New Caledonia Demographics Profile 2009

Population

227,436 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 26.8% (male 31,191/female 29,870)
15-64 years: 65.8% (male 75,189/female 74,552)
65 years and over: 7.3% (male 7,681/female 8,953) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 28.7 years
male: 28.2 years
female: 29.2 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

1.136% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

17.04 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

5.68 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

NA
note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 65% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 7.05 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 7.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 74.98 years
male: 71.99 years
female: 78.12 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.18 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

Nationality

noun: New Caledonian(s)
adjective: New Caledonian

Ethnic groups

Melanesian 44.1%, European 34.1%, Wallisian & Futunian 9%, Tahitian 2.6%, Indonesian 2.5%, Vietnamese 1.4%, Ni-Vanuatu 1.1%, other 5.2% (1996 census)

Religions

Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10%

Languages

French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.2%
male: 96.8%
female: 95.5% (1996 census)