New Caledonia Demographics Profile 2008

Population

224,824 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 27.3% (male 31,376/female 30,064)
15-64 years: 65.6% (male 74,064/female 73,369)
65 years and over: 7.1% (male 7,377/female 8,574) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 28.4 years
male: 28 years
female: 28.8 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

1.175% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

17.39 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

5.64 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

NA
note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2008 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 (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 7.19 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 7.85 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 74.75 years
male: 71.76 years
female: 77.88 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.21 children born/woman (2008 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 42.5%, European 37.1%, Wallisian 8.4%, Polynesian 3.8%, Indonesian 3.6%, Vietnamese 1.6%, other 3%

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)