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East Asia & Pacific · High income
New Caledonia: key statistics
New Caledonia has 295,333 people (2025) and a GDP per person of $29,213. Below: 53 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Nouméa
- Region
- East Asia & Pacific
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- CFP Franc XPF
- Languages
- French
- ISO codes
- NCNCL
- Land neighbours
- Australia
topic profiles
New Caledonia, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
Population
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New Caledonia by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within East Asia & Pacific.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 295,333 | 2025 | 178/217 | 25/37 | +4.3% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.92% | 2025 | 106/217 | 12/37 | +0.2 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 68.2% | 2025 | 97/217 | 17/37 | +1.3 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.96 | 2024 | 104/217 | 21/37 | −7.3% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 11.8% | 2025 | 88/217 | 14/37 | +3.0 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 21.1% | 2025 | 114/217 | 24/37 | −3.1 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 15.8 | 2024 | 199/216 | 35/37 | +2.4% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 14.0 | 2024 | 107/217 | 21/37 | −12% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 18,576 km² | 2024 | 152/216 | 18/37 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $8.5bn | 2024 | 159/211 | 20/36 | −20% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $29,213 | 2024 | 58/211 | 10/36 | −23% | $14,406 | |
| GNI per capita | $30,070 | 2024 | 48/201 | 9/33 | +138% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | -13.5% | 2024 | 210/210 | 36/36 | −15.6 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | -14.3% | 2024 | 210/210 | 36/36 | −14.3 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 1.8% | 2019 | — | — | +0.4 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 22.3% | 2019 | — | — | −0.3 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 65.2% | 2019 | — | — | −3.0 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 22.1% | 2024 | 100/175 | 19/27 | −13.5 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 19.3% | 2016 | — | — | −6.5 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public finance
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 0.6% | 2016 | — | — | — | 3.0% | |
| Exchange rate | 105.86 | 2025 | 64/210 | 11/36 | −1.6% | — |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 11.7% | 2024 | 171/184 | 29/32 | −6.9 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 28.7% | 2024 | 139/184 | 27/32 | −11.7 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 40.4% | 2024 | 162/184 | 31/32 | −18.6 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -7.5% | 2016 | — | — | −1.6 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 5.9% | 2024 | 37/197 | 8/32 | −10.6 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 7.1% | 2016 | — | — | −0.6 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 31,000 | 2020 | 184/196 | 27/35 | −69% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 11.2% | 2025 | 32/187 | 2/29 | −2.4 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 33.1% | 2025 | 16/187 | 2/29 | −4.5 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 56.4% | 2025 | 131/187 | 23/29 | −6.3 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 51.1% | 2025 | 113/187 | 22/29 | −6.7 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equality
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $315m | 1999 | — | — | — | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 10.3% | 1999 | — | — | — | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $1,439 | 1999 | — | — | — | $32.2 | |
| Undernourishment | 4.1% | 2024 | 91/167 | 12/23 | −3.9 pp | 8.1% |
Education
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 96.1% | 1996 | — | — | — | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 95.5% | 1996 | — | — | — | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 116.0% | 1994 | — | — | — | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 94.0% | 1997 | — | — | — | 77.3% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 78.9 yrs | 2024 | 60/217 | 10/37 | +2.4% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Physicians | 1.98 | 1999 | — | — | — | 1.86 | |
| Basic water | 99.5% | 2024 | 67/206 | 12/37 | +1.6 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 100.0% | 2024 | 11/203 | 4/37 | ±0.0 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 82.0% | 2017 | — | — | +47.0 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 91.7 | 2022 | 157/210 | 23/34 | +7.8% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 19.4 | 2022 | 90/208 | 12/34 | +9.9% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 74/215 | 11/36 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 17.08 t | 2024 | 10/203 | 3/37 | +0.3% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 9.6% | 2022 | 148/212 | 21/37 | +3.4 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 22.5% | 2021 | 107/206 | 15/35 | +3.6 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 48.1% | 2024 | 62/214 | 20/35 | −0.2 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 0.3% | 2024 | 202/206 | 34/34 | ±0.0 pp | 10.7% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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