Population 207,858 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 30% (male 31,862; female 30,577)
15-64 years: 64.1% (male 67,043; female 66,102)
65 years and over: 5.9% (male 5,777; female 6,497) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 1.43% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 19.91 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 5.62 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 8.23 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 73.27 years
female: 76.36 years (2002 est.)
male: 70.32 years

Total fertility rate 2.44 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate NA%

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths NA

Nationality
noun: New Caledonian(s)
adjective: New Caledonian

Ethnic groups Melanesian 42.5%, European 37.1%, Wallisian 8.4%, Polynesian 3.8%, Indonesian 3.6%, Vietnamese 1.6%, other 3%

Religions Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10%

Languages French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91%
male: 92%
female: 90% (1976 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding New Caledonia on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of New Caledonia People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about New Caledonia People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.