Short facts about people of New Caledonia

Population:

204,863 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  30.31% (male 31,674; female 30,416) 15-64 years:  63.95% (male 66,014; female 65,006) 65 years and over:  5.74% (male 5,548; female 6,205) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.48% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

20.37 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

5.62 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.89 male(s)/female total population:  1.02 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

8.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  73.02 years male:  70.08 years female:  76.11 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.48 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

NA%

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

NA

Nationality:

noun:  New Caledonian(s) adjective:  New Caledonian

Ethnic groups:

Melanesian 42.5%, European 37.1%, Wallisian 8.4%, Polynesian 3.8%, Indonesian 3.6%, Vietnamese 1.6%, other 3%

Religions:

Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10%

Languages:

French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  91% male:  92% female:  90% (1976 est.)

Source: World Factbook