Population of New Caledonia

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date20 Mar 2025

The current population of New Caledonia is 294,839 as of April 25, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of New Caledonia is projected at 295,333, or 295k, as of July 1, 2025. The total population in New Caledonia is projected at 292,639, or 293k people, for the year 2024.

New Caledonia is the seventh-most populous country in Oceania, and at 185th position in the world in the list of 237 countries/territories.

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  • Growth rate
  • Net change

New Caledonia population projections

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
2024291,269292,6392,7410.9370.00359
2025294,010295,3332,6460.8960.00359
2026296,656297,8922,4730.8300.00359
2027299,129300,3682,4790.8250.00359
2028301,608302,8392,4620.8130.00359
2029304,070305,2532,3670.7750.00359
2030306,437307,5772,2800.7410.00359
2031308,717309,8382,2420.7240.00359
2032310,959312,0482,1790.6980.00359
2033313,138314,1902,1050.6700.00359
2034315,243316,2472,0070.6350.00358
2035317,250318,2401,9790.6220.00358
2036319,229320,2081,9580.6110.00358
2037321,187322,1581,9420.6030.00358
2038323,129324,0511,8450.5690.00358
2039324,974325,8301,7130.5260.00357
2040326,687327,5001,6250.4960.00357
2041328,312329,0911,5580.4730.00356
2042329,870330,7071,6730.5060.00356
2043331,543332,3111,5360.4620.00356
2044333,079333,7771,3960.4180.00355
2045334,475335,1631,3760.4110.00355
2046335,851336,4831,2650.3760.00355
2047337,116337,6381,0440.3090.00354
2048338,160338,6559900.2920.00354
2049339,150339,6439860.2900.00353
2050340,136340,5808890.2610.00352
2051341,025341,4027540.2210.00352
2052341,779342,1687790.2280.00351
2053342,558342,9317460.2180.00351
2054343,304343,5855620.1640.00350
2055343,866344,1555780.1680.00350
2056344,444344,6754620.1340.00349
2057344,906345,1504880.1410.00348
2058345,394345,6615350.1550.00348
2059345,929346,0873170.0920.00347
2060346,246346,4113290.0950.00347
2061346,575346,6952410.0700.00346
2062346,816346,9282240.0650.00346
2063347,040347,1512220.0640.00345
2064347,262347,3782330.0670.00345
2065347,495347,5571240.0360.00344
2066347,619347,6701020.0290.00344
2067347,721347,687-68-0.0200.00343
2068347,653347,626-54-0.0160.00342
2069347,599347,548-101-0.0290.00342
2070347,498347,462-73-0.0210.00341
2071347,425347,380-90-0.0260.00340
2072347,335347,295-81-0.0230.00340
2073347,254347,238-33-0.0100.00339
2074347,221347,213-16-0.0050.00339
2075347,205347,134-142-0.0410.00339
2076347,063347,007-113-0.0330.00338
2077346,950346,876-148-0.0430.00338
2078346,802346,658-289-0.0830.00337
2079346,513346,379-268-0.0770.00337
2080346,245346,183-123-0.0360.00337
2081346,122346,010-225-0.0650.00336
2082345,897345,800-193-0.0560.00336
2083345,704345,619-170-0.0490.00336
2084345,534345,357-354-0.1030.00336
2085345,180345,026-309-0.0900.00335
2086344,871344,676-390-0.1130.00335
2087344,481344,262-438-0.1270.00335
2088344,043343,817-453-0.1320.00334
2089343,590343,387-406-0.1180.00334
2090343,184342,951-466-0.1360.00334
2091342,718342,462-513-0.1500.00334
2092342,205341,971-467-0.1370.00333
2093341,738341,488-499-0.1460.00333
2094341,239340,964-550-0.1610.00333
2095340,689340,384-610-0.1790.00333
2096340,079339,788-582-0.1710.00332
2097339,497339,146-703-0.2070.00332
2098338,794338,483-623-0.1840.00332
2099338,171337,872-598-0.1770.00331
2100337,573337,221-704-0.2090.00331

New Caledonia population estimates

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
195063,33563,7909101.4270.00256
195164,24564,7289661.4920.00255
195265,21165,7321,0421.5850.00254
195366,25366,8051,1041.6530.00254
195467,35767,9461,1781.7340.00253
195568,53569,1591,2481.8050.00252
195669,78370,6151,6642.3570.00253
195771,44772,5552,2173.0560.00254
195873,66474,8412,3533.1440.00257
195976,01777,2602,4863.2180.00260
196078,50379,8192,6313.2970.00265
196181,13482,5212,7743.3620.00269
196283,90885,3342,8513.3410.00273
196386,75988,0502,5822.9330.00276
196489,34190,6022,5212.7830.00278
196591,86293,1592,5952.7860.00279
196694,45795,8202,7262.8450.00281
196797,18398,5872,8082.8480.00284
196899,991101,4412,8992.8580.00286
1969102,890104,8493,9183.7370.00290
1970106,808109,3385,0594.6280.00296
1971111,867114,5145,2954.6250.00304
1972117,162119,9315,5384.6180.00312
1973122,700125,5855,7714.5960.00320
1974128,471131,4525,9614.5360.00329
1975134,432137,4626,0594.4080.00338
1976140,491142,0913,2012.2530.00343
1977143,692144,5991,8141.2550.00343
1978145,506146,3921,7711.2100.00341
1979147,277148,1321,7111.1550.00339
1980148,988149,8171,6591.1070.00337
1981150,647151,4411,5891.0490.00334
1982152,236153,0011,5311.0010.00332
1983153,767155,0032,4721.5950.00330
1984156,239157,5832,6881.7060.00330
1985158,927160,2342,6151.6320.00329
1986161,542162,8982,7121.6650.00329
1987164,254165,6502,7931.6860.00328
1988167,047168,5022,9111.7280.00328
1989169,958172,0294,1412.4070.00329
1990174,099176,4564,7142.6720.00331
1991178,813181,2384,8502.6760.00334
1992183,663186,0724,8182.5890.00338
1993188,481190,8574,7512.4890.00341
1994193,232195,6144,7642.4360.00345
1995197,996200,3794,7652.3780.00348
1996202,761205,0344,5462.2170.00351
1997207,307209,5604,5062.1500.00354
1998211,813214,0474,4672.0870.00356
1999216,280218,5274,4942.0570.00359
2000220,774223,0984,6482.0830.00361
2001225,422227,7074,5692.0070.00364
2002229,991232,2364,4891.9330.00366
2003234,480236,6784,3951.8570.00369
2004238,875240,8523,9541.6420.00370
2005242,829244,3813,1041.2700.00371
2006245,933247,5473,2271.3040.00371
2007249,160250,7253,1301.2480.00371
2008252,290253,8253,0701.2100.00371
2009255,360257,2503,7791.4690.00371
2010259,139261,5824,8861.8680.00373
2011264,025266,5435,0351.8890.00375
2012269,060271,6335,1461.8950.00377
2013274,206276,8225,2321.8900.00380
2014279,438281,2243,5731.2710.00381
2015283,011283,1683140.1110.00379
2016283,325283,4231960.0690.00375
2017283,521283,546500.0180.00371
2018283,571283,541-60-0.0210.00367
2019283,511283,6061900.0670.00363
2020283,701284,1769510.3350.00360
2021284,652285,2141,1240.3940.00359
2022285,776287,1232,6940.9380.00358
2023288,470289,8702,7990.9660.00358