Population in New Caledonia
The population of New Caledonia was 295,333 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
New Caledonia, 2025
295,333
Change from 2024
+0.9%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
178th of 217
Population in New Caledonia over time
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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | New Caledonia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 295,333 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 292,639 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 289,870 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 287,123 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 285,214 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 284,176 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 283,606 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 283,541 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 283,546 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 283,423 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 283,168 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 281,224 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 276,822 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 271,633 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 266,543 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 261,582 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 257,250 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 253,825 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 250,725 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 247,547 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 244,381 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 240,852 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 236,678 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 232,236 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 227,707 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.9% from 292,639 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 283,168 people, the figure has changed by +4.3%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, New Caledonia has the 178th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for New Caledonia
All statistics for New Caledonia
Population growth
0.92%
2025 · World Bank
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 aged 65 and over
11.8%
2025 · World Bank