Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre was 10.74 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
10.74 people per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
187th
of 215 countries
All-time high
10.74 people per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
1.71 people per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in New Caledonia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 10.74 people per square kilometre for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in New Caledonia peaked at 10.74 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.71 people per square kilometre, in 1961.
New Caledonia ranks 187th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.71 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.83 people per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 1.96 people per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 2.1 people per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1965 | 2.25 people per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 2.41 people per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1967 | 2.58 people per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 2.74 people per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 2.9 people per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 3.08 people per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 3.29 people per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 3.5 people per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 3.71 people per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 3.94 people per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 4.16 people per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 4.34 people per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 4.46 people per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 4.55 people per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 4.64 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 4.73 people per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 4.81 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 4.88 people per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 4.97 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 5.07 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 5.17 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 5.26 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 5.36 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 5.47 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 5.6 people per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 5.75 people per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 5.92 people per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 6.09 people per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 6.26 people per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 6.43 people per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 6.6 people per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 6.78 people per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 6.96 people per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 7.14 people per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 7.32 people per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 7.52 people per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 7.72 people per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 7.93 people per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 8.14 people per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 8.34 people per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 8.55 people per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 8.77 people per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 9 people per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 9.21 people per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 9.38 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 9.55 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 9.73 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 9.92 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 10.11 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 10.27 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 10.35 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 10.37 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 10.39 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 10.4 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 10.42 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 10.46 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 10.52 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 10.61 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 10.74 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 10.74 people per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 78.87 people per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 10.74 people per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 81.73 people per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.27 people per square kilometre | 1.71 people per square kilometre | 2.9 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.97 people per square kilometre | 3.08 people per square kilometre | 4.64 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.13 people per square kilometre | 4.73 people per square kilometre | 5.6 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.53 people per square kilometre | 5.75 people per square kilometre | 7.32 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.46 people per square kilometre | 7.52 people per square kilometre | 9.38 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.15 people per square kilometre | 9.55 people per square kilometre | 10.42 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.58 people per square kilometre | 10.46 people per square kilometre | 10.74 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 184 Zambia 12.55 people per square kilometre compare
- 185 Paraguay 11.98 people per square kilometre compare
- 186 Congo 11.53 people per square kilometre compare
- 188 Eritrea 9.94 people per square kilometre compare
- 189 Sudan 9.32 people per square kilometre compare
- 190 Gabon 8.84 people per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in New Caledonia?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in New Caledonia was 10.74 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.74 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.71 people per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does New Caledonia rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- New Caledonia ranks 187th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.