New Caledonia Population Density 1950-2025

Chart and table of New Caledonia population density from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population density of New Caledonia in 2025 is 16.09 people per square kilometer, a 0.98% increase from 2024.
  • The population density of New Caledonia in 2024 was 15.93 people per square kilometer, a 1.02% increase from 2023.
  • The population density of New Caledonia in 2023 was 15.77 people per square kilometer, a 1.05% increase from 2022.
  • The population density of New Caledonia in 2022 was 15.61 people per square kilometer, a 0.75% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Country Name 2025 Population Density
Macao 23,439.03
Singapore 8,434.27
Hong Kong 6,756.57
Gibraltar 3,274.20
Bahrain 1,938.05
Malta 1,682.18
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,306.00
Barbados 657.16
Aruba 589.13
San Marino 559.72
South Korea 515.05
Monaco 481.19
Curacao 436.57
Israel 428.13
Netherlands 426.63
Belgium 384.69
Puerto Rico 369.26
Guam 324.56
Japan 322.67
Trinidad and Tobago 300.38
United Kingdom 279.88
Cayman Islands 266.84
Luxembourg 257.95
Liechtenstein 250.31
Kuwait 246.19
Qatar 239.97
Seychelles 236.62
Germany 232.67
Antigua and Barbuda 216.63
Switzerland 215.66
British Virgin Islands 213.23
Italy 193.73
Andorra 171.44
Isle of Man 149.27
Denmark 139.06
Cyprus 137.99
Poland 126.70
France 118.38
Portugal 110.58
Northern Mariana Islands 109.25
Austria 107.23
Hungary 106.10
Slovenia 103.41
UAE 97.98
Spain 93.73
French Polynesia 90.41
Greece 77.78
Ireland 72.86
Panama 60.90
Turks and Caicos Islands 49.26
Croatia 45.01
Lithuania 40.87
Palau 39.23
Faroe Islands 38.41
United States 34.95
Bahamas 30.10
Estonia 29.00
Latvia 27.72
Chile 26.02
Sweden 20.31
New Zealand 19.84
Uruguay 19.43
Saudi Arabia 17.67
Argentina 16.67
Finland 16.41
New Caledonia 16.09
Oman 15.45
Bermuda 14.87
Norway 8.88
Canada 3.99
Iceland 3.69
Australia 3.48
Greenland 0.14
Taiwan 0.00
New Caledonia - Historical Population Density Data
Year Population Density Growth Rate
2025 16.09 0.98%
2024 15.93 1.02%
2023 15.77 1.05%
2022 15.61 0.75%
2021 15.49 0.49%
2020 15.41 0.36%
2019 15.36 0.17%
2018 15.33 0.19%
2017 15.30 0.21%
2016 15.27 0.25%
2015 15.23 0.80%
2014 15.11 1.59%
2013 14.88 1.88%
2012 14.60 1.88%
2011 14.33 1.87%
2010 14.07 1.73%
2009 13.83 1.54%
2008 13.62 1.49%
2007 13.42 1.52%
2006 13.22 1.44%
2005 13.03 1.46%
2004 12.84 1.69%
2003 12.63 1.86%
2002 12.40 1.95%
2001 12.16 2.01%
2000 11.92 2.04%
1999 11.69 2.05%
1998 11.45 2.08%
1997 11.22 2.12%
1996 10.98 2.20%
1995 10.75 2.27%
1994 10.51 2.35%
1993 10.27 2.43%
1992 10.02 2.50%
1991 9.78 2.51%
1990 9.54 2.37%
1989 9.32 2.17%
1988 9.12 2.06%
1987 8.94 2.00%
1986 8.76 1.94%
1985 8.60 1.88%
1984 8.44 1.72%
1983 8.29 1.40%
1982 8.18 1.16%
1981 8.09 1.10%
1980 8.00 1.12%
1979 7.91 1.16%
1978 7.82 1.32%
1977 7.72 1.92%
1976 7.57 2.98%
1975 7.35 3.89%
1974 7.08 4.25%
1973 6.79 4.35%
1972 6.51 4.38%
1971 6.23 4.33%
1970 5.97 4.02%
1969 5.74 3.42%
1968 5.55 2.96%
1967 5.39 2.82%
1966 5.25 2.80%
1965 5.10 2.79%
1964 4.96 2.91%
1963 4.82 3.16%
1962 4.68 3.39%
1961 4.52 3.44%
1960 4.37 3.39%
1959 4.23 3.32%
1958 4.09 3.24%
1957 3.96 2.88%
1956 3.85 2.30%
1955 3.77 2.00%
1954 3.69 1.93%
1953 3.62 1.85%
1952 3.56 1.77%
1951 3.50 1.69%
1950 3.44 0.00%