French Polynesia vs New Caledonia: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

French Polynesia

55,476 people

in 2023

New Caledonia

62,397 people

in 2023

French Polynesia rank

186th

New Caledonia rank

184th

Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

New Caledonia currently reports 62,397 people against 55,476 people in French Polynesia, a difference of 6,921 people.

That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.1 times French Polynesia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time 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.

Indicator: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
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: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.