New Caledonia Population 1950-2023

Chart and table of New Caledonia population from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of New Caledonia in 2023 is 292,991, a 1.05% increase from 2022.
  • The population of New Caledonia in 2022 was 289,950, a 0.75% increase from 2021.
  • The population of New Caledonia in 2021 was 287,800, a 0.49% increase from 2020.
  • The population of New Caledonia in 2020 was 286,403, a 0.36% increase from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Country Name 2023 Population
United States 339,996,563
Japan 123,294,513
Germany 83,294,633
United Kingdom 67,736,802
France 64,756,584
Italy 58,870,762
South Korea 51,784,059
Spain 47,519,628
Argentina 45,773,884
Poland 41,026,067
Canada 38,781,291
Saudi Arabia 36,947,025
Australia 26,439,111
Taiwan 23,923,276
Chile 19,629,590
Netherlands 17,618,299
Belgium 11,686,140
Sweden 10,612,086
Greece 10,341,277
Portugal 10,247,605
Hungary 10,156,239
UAE 9,516,871
Israel 9,174,520
Austria 8,958,960
Switzerland 8,796,669
Hong Kong 7,491,609
Singapore 6,014,723
Denmark 5,910,913
Finland 5,545,475
Norway 5,474,360
New Zealand 5,228,100
Ireland 5,056,935
Oman 4,644,384
Panama 4,468,087
Kuwait 4,310,108
Croatia 4,008,617
Uruguay 3,423,108
Puerto Rico 3,260,314
Lithuania 2,718,352
Qatar 2,716,391
Slovenia 2,119,675
Latvia 1,830,211
Trinidad and Tobago 1,534,937
Bahrain 1,485,509
Estonia 1,322,765
Cyprus 1,260,138
Macao 704,149
Luxembourg 654,768
Malta 535,064
Bahamas 412,623
Iceland 375,318
French Polynesia 308,872
New Caledonia 292,991
Barbados 281,995
Curacao 192,077
Guam 172,952
Seychelles 107,660
Aruba 106,277
Antigua and Barbuda 94,298
Isle of Man 84,710
Andorra 80,088
Cayman Islands 69,310
Bermuda 64,069
Greenland 56,643
Faroe Islands 53,270
Northern Mariana Islands 49,796
Turks and Caicos Islands 46,062
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 44,222
Liechtenstein 39,584
Monaco 36,297
San Marino 33,642
Gibraltar 32,688
British Virgin Islands 31,538
Palau 18,058
New Caledonia - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2023 292,991 1.05%
2022 289,950 0.75%
2021 287,800 0.49%
2020 286,403 0.36%
2019 285,374 0.17%
2018 284,880 0.19%
2017 284,349 0.21%
2016 283,748 0.25%
2015 283,032 0.80%
2014 280,798 1.59%
2013 276,394 1.88%
2012 271,303 1.88%
2011 266,303 1.87%
2010 261,426 1.73%
2009 256,976 1.54%
2008 253,077 1.49%
2007 249,367 1.52%
2006 245,635 1.44%
2005 242,141 1.46%
2004 238,649 1.69%
2003 234,685 1.86%
2002 230,399 1.95%
2001 225,987 2.01%
2000 221,537 2.04%
1999 217,118 2.05%
1998 212,756 2.08%
1997 208,421 2.12%
1996 204,086 2.20%
1995 199,701 2.27%
1994 195,264 2.35%
1993 190,782 2.43%
1992 186,262 2.50%
1991 181,720 2.51%
1990 177,264 2.37%
1989 173,156 2.17%
1988 169,474 2.06%
1987 166,055 2.00%
1986 162,797 1.94%
1985 159,702 1.88%
1984 156,755 1.72%
1983 154,101 1.40%
1982 151,967 1.16%
1981 150,228 1.10%
1980 148,599 1.12%
1979 146,947 1.16%
1978 145,262 1.32%
1977 143,370 1.92%
1976 140,673 2.98%
1975 136,601 3.89%
1974 131,481 4.25%
1973 126,118 4.35%
1972 120,866 4.38%
1971 115,793 4.33%
1970 110,982 4.02%
1969 106,691 3.42%
1968 103,162 2.96%
1967 100,200 2.82%
1966 97,453 2.80%
1965 94,803 2.79%
1964 92,231 2.91%
1963 89,624 3.16%
1962 86,877 3.39%
1961 84,029 3.44%
1960 81,236 3.39%
1959 78,575 3.32%
1958 76,049 3.24%
1957 73,665 2.88%
1956 71,602 2.30%
1955 69,989 2.00%
1954 68,614 1.93%
1953 67,315 1.85%
1952 66,090 1.77%
1951 64,941 1.69%
1950 63,860 0.00%