New Caledonia Population Pyramid 1992
New Caledonia in 1992
As of 1992, New Caledonia counted 186,072 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1982, the population was 153,002; it has grown by 21.6% since.
Half of the population was younger than 23.7 years; 32.1% were children under 15 and 4.4% were 65 or older. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of New Caledonia was 1.98 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 78.8 years on average (81.3 years for girls, 76.3 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
59,375 immigrants live in New Caledonia, 20.3% of the population.
| France | 48,935 |
| Vanuatu | 4,021 |
| Indonesia | 1,043 |
| Tunisia | 696 |
| Laos | 656 |
4,066 people born in New Caledonia live in other countries.
| French Polynesia | 2,237 |
| Australia | 1,520 |
| Vanuatu | 267 |
| Solomon Islands | 31 |
| Norway | 9 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Caledonia | 186,072 | 23.7 | |
| Vanuatu | 155,609 | 17.8 | |
| Solomon Islands | 352,205 | 17.1 | |
| Fiji | 785,346 | 21.1 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 4,166,700 | 18.9 |





