New Caledonia Population Pyramid 2037
New Caledonia in 2037
In 2037, New Caledonia is projected to have a population of 322,158 people. Compared with 2027, when the projection stands at 300,368, that represents growth of 7.3% over ten years.
Half of the population would be younger than 38.6 years, with 18.7% children under 15 and 17.1% aged 65 or older. 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 | 322,158 | 38.6 | |
| Vanuatu | 427,042 | 23.5 | |
| Fiji | 975,656 | 31.2 | |
| Solomon Islands | 1,079,093 | 24.5 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 12,879,740 | 26.6 |





