Key demographics
- Population
- 278.5K
- Density
- 15.0/km²
- HDI
- 0.000 (Low)
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 78.9 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.96
- Urban population (2025)
- 68.2%
- Labor force (2025)
- 65.1%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 49%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 68.2%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 14.0 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 6.3 /1000
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.96
- Slum population (2022)
- 0.3%
- Tourism (2020)
- 31.0K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| French | français |
- Demonym (male)
- New Caledonian
- Demonym (female)
- New Caledonian
- National anthem
- Soyons unis, devenons frères
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 78.9 yrs
Education and technology
- Internet users (2017)
- 82.0%
- Mobile subscriptions (2022)
- 91.7/100
- Broadband (2022)
- 19.4/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 7,542/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2022)
- 19.4
Geography and practical
- Area
- 18,575 km²
- Continent
- Oceania
- Region
- Oceania
- Subregion
- Melanesia
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+11:00
- Calling codes
- +687
- Postal code
- #####
- TLD
- .nc
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of New Caledonia has three equal horizontal bands of blue, red, and green. A large yellow disk shifted slightly to the hoist side displays a black symbol of a native rooftop adornment.
- National anthem
- Soyons unis, devenons frères