| People | New Caledonia |
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Population:
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256,275 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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15 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 57% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 1.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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NOUMEA (capital) 144,000 (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 24.9% (male 32,653/female 31,236)
15-64 years: 67.3% (male 86,865/female 85,578)
65 years and over: 7.8% (male 8,954/female 10,989) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 30.1 years
male: 29.6 years
female: 30.7 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.524% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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16.28 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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5.28 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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4.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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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: 0.86 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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void |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 5.71 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 6.75 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 76.75 years
male: 72.67 years
female: 81.03 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.07 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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void |
Physicians density:
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void |
Hospital bed density:
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void |
Drinking water source:
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void |
Sanitation facility access:
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void |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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void |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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void |
Nationality:
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noun: New Caledonian(s)
adjective: New Caledonian |
Ethnic groups:
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Melanesian 44.1%, European 34.1%, Wallisian & Futunian 9%, Tahitian 2.6%, Indonesian 2.5%, Vietnamese 1.4%, Ni-Vanuatu 1.1%, other 5.2% (1996 census) |
Religions:
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Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10% |
Languages:
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French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.2%
male: 96.8%
female: 95.5% (1996 census) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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NA |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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NA |
People - note:
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void |
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