Introduction - New Caledonia: |
Location - New Caledonia: |
People - New Caledonia: |
Population | 221,943 (July 2007 est.) |
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Age structure | 0-14 years: 27.9% (male 31,578/female 30,270)
15-64 years: 65.3% (male 72,821/female 72,109)
65 years and over: 6.8% (male 7,047/female 8,118) (2007 est.) |
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Dependency status | territorial collectivity of France since 1998 |
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Median age | total: 28.1 years
male: 27.7 years
female: 28.5 years (2007 est.) |
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Population growth rate | 1.203% (2007 est.) |
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Birth rate | 17.75 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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Death rate | 5.72 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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Net migration rate | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2007 est.) |
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Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.043 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.868 male(s)/female
total population: 1.009 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate | total: 7.42 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 8.12 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth | total population: 74.5 years
male: 71.52 years
female: 77.63 years (2007 est.) |
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Total fertility rate | 2.25 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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Hiv aids adult prevalence rate | NA |
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Hiv aids people living with hiv aids | NA |
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Hiv aids deaths | NA |
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Nationality | noun: New Caledonian(s)
adjective: New Caledonian |
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Ethnic groups | Melanesian 42.5%, European 37.1%, Wallisian 8.4%, Polynesian 3.8%, Indonesian 3.6%, Vietnamese 1.6%, other 3% |
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Religions | Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10% |
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Languages | French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects |
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Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.2%
male: 96.8%
female: 95.5% (1996 census) |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007