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Demographics of New Caledonia
Summary
Demographic features of the population of New Caledonia include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Births and deaths
ISEE - Démographie
Ethnic Melanesians known as Kanak constituted 41.2% of the population in 2019, followed by Europeans with 24.1%. The Europeans are the largest ethnic group in the South Province, where they make up a plurality, while Kanak are the majority in the two other provinces. The remainder of the population are Wallis and Futunan (8.3%), Tahitian (2.0%), Indonesians (1.4%), Ni-Vanuatu (0.9%), Vietnamese, other Asian (0.4%), Mixed (11.3%), and belong to other ethnic groups (9.5%).
An estimate of 15,000 Caledonians were of Algerian descent.
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook.
0–14 years: 21.74% (male 32,227/female 30,819)
15–24 years: 15.63% (male 23,164/female 22,163)
25–54 years: 43.73% (male 63,968/female 62,856)
55–64 years: 9.06% (male 12,700/female 13,568)
65 years and over: 9.84% (male 12,552/female 15,992)
297,160
1.19%
14.13 births/1,000 population
5.88 deaths/1,000 population
3.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population
At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0–14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15–24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
25–54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
55–64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.59 male(s)/female
Total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Total: 5 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 5.97 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 3.98 deaths/1,000 live births
Total population: 78.83 years
Male: 74.93 years
Female: 82.92 years
1.86 children born/woman
noun: New Caledonian(s)
adjective: New Caledonian
Roman Catholic 60%
Protestant 30%
Other 10%
Kanak 39.1%
European 27.1%
Wallisian and Futunian 8.2%
Tahitian 2.1%
Indonesian 1.4%
Ni-Vanuatu 1%
Vietnamese 0.9%
Other 17.7%
Unspecified 2.5%
French (official)
33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 96.9%
Male: 97.3%
Female: 96.
Official source
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