New Caledonia Population Pyramid 2007
New Caledonia in 2007
In 2007, New Caledonia had a total population of 250,725 people. A decade earlier, in 1997, the population was 209,560; it has grown by 19.6% since.
The median age was 28.9 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 41.1 children under 15 and 10.3 people aged 65 or over. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 | 250,725 | 28.9 | |
| Vanuatu | 221,276 | 19.9 | |
| Solomon Islands | 500,156 | 19.4 | |
| Fiji | 897,832 | 24.5 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 6,963,345 | 20.6 |





