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New Caledonia

New Caledonia / NC

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

New Caledonia in numbers.

Area18,580 kmยฒWorld # 152 โ†’Population295.3KWorld # 177 โ†’Population density15.9 people/kmยฒWorld # 195 โ†’Life expectancy78.9 yearsWorld # 59 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 29,213World # 57 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

New Caledonia across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area18,580 kmยฒWorld # 152 / 2023 โ†’Population295.3KWorld # 177 / 2025 โ†’Population density15.9 people/kmยฒWorld # 195 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference yearNo dataNo rank โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.9%World # 106 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2World # 104 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate14 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 107 / 2024 โ†’Death rate6.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 145 / 2024 โ†’Median age33.9 yearsWorld # 107 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+11.8%World # 87 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1421.1%World # 114 / 2025 โ†’Urban population68.2%World # 97 / 2025 โ†’Net migration440World # 73 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate1.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 54 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share26.2%World # 34 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy78.9 yearsWorld # 59 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancyNo dataNo rank โ†’Physicians per 1,000 peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 29,213World # 57 / 2024 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 8.5BWorld # 159 / 2024 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)No dataNo rank โ†’Real GDP growth-13.5%World # 211 / 2024 โ†’Inflation0.6%World # 164 / 2016 โ†’Unemployment11.2%World # 32 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment33.1%World # 16 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,016 kcal/dayWorld # 85 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person89.6 kg/person/yearWorld # 30 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat production28.8 tWorld # 123 / 2024 โ†’Coffee production1 tWorld # 81 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area45.8%World # 60 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person18.1 tWorld # 8 / 2024 โ†’Internet use82%World # 100 / 2017 โ†’Mobile subscriptions91.7 per 100 peopleWorld # 157 / 2022 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Road traffic death rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliamentNo dataNo rank โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals31KWorld # 187 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 248MWorld # 117 / 2016 โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2020 / 85.2%Main languageFrenchMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceCoal2024Top export categoryMetal products2023Most mapped OSM sportNo dataNo comparison data for this countryWriting directionLeft to rightFrenchLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyCFP FrancXPFDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsScotland