New Caledonia Population Pyramid 2050
New Caledonia in 2050
By 2050, the population of New Caledonia is expected to reach 340,580. That would be 4.0% more than in 2040 (327,500).
With a projected median age of 41.6 years, New Caledonia would have a youth dependency ratio of 27.9 and an old-age dependency ratio of 35.3 per 100 people of working age. The narrow base of the pyramid marks a constrictive age structure: fertility below replacement level and a rising share of older people.
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 | 340,581 | 41.6 | |
| Vanuatu | 534,388 | 26.3 | |
| Fiji | 1,000,261 | 34.3 | |
| Solomon Islands | 1,309,110 | 27.5 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 14,906,590 | 29.5 |





