New Caledonia Population Pyramid 2035
New Caledonia in 2035
In 2035, New Caledonia is projected to have a population of 318,240 people. Compared with 2025, when the projection stands at 295,333, that represents growth of 7.8% over ten years.
The median age is projected at 38.2 years, with 29.4 children under 15 and 24.9 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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 | 318,240 | 38.2 | |
| Vanuatu | 411,063 | 23.1 | |
| Fiji | 969,629 | 30.8 | |
| Solomon Islands | 1,039,657 | 24.0 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 12,540,603 | 26.1 |





