Homo sapiens; growth slowing toward a projected peak
Oceania · Melanesia
New Caledonia is recorded at 292.6k people in 2024, with total annual change of +2,741 under the WPP medium variant.
New Caledonia observed 2023 population pyramid, grouped into five broad age bands from WPP single-age male and female arrays.
Population identity: births minus deaths plus net migration equals total change within the Record tolerance.
| Births | 4,106 |
|---|---|
| Deaths | -1,829 |
| Natural change | +2,277 |
| Net migration | +455 |
| Total change | +2,741 |
Change from 2024 to the WPP medium-variant 2100 endpoint.
| This year | +2,741 |
|---|---|
| Since peak | -55,048 since 2067 |
| Projected 2100 | 337.2k |
Current-rate extrapolation, not a forecast; WPP medium-variant projections remain the page baseline.
foreign-born; working-age share is not published in IMS 2024.
No reviewed Layer 2 dispatch is attached to this country record.
WPP single-age population by sex, rendered as 5-year pyramid bands from the 101-bin canonical arrays.
New Caledonia 2023 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 62.4k, ages 15-64 195.3k, ages 65+ 32.1k.
New Caledonia 2050 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 58.3k, ages 15-64 208.7k, ages 65+ 73.6k.
New Caledonia 2100 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 47.7k, ages 15-64 187.9k, ages 65+ 101.7k.
Stage since 2015.
First year deaths exceed births, if reached in the series.
Potential support ratio: ages 15-64 per person aged 65+. Working-age peak: 2046.
Generated 2026-06-26. Last observed year: 2023.
| Year | Population | Change | Births | Deaths | TFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 292.6k | 2,741 | 4.1k | 1.8k | 1.96 |
| 2030 | 307.6k | 2,280 | 3.9k | 2.1k | 1.88 |
| 2050 | 340.6k | 889 | 3.8k | 3.2k | 1.77 |
| 2080 | 346.2k | -123 | 3.3k | 3.8k | 1.72 |
| 2100 | 337.2k | -704 | 3.0k | 4.0k | 1.71 |