New Caledonia Population Pyramid 2029
New Caledonia in 2029
In 2029, New Caledonia is projected to have a population of 305,254 people. Ten years before, in 2019, the projected population is 283,606 — 7.6% lower.
With a projected median age of 36.7 years, New Caledonia would have a youth dependency ratio of 30.4 and an old-age dependency ratio of 20.2 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 305,254 | 36.7 | |
| Vanuatu | 364,887 | 21.9 | |
| Solomon Islands | 918,156 | 22.6 | |
| Fiji | 949,282 | 29.8 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 11,492,804 | 24.7 |





