Population, female in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Population, female was 149,630 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in New Caledonia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 149,630 for population, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in New Caledonia peaked at 149,630 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 37,754, in 1960.
That places New Caledonia 177th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43,614 | 37,754 | 49,919 | 10 |
| 1970s | 63,397 | 52,078 | 71,846 | 10 |
| 1980s | 78,249 | 72,856 | 84,736 | 10 |
| 1990s | 97,550 | 86,957 | 108,183 | 10 |
| 2000s | 120,202 | 110,627 | 128,021 | 10 |
| 2010s | 139,039 | 130,248 | 143,249 | 10 |
| 2020s | 146,428 | 143,754 | 149,630 | 6 |
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More health data for New Caledonia
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,128 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 2,150 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 2,115 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 2,054 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 2,148 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 2,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 2,068 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 2,067 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 2,064 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in New Caledonia?
- Population, female in New Caledonia was 149,630 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 149,630 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,754 in 1960.
- How does New Caledonia rank for population, female?
- New Caledonia ranks 177th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.