| People | New Caledonia |
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Population:
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227,436 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 65% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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13 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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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:
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total: 28.7 years
male: 28.2 years
female: 29.2 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.136% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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17.04 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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5.64 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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NA
note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2009 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: 1.01 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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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:
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total population: 74.98 years
male: 71.99 years
female: 78.12 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.18 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
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 |
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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void |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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void |
People - note:
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void |
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