People using improved sanitation facilities in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: People using improved sanitation facilities was 292,639 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in New Caledonia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 292,639 people for people using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in New Caledonia peaked at 292,639 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 223,098 people, in 2000.
That places New Caledonia 179th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 241,430 people | 223,098 people | 257,250 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 277,509 people | 261,582 people | 283,606 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 287,804 people | 284,176 people | 292,639 people | 5 |
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- 177 Solomon Islands 332,396 people compare
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More population data for New Caledonia
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 15,426 people (2100)
- Population density 18.45 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.96 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.96 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.96 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.8% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in New Caledonia?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in New Caledonia was 292,639 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 292,639 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 223,098 people in 2000.
- How does New Caledonia rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- New Caledonia ranks 179th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.