Demographics of New Caledonia

Demographics of New Caledonia.

Historical population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1950	65,000	—
1960	78,000	+20.0%
1970	105,000	+34.6%
1980	142,000	+35.2%
1990	170,000	+19.7%
2000	212,000	+24.7%
2010	251,000	+18.4%
Source:^[1]

Ethnic groups^[2]

Ethnic Melanesians known as Kanak constitute 36% of the population in 2009, followed by Europeans with 29%. The Europeans are the largest ethnic group in the province Sud (South), while Kanak are the majority in the other provinces. There is also a large minority from other Polynesian islands, mainly from Wallis and Futana (9%), but also from Tahiti (2%) and Vanuatu (1%). The remainder of the population (24%) is mainly from Asian countries.

**Population of New Caledonia according to ethnic group 1963-2009**
Ethnic group	census 1963		census 1969		census 1976		census 1983		census 1989		census 1996		census 2009
Ethnic group	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Kanak	41,190	47.6	46,200	45.9	55,598	41.7	61,870	42.6	73,598	44.8	86,788	44.1	99,078	40.3
Europeans	33,355	38.6	41,268	41.0	50,757	38.1	53,974	37.1	55,085	33.6	67,151	34.1	71,721	29.2
Wallisians and Futunians	11,974	13.8	13,111	13.0	9,571	7.2	12,174	8.4	14,186	8.6	17,763	9.0	21,262	8.7
Tahitians					6,391	4.8	5,570	3.8	4,750	2.9	5,871	2.6	4,985	2.0
Ni-Vanuatu					1,050	0.8	1,212	0.8	1,683	1.0	2,244	1.1	2,327	0.9
Indonesians					5,111	3.8	5,319	3.7	5,191	3.2	5,003	2.5	3,767	1.6
Vietnamese					1,943	1.5	2,381	1.6	2,461	1.5	2,822	1.4	2,357	1.0
Others					2,812	2.1	2,868	2.0	7,219	4.4	9,894	5.0	39,865	16.2
Total	86,519		100,579		133,233		145,368		164,173		196,836		245,580

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook.^[3]

Age structure

0–14 years: 23.19% (male 32,178/female 30,804)
15–24 years: 16.89% (male 23,435/female 22,448)
25–54 years: 42.99% (male 58,769/female 57,994)
55–64 years: 8.21% (male 10,874/female 11,417)
65 years and over: 8.72% (male 10,558/female 13,138)

Population

271,615

Population growth rate

1.38%

Birth rate

15.33 births/1,000 population

Death rate

5.52 deaths/1,000 population

Net migration rate

4.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Sex ratio

At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0–14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15–24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
25–54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
55–64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
Total population: 1 male(s)/female (2015 est.)

Infant mortality rate

Total: 5.37 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 6.33 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 4.37 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 77.5 years
Male: 73.49 years
Female: 81.71 years )

Total fertility rate

1.97 children born/woman

Nationality

noun: New Caledonian(s)
adjective: New Caledonian

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 96.9%
Male: 97.3%
Female: 96.5%

References

↑ World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision
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↑ "Australia-Oceania ::NEW CALEDONIA". CIA The World Factbook.

Demographics of French overseas departments and territories

Overseas departments	French Guiana Guadeloupe Martinique Mayotte Réunion

Overseas collectivities	French Polynesia St. Barthélemy St. Martin St. Pierre and Miquelon Wallis and Futuna

Special status	New Caledonia

Demographics of Oceania

Sovereign states	Australia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu

Associated states of New Zealand	Cook Islands Niue

Dependencies and other territories	American Samoa Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Easter Island French Polynesia Guam Hawaii New Caledonia Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Pitcairn Islands Tokelau Wallis and Futuna

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