| People | New Caledonia |
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Population:
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224,824 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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13 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 27.3% (male 31,376/female 30,064)
15-64 years: 65.6% (male 74,064/female 73,369)
65 years and over: 7.1% (male 7,377/female 8,574) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 28.4 years
male: 28 years
female: 28.8 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.175% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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17.39 births/1,000 population (2008 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 (2008 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 (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 7.19 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 7.85 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 74.75 years
male: 71.76 years
female: 77.88 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.21 children born/woman (2008 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 42.5%, European 37.1%, Wallisian 8.4%, Polynesian 3.8%, Indonesian 3.6%, Vietnamese 1.6%, other 3% |
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) |
People - note:
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void |
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