New Caledonia

Population estimates and projections 289,870 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 33.9 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 1.98 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 0.97% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 295,333 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 0.92% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 11.8% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 21.1% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 1.96 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 14.0 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 6.3 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 68.2% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 11.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 49.0 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 15.8 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 1.24% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections 1.7 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration 440 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 26.2% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 7.1% 2016 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 11.2% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 33.1% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 56.4% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 51.1% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 50.1% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 1.8% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 20.6% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 77.6% 2025 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$8.5 billion 2024 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$29,213 per person 2024 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$30,070 per person 2024 · World Bank Real GDP growth -13.5% 2024 · World Bank Services share of GDP 65.2% 2019 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 22.1% 2024 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 19.3% 2016 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$20,167 per person 2015 · World Bank

Consumer price inflation 0.6% 2016 · World Bank Consumer price index 107.0 (2010 = 100) 2016 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 1.1% 2024 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 105.864 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

Slum population 0.3% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 24.3% 2025 · ILOSTAT Lower secondary completion 93.9% 2019 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 74.8% 2019 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 7.4% 1991 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 92.6% 1991 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 99.1%uis_est (UIS estimate) 1996 · UNESCO UIS Primary school enrolment (gross) 116.0% 1994 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 96.1% 1996 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 92.5% 1990 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 94.0% 1997 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 78.8 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 19.1 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at birth 78.9 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 81.4 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 76.5 years 2024 · World Bank Physicians 1.98 per 1,000 people 1999 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 22.0% 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 18 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 82.0% 2017 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 92 per 100 people 2022 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 19.4 per 100 people 2022 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 22.3% 2019 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 5.6% 2017 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 11.7% 2024 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 28.7% 2024 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 40.4% 2024 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 5.9% 2024 · World Bank Current account balance -7.5% 2016 · World Bank High-technology exports 5.3% 2015 · World Bank

Access to electricity 100.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 9.6% 2022 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 77.5% 2021 · World Bank

Temperature change 1.69e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 5.4 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 18.4 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 17.08 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 0.2 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 0.19 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 5.8 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 48.1% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 96.0% 2025 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 59.6% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 99.5% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 96.9% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 100.0% 2024 · World Bank

Pesticide use 2.36e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 72.5e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 1.8% 2019 · World Bank Cereal yield 11,650 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 9.8% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 4,037 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 4.1% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 99.1 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 248.9 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 18,576 km² 2024 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 3.1 per 100,000 people 2009 · World Bank