New Caledonia
Population in New Caledonia
Population in New Caledonia: 63,790 people in 1950 and 289,900 people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 289,900 people
- Since 1950
- +226,110 people
- Rank, 2023
- 180 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 337,200 people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 337,200 people in 2100, between 74,050 people and 955,100 people (95% prediction interval).
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 35,850 people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | New Caledonia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 289,900 | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 287,100 | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 285,200 | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 284,200 | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 283,600 | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 283,500 | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 283,500 | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 283,400 | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 283,200 | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 281,200 | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 276,800 | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 271,600 | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 266,500 | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 261,600 | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 257,300 | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 253,800 | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 250,700 | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 247,500 | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 244,400 | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 240,900 | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 236,700 | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 232,200 | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 227,700 | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 223,100 | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 218,500 | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 214,000 | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 209,600 | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 205,000 | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 200,400 | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 195,600 | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 190,900 | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 186,100 | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 181,200 | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 176,500 | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 172,000 | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 168,500 | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 165,700 | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 162,900 | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 160,200 | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 157,600 | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 155,000 | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 153,000 | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 151,400 | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 149,800 | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 148,100 | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 146,400 | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 144,600 | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 142,100 | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 137,500 | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 131,500 | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 125,600 | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 119,900 | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 114,500 | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 109,300 | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 104,800 | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 101,400 | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 98,590 | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 95,820 | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 93,160 | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 90,600 | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 88,050 | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 85,330 | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 82,520 | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 79,820 | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 77,260 | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 74,840 | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 72,560 | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 70,620 | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 69,160 | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 67,950 | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 66,810 | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 65,730 | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 64,730 | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 63,790 | 2.49 billion |
| 1940 | 63,200 | – |
| 1930 | 61,620 | – |
| 1920 | 60,080 | – |
| 1910 | 58,580 | – |
| 1900 | 56,630 | – |
| 1890 | 54,740 | – |
| 1880 | 52,920 | – |
| 1870 | 51,150 | – |
| 1860 | 49,450 | – |
| 1850 | 46,850 | – |
| 1840 | 44,380 | – |
| 1830 | 42,040 | – |
| 1820 | 39,830 | – |
| 1810 | 37,730 | – |
| 1800 | 35,850 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | New Caledonia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 292,600291,500–293,700 | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 295,300291,700–298,800 | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 297,900291,400–304,100 | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 300,400290,900–309,800 | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 302,800290,100–316,100 | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 305,300288,600–323,000 | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 307,600286,900–330,100 | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 309,800284,900–336,900 | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 312,000283,200–344,600 | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 314,200281,300–352,100 | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 316,200278,900–359,000 | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 318,200276,500–366,700 | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 320,200273,800–375,400 | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 322,200270,700–384,700 | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 324,100267,300–393,800 | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 325,800264,000–401,900 | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 327,500260,600–409,200 | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 329,100256,600–416,000 | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 330,700252,900–423,000 | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 332,300249,400–432,100 | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 333,800246,600–442,400 | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 335,200244,200–452,500 | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 336,500241,900–462,200 | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 337,600237,600–470,000 | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 338,700234,000–478,500 | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 339,600232,700–487,600 | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 340,600229,700–494,400 | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 341,400225,300–502,000 | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 342,200221,200–512,300 | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 342,900217,300–520,500 | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 343,600213,200–528,200 | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 344,200209,800–537,200 | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 344,700206,600–547,100 | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 345,200203,300–557,700 | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 345,700200,000–567,000 | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 346,100195,700–576,800 | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 346,400192,300–588,100 | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 346,700189,000–600,500 | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 346,900185,900–612,600 | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 347,200183,700–621,700 | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 347,400180,900–627,900 | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 347,600177,700–639,200 | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 347,700173,900–655,200 | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 347,700168,900–671,400 | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 347,600162,700–685,300 | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 347,500158,300–695,500 | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 347,500155,600–706,000 | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 347,400152,600–713,400 | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 347,300149,000–720,200 | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 347,200145,200–727,200 | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 347,200141,300–730,700 | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 347,100137,600–736,600 | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 347,000134,700–749,400 | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 346,900131,200–760,000 | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 346,700126,400–766,800 | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 346,400123,000–774,500 | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 346,200120,600–777,500 | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 346,000117,300–784,700 | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 345,800114,400–795,700 | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 345,600111,600–806,700 | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 345,400108,800–818,600 | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 345,000106,600–823,600 | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 344,700104,400–828,600 | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 344,300101,500–840,300 | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 343,80098,190–854,000 | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 343,40094,900–861,700 | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 343,00092,020–866,600 | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 342,50090,210–876,900 | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 342,00089,540–886,300 | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 341,50088,610–892,300 | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 341,00086,580–899,300 | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 340,40083,990–906,400 | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 339,80081,490–910,700 | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 339,10079,800–925,400 | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 338,50077,990–936,800 | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 337,90075,700–941,600 | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 337,20074,050–955,100 | 10.2 billion |
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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