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New Caledonia

Snapshot ·
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Capital
Nouméa
Currency
CFP Franc
Continent
Insular Oceania
Area
18,576 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q33788 ↗ · Official languages: French
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
295.33K · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
8.55B · 2024
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
29.21K · 2024
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
0.58 · 2016
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
11.17 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
1.96 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
78.92 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
0.92 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
-13.5 · 2024
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
—
No data available
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
11.78 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
68.17 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
56.42 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
33.11 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
82.01 · 2017
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
40.37 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
8.49 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
2025New Caledonia: 295.33K
New Caledonia · Population242.77K257.1K271.44K285.78K300.11K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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New Caledonia · Population · people
YearNew Caledonia
2025295,333
2024292,639
2023289,870
2022287,123
2021285,214
2020284,176
2019283,606
2018283,541
2017283,546
2016283,423
2015283,168
2014281,224
2013276,822
2012271,633
2011266,543
2010261,582
2009257,250
2008253,825
2007250,725
2006247,547
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025New Caledonia: —
New Caledonia · GDP6.61B7.71B8.81B9.9B11B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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New Caledonia · GDP · current US$
YearNew Caledonia
2025No data available
20248,548,919,387.13
20239,769,167,530.36
20229,623,318,718.31
202110,071,349,663.85
20209,454,629,467.91
20199,475,655,324.59
20189,896,402,283.69
20179,174,048,681.99
20168,724,568,954.9
20158,738,203,074.4
201410,635,035,594.75
201310,151,382,933.16
20129,659,151,917.4
201110,351,448,004.77
20109,364,350,076.91
20098,704,438,102.2
20089,067,619,760.07
20078,819,917,180.34
20066,979,155,387.87

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025New Caledonia: —
New Caledonia · GDP per capita27.13K30.32K33.51K36.71K39.9K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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New Caledonia · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearNew Caledonia
2025No data available
202429,213.19
202333,701.89
202233,516.36
202135,311.55
202033,270.33
201933,411.34
201834,902.9
201732,354.71
201630,782.85
201530,858.72
201437,816.96
201336,671.16
201235,559.57
201138,835.94
201035,798.91
200933,836.49
200835,723.9
200735,177.65
200628,193.25
% · 2006–2025
2025New Caledonia: —
New Caledonia · Inflation-0.050.631.31.982.652006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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New Caledonia · Inflation · %
YearNew Caledonia
2025No data available
2024No data available
2023No data available
2022No data available
2021No data available
2020No data available
2019No data available
2018No data available
2017No data available
20160.58
20150.57
20140.18
20131.28
20121.75
20112.43
2010No data available
2009No data available
2008No data available
2007No data available
2006No data available

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025New Caledonia: 11.17
New Caledonia · Unemployment10.2611.6212.9814.3515.712006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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New Caledonia · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearNew Caledonia
202511.17
202410.99
202310.92
202210.71
202111.57
202013.56
201910.88
201811.7
201711.68
201612.68
201513.62
201414.59
201314.39
201214.12
201113.99
201014
200913.97
200814.36
200714.75
200615.26

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025New Caledonia: —
New Caledonia · Fertility rate1.942.022.12.192.272006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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New Caledonia · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearNew Caledonia
2025No data available
20241.96
20231.98
20222
20212.01
20202.02
20192.05
20182.04
20172.04
20162.08
20152.08
20142.12
20132.17
20122.2
20112.2
20102.19
20092.19
20082.2
20072.22
20062.24

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025New Caledonia: —
New Caledonia · Life expectancy74.6375.876.9778.1479.312006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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New Caledonia · Life expectancy · years
YearNew Caledonia
2025No data available
202478.92
202378.77
202277.7
202177.11
202077.05
201977.26
201877.56
201777.5
201677.36
201577.21
201477.05
201376.87
201276.62
201176.32
201075.99
200975.68
200875.4
200775.18
200675.02
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for New Caledonia

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