k2010: 282k2011: 348k2012: 390k2013: 494k2014: 529k2015: 558k2016: 625k2017: 626k2018: 576k2019: 474k2020: 78.9k2021: 12.4k2022: 139k2023: 469k2024: 251k2025: 309k20052008201120142017202020232025
Visitors by year

Life expectancy of women at birth

2000–2017

77787980812000: 78.82001: 77.72002: 79.22003: 78.62004: 78.82005: 792006: 79.22007: 79.52008: 79.62009: 79.92010: 80.22011: 79.52012: 80.12013: 80.22014: 79.92015: 80.22016: 79.82017: 79.3200020022004200620082010201220142017
Years by year

People

Population
294,0102025, estimate
Population growth per year
0.9%2025, estimate
People per km² of land
162025, estimate
Median age
35 years2025, estimate
Children (0–14)share of the population
21%2025, estimate
Youth (15–24)share of the population
15%2025, estimate
Aged 60 and overshare of the population
17%2025, estimate
Dependency ratiochildren and older people per 100 aged 15–59
61%2025, estimate

Health

Life expectancy, women
79.3 years2017
Life expectancy, men
75.1 years2017
Births per woman
22017
Births per 1,000 women aged 15–19
14.72017
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
6.42017
Births per 1,000 people
16.62018
Deaths per 1,000 people
5.72018

Economy

GDPcurrent prices, US dollars
US$8.6 billion2024
GDP per person
US$29,4622024
Inflation
1%2025, estimate
Exports of goods
US$2.2 billion2023
Imports of goods
US$3.2 billion2023
Trade balance
−US$1.1 billion2023
Government revenueshare of GDP
52.7%2017
Government spendingshare of GDP
53.5%2017
Overseas visitors per year
309,3452025

Land and sea

Land area
18,280 km²2025, estimate
Ocean area (exclusive economic zone)
1,422,540 km²2021
Highest point above sea level
1,628 m2021

Happening nearby now

Earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 and over this week within 1,000 km of Nouméa, and storms, floods, volcanoes and fires within 1,500 km.

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Figures: Pacific Community (SPC), Pacific Data Hub .Stat (Pocket summary). The year under each figure is the year it is for; SPC keeps showing the latest figure until a newer one is published. Live events: USGS, GDACS and NASA EONET.