Population of New Caledonia

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date17 Oct 2024

The current population of New Caledonia is 294,311 as of February 08, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of New Caledonia is projected 292,639, or 293k, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in New Caledonia is projected at 289,870, or 290k people, for the year 2023.

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

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Net change

New Caledonia population projections

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
2024291,269292,6392,7410.9370.0036
2025294,010295,3332,6460.8960.0036
2026296,656297,8922,4730.8300.0036
2027299,129300,3682,4790.8250.0036
2028301,608302,8392,4620.8130.0036
2029304,070305,2532,3670.7750.0036
2030306,437307,5772,2800.7410.0036
2031308,717309,8382,2420.7240.0036
2032310,959312,0482,1790.6980.0036
2033313,138314,1902,1050.6700.0036
2034315,243316,2472,0070.6350.0036
2035317,250318,2401,9790.6220.0036
2036319,229320,2081,9580.6110.0036
2037321,187322,1581,9420.6030.0036
2038323,129324,0511,8450.5690.0036
2039324,974325,8301,7130.5260.0036
2040326,687327,5001,6250.4960.0036
2041328,312329,0911,5580.4730.0036
2042329,870330,7071,6730.5060.0036
2043331,543332,3111,5360.4620.0036
2044333,079333,7771,3960.4180.0036
2045334,475335,1631,3760.4110.0036
2046335,851336,4831,2650.3760.0035
2047337,116337,6381,0440.3090.0035
2048338,160338,6559900.2920.0035
2049339,150339,6439860.2900.0035
2050340,136340,5808890.2610.0035
2051341,025341,4027540.2210.0035
2052341,779342,1687790.2280.0035
2053342,558342,9317460.2180.0035
2054343,304343,5855620.1640.0035
2055343,866344,1555780.1680.0035
2056344,444344,6754620.1340.0035
2057344,906345,1504880.1410.0035
2058345,394345,6615350.1550.0035
2059345,929346,0873170.0920.0035
2060346,246346,4113290.0950.0035
2061346,575346,6952410.0700.0035
2062346,816346,9282240.0650.0035
2063347,040347,1512220.0640.0035
2064347,262347,3782330.0670.0034
2065347,495347,5571240.0360.0034
2066347,619347,6701020.0290.0034
2067347,721347,687-68-0.0200.0034
2068347,653347,626-54-0.0160.0034
2069347,599347,548-101-0.0290.0034
2070347,498347,462-73-0.0210.0034
2071347,425347,380-90-0.0260.0034
2072347,335347,295-81-0.0230.0034
2073347,254347,238-33-0.0100.0034
2074347,221347,213-16-0.0050.0034
2075347,205347,134-142-0.0410.0034
2076347,063347,007-113-0.0330.0034
2077346,950346,876-148-0.0430.0034
2078346,802346,658-289-0.0830.0034
2079346,513346,379-268-0.0770.0034
2080346,245346,183-123-0.0360.0034
2081346,122346,010-225-0.0650.0034
2082345,897345,800-193-0.0560.0034
2083345,704345,619-170-0.0490.0034
2084345,534345,357-354-0.1030.0034
2085345,180345,026-309-0.0900.0034
2086344,871344,676-390-0.1130.0034
2087344,481344,262-438-0.1270.0033
2088344,043343,817-453-0.1320.0033
2089343,590343,387-406-0.1180.0033
2090343,184342,951-466-0.1360.0033
2091342,718342,462-513-0.1500.0033
2092342,205341,971-467-0.1370.0033
2093341,738341,488-499-0.1460.0033
2094341,239340,964-550-0.1610.0033
2095340,689340,384-610-0.1790.0033
2096340,079339,788-582-0.1710.0033
2097339,497339,146-703-0.2070.0033
2098338,794338,483-623-0.1840.0033
2099338,171337,872-598-0.1770.0033
2100337,573337,221-704-0.2090.0033

New Caledonia population estimates

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
195063,33563,7909101.4270.0026
195164,24564,7289661.4920.0026
195265,21165,7321,0421.5850.0025
195366,25366,8051,1041.6530.0025
195467,35767,9461,1781.7340.0025
195568,53569,1591,2481.8050.0025
195669,78370,6151,6642.3570.0025
195771,44772,5552,2173.0560.0025
195873,66474,8412,3533.1440.0026
195976,01777,2602,4863.2180.0026
196078,50379,8192,6313.2970.0026
196181,13482,5212,7743.3620.0027
196283,90885,3342,8513.3410.0027
196386,75988,0502,5822.9330.0028
196489,34190,6022,5212.7830.0028
196591,86293,1592,5952.7860.0028
196694,45795,8202,7262.8450.0028
196797,18398,5872,8082.8480.0028
196899,991101,4412,8992.8580.0029
1969102,890104,8493,9183.7370.0029
1970106,808109,3385,0594.6280.0030
1971111,867114,5145,2954.6250.0030
1972117,162119,9315,5384.6180.0031
1973122,700125,5855,7714.5960.0032
1974128,471131,4525,9614.5360.0033
1975134,432137,4626,0594.4080.0034
1976140,491142,0913,2012.2530.0034
1977143,692144,5991,8141.2550.0034
1978145,506146,3921,7711.2100.0034
1979147,277148,1321,7111.1550.0034
1980148,988149,8171,6591.1070.0034
1981150,647151,4411,5891.0490.0033
1982152,236153,0011,5311.0010.0033
1983153,767155,0032,4721.5950.0033
1984156,239157,5832,6881.7060.0033
1985158,927160,2342,6151.6320.0033
1986161,542162,8982,7121.6650.0033
1987164,254165,6502,7931.6860.0033
1988167,047168,5022,9111.7280.0033
1989169,958172,0294,1412.4070.0033
1990174,099176,4564,7142.6720.0033
1991178,813181,2384,8502.6760.0033
1992183,663186,0724,8182.5890.0034
1993188,481190,8574,7512.4890.0034
1994193,232195,6144,7642.4360.0034
1995197,996200,3794,7652.3780.0035
1996202,761205,0344,5462.2170.0035
1997207,307209,5604,5062.1500.0035
1998211,813214,0474,4672.0870.0036
1999216,280218,5274,4942.0570.0036
2000220,774223,0984,6482.0830.0036
2001225,422227,7074,5692.0070.0036
2002229,991232,2364,4891.9330.0037
2003234,480236,6784,3951.8570.0037
2004238,875240,8523,9541.6420.0037
2005242,829244,3813,1041.2700.0037
2006245,933247,5473,2271.3040.0037
2007249,160250,7253,1301.2480.0037
2008252,290253,8253,0701.2100.0037
2009255,360257,2503,7791.4690.0037
2010259,139261,5824,8861.8680.0037
2011264,025266,5435,0351.8890.0037
2012269,060271,6335,1461.8950.0038
2013274,206276,8225,2321.8900.0038
2014279,438281,2243,5731.2710.0038
2015283,011283,1683140.1110.0038
2016283,325283,4231960.0690.0037
2017283,521283,546500.0180.0037
2018283,571283,541-60-0.0210.0037
2019283,511283,6061900.0670.0036
2020283,701284,1769510.3350.0036
2021284,652285,2141,1240.3940.0036
2022285,776287,1232,6940.9380.0036
2023288,470289,8702,7990.9660.0036