What is the difference in has the population peaked? between French Polynesia and New Caledonia?

8,754 people, with New Caledonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and New Caledonia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

French Polynesia vs New Caledonia: Has the population peaked?

French Polynesia

281,125 people

in 2023

New Caledonia

289,879 people

in 2023

French Polynesia rank

186th

New Caledonia rank

184th

Has the population peaked? over time

French Polynesia
New Caledonia

How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 289,879 people against 281,125 people in French Polynesia, a difference of 8,754 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was French Polynesia ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 186th and New Caledonia ranks 184th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 6 and New Caledonia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Polynesia	New Caledonia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	72,974 people	69,360 people	3,614 people	French Polynesia
1960s	95,363 people	92,033 people	3,330 people	French Polynesia
1970s	132,270 people	131,961 people	309.3 people	French Polynesia
1980s	178,490 people	159,630 people	18,860 people	French Polynesia
1990s	220,334 people	197,789 people	22,546 people	French Polynesia
2000s	256,663 people	241,438 people	15,225 people	French Polynesia
2010s	276,256 people	277,517 people	1,261 people	New Caledonia
2020s	280,135 people	286,606 people	6,471 people	New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, French Polynesia or New Caledonia?: New Caledonia, at 289,879 people against 281,125 people in French Polynesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between French Polynesia and New Caledonia?: 8,754 people, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and New Caledonia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do French Polynesia and New Caledonia rank globally for has the population peaked??: French Polynesia ranks 186th and New Caledonia ranks 184th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Has the population peaked?
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.