Country
New Caledonia
- Region
- East Asia & Pacific
- Income group
- high income
- Capital
- Noum'ea
- ISO code
- NC · NCL
54 indicators. Each shows the value, the rank among the world’s countries and the change over time – click to see the map.
- Population
- 295K
- Life expectancy
- 78.9 years
- CO₂ emissions per person
- 17.1 t CO₂
Population
- Population 295K 2025 178th of 214
- Population density 16 people/km² 2024 195th of 212
- Population growth 0.92 % per year 2025 105th of 214
- Natural increase 8.0 per 1,000 people 2023 113th of 228
- Net migration 1.5 per 1,000 people 2025 53rd of 214
- Fertility rate 1.96 births per woman 2024 103rd of 214
- Urban population 68.2 % 2025 96th of 214
- Median age 33.9 years 2023 102nd of 228
- Population aged 65+ 11.8 % 2025 86th of 214
- Old-age dependency ratio 17.5 per 100 people aged 15–64 2025 83rd of 214
- Children under 15 21.1 % 2025 113th of 214
Health
- Life expectancy 78.9 years 2024 58th of 214
- Life expectancy, women 81.4 years 2024 63rd of 214
- Life expectancy, men 76.5 years 2024 57th of 214
- Life expectancy gap, women vs men 5.0 years 2024 107th of 214
- Physicians 1.98 per 1,000 people 1999 not ranked – no value for 2023
- Undernourishment 4.1 % 2024 88th of 165
- Calorie supply 3,016 kcal per day 2023 82nd of 175
- Meat supply 89.6 kg per person per year 2023 29th of 175
Economy
- GDP 8.5B USD 2024 not ranked – no value for 2025
- GDP per capita 29,213 USD 2024 not ranked – no value for 2025
- GDP growth -13.5 % 2024 not ranked – no value for 2025
- GDP per capita growth -14.3 % 2024 not ranked – no value for 2025
- Inflation 0.6 % 2016 not ranked – no value for 2025
- Unemployment 11.2 % 2025 30th of 181
- Youth unemployment 33.1 % 2025 15th of 181
- Youth not in education, employment or training 24.7 % 2023 39th of 150
- Trade 40 % of GDP 2024 153rd of 172
- Agriculture in the economy 1.8 % of GDP 2019 not ranked – no value for 2024
- Women in the labour force 51.1 % 2025 112th of 181
Education and society
Technology and infrastructure
Environment and energy
- CO₂ emissions 5.0 Mt CO₂ 2024 136th of 201
- CO₂ emissions per person 17.1 t CO₂ 2024 10th of 201
- CO₂ emissions per person since 1850 18.06 t CO₂ 2024 8th of 212
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 0.2 Gt CO₂ 2024 135th of 212
- Greenhouse gases per person 18.4 t CO₂e 2024 13th of 201
- Forest area 48.1 % of land 2024 62nd of 208
- Arable land 0.3 % of land 2024 201st of 205
- Renewable energy 8.3 % of final energy 2021 156th of 210
- Renewable electricity 26.9 % of electricity 2024 104th of 193
- Nuclear electricity 0.0 % of electricity 2024 32nd of 193
- Electricity from coal 36.5 % of electricity 2024 23rd of 193
- Electricity from wind 1.3 % of electricity 2024 79th of 193
- Electricity from solar 8.3 % of electricity 2024 53rd of 193
- Carbon intensity of electricity 564 g CO₂e/kWh 2024 63rd of 193
- Electricity generation per person 10,662 kWh 2024 16th of 190
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- Plants of the world5 characteristic plants