| People | New Caledonia |
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Population:
 | 227,436 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
 | urban population: 65% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 2.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
 | 13 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
 | 0-14 years: 26.8% (male 31,191/female 29,870) 15-64 years: 65.8% (male 75,189/female 74,552) 65 years and over: 7.3% (male 7,681/female 8,953) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
 | total: 28.7 years male: 28.2 years female: 29.2 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
 | 1.136% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
 | 17.04 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
 | 5.68 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.) |
Net migration rate:
 | NA note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2009 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: 0.86 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
 | total: 7.05 deaths/1,000 live births male: 7.7 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
 | total population: 74.98 years male: 71.99 years female: 78.12 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
 | 2.18 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
 | void |
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 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:
 | 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: 96.2% male: 96.8% female: 95.5% (1996 census) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
 | void |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
 | void |
People - note:
 | void |
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