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New Caledonia

Capital: Noum'eaRegion: East Asia & PacificIncome: High income
GDP
N/A
Population
292,639
2024
GDP per Capita
N/A
Life Expectancy
78.8 years
2023

Economy

IndicatorValueYear
GNI (Current USD)$8.82B2024
GNI per Capita (USD)$30K2024
Household Consumption (% of GDP)65.7%2024
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)22.1%2024
GDP Deflator (%)1.1%2024
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)-17.0%2024
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)16.78%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)16.8%2021
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.01%2021

Fiscal & Monetary

IndicatorValueYear
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)110.312024

Trade

IndicatorValueYear
Trade (% of GDP)40.4%2024
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)28.7%2024
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$999.8M2024
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$2.45B2024
Merchandise Exports (USD)$1.24B2024
Merchandise Imports (USD)$2.28B2024
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)8.5%2024
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)0.5%2024
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$725.8M2024
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$621.1M2024
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)7.3%2024

People

IndicatorValueYear
Population292,6392024
Population Growth (%)1.0%2024
Population Density (per km²)162023
Surface Area (sq km)18,5802023
Land Area (sq km)18,2802023
Urban Population (%)68.0%2024
Urban Population (total)198,8532024
Rural Population (%)32.0%2024
Life Expectancy at Birth78.8 years2023
Life Expectancy, Male76.3 years2023
Life Expectancy, Female81.3 years2023
Fertility Rate (births per woman)2.02023
Birth Rate (per 1,000)14.32023
Death Rate (per 1,000)6.32023
Net Migration4402025
Population Ages 0–14 (%)21.3%2024
Population Ages 15–64 (%)67.3%2024
Population Ages 65+ (%)11.4%2024
Age Dependency Ratio (%)48.7%2024
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)121.12023
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)64.02023

Labor

IndicatorValueYear
Total Labor Force131,4882025
Labor Force Participation (%)56.4%2025
Female Labor Force Participation (%)51.1%2025
Male Labor Force Participation (%)62.0%2025
Unemployment (%)11.2%2025
Female Unemployment (%)12.1%2025
Male Unemployment (%)10.4%2025
Youth Unemployment (%)33.1%2025
Employment in Agriculture (%)1.8%2025
Employment in Industry (%)20.6%2025
Employment in Services (%)77.6%2025
Vulnerable Employment (%)14.2%2025
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)82.9%2025
Employers (% of total employment)3.0%2025
Labor Force, Female (% of total)46.2%2025

Health

IndicatorValueYear
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)182024

Energy & Environment

IndicatorValueYear
Renewable Electricity Output (%)22.5%2021
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)9.6%2022
Forest Area (%)45.8%2023
Forest Area (sq km)8,3772023
Terrestrial Protected Areas (%)99.4%2024
Marine Protected Areas (%)100.0%2024
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)99.5%2024
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)100.0%2024

Agriculture

IndicatorValueYear
Agricultural Land (%)10.1%2023
Cereal Yield (kg per hectare)9,7902023
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)94.82022
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)94.32022
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)95.02022
Land Under Cereal Production (hectares)2982023
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)248.92023

Technology

IndicatorValueYear
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)19.42022
Secure Internet Servers (per million)7,541.72024

Infrastructure

IndicatorValueYear
Container Port Traffic (TEU)111,8752019
Electricity from Oil (%)38.5%2021
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021

Gender

IndicatorValueYear
Female Labor Force Participation, 15+ (%)54.1%2023
Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%)88.3%2025
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)12.22023

Tourism

IndicatorValueYear
International Tourism, Arrivals31,0002020
International Tourism, Departures48,0002020
Tourism Receipts (USD)$248.0M2016
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$252.0M2016
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)13.2%2016
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$89.0M2016

Urban Development

IndicatorValueYear
Population in Slums (% of urban)0.3%2022
Rural Population Growth (%)0.3%2024