Population, female in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Population, female was 50.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in New Caledonia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female in New Caledonia is 50.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in New Caledonia peaked at 50.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 1962.
New Caledonia ranks 81st of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population, female in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47.3% | — |
| 1961 | 47.3% | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 47.2% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 47.3% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 47.4% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 47.5% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 47.5% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 47.6% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 47.6% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 47.6% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 47.7% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 47.8% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 47.9% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 47.9% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 48.1% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 48.2% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 48.4% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 48.5% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 48.6% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 48.8% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 48.9% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 49.0% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 49.3% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 49.3% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 49.3% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 49.4% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 49.5% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 49.6% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 49.7% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 49.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 49.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 49.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 49.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 49.9% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 49.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 49.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 49.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 49.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 49.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 49.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 49.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 50.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 50.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 50.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 50.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 50.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 50.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 50.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 50.7% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 50.7% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 50.7% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.4% | 47.2% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.0% | 47.6% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.0% | 48.6% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.3% | 49.3% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 49.6% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 49.8% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 50.6% | 50.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
More health data for New Caledonia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3381 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,128 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0347 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -0.228 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in New Caledonia?
- Population, female in New Caledonia was 50.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 1962.
- How does New Caledonia rank for population, female?
- New Caledonia ranks 81st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.