| Population: |
221,943 (July 2007 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 27.9% (male 31,578/female 30,270)
15-64 years: 65.3% (male 72,821/female 72,109)
65 years and over: 6.8% (male 7,047/female 8,118) (2007 est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
1.203% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
17.75 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: |
5.72 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2007 est.) |
| Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.043 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.868 male(s)/female
total population: 1.009 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: |
total: 7.42 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 8.12 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 74.5 years
male: 71.52 years
female: 77.63 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
2.25 children born/woman (2007 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) |
