Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.6817 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in New Caledonia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in New Caledonia is 0.6817 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in New Caledonia peaked at 0.6817 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3659 people per person, in 1960.
New Caledonia ranks 97th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3659 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.379 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1962 | 0.3926 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4068 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4231 people per person | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4413 people per person | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4601 people per person | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4779 people per person | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.4934 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.5053 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.5153 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5245 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5329 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5405 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5473 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5535 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5589 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.564 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.5687 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5731 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5771 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5806 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.5835 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5858 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5877 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5893 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5907 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.592 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5933 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5947 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.596 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5972 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5984 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5996 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.601 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6026 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6044 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6067 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6094 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6126 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6161 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.62 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6241 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6285 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6331 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6392 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6475 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6562 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6633 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6666 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.667 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6673 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6674 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6676 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6678 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6683 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6689 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6697 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6706 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6716 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6727 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6741 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6757 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6775 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6795 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.6817 people per person | +0.3% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 0.6817 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 85% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 0.6817 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6545 people per person, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4345 people per person | 0.3659 people per person | 0.5053 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5479 people per person | 0.5153 people per person | 0.5731 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5875 people per person | 0.5771 people per person | 0.5947 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6028 people per person | 0.596 people per person | 0.6126 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6395 people per person | 0.6161 people per person | 0.6666 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6686 people per person | 0.667 people per person | 0.6716 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6769 people per person | 0.6727 people per person | 0.6817 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
More population data for New Caledonia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1918 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.14 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1918 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1079 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4774 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 18.45 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 15,426 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in New Caledonia?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in New Caledonia was 0.6817 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6817 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3659 people per person in 1960.
- How does New Caledonia rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- New Caledonia ranks 97th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.