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New Caledonia · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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New Caledonia

East Asia & Pacific Capital Noum'ea High income Nation age 173 years (since 1853) i NCL · NC
NationsTree Index i— Tree height 2025 i1.9 msee ranking Military strength i—percentile
Population i295,333178th of 217 Area i18,576 km²152nd of 216 GDP i$8.55 bn158th of 210 GDP (PPP) i— GDP per person (PPP) i— Life expectancy i78.9 years60th of 217
CSV

In short

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), GNI per person (Atlas) (48th of 201) and GDP per person (58th of 210).

Its weakest positions: GDP growth (210th of 210), CO₂ emissions per person (194th of 203) and Unemployment (156th of 187).

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 18,576 152nd/216
Land area ikm² 18,576 152nd/216
Population ipeople 295,333 178th/217
Population growth i% 0.92% 106th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 15.8 199th/216
Urban population i% 68.2% 97th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 21.1% 114th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 11.8% 88th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $8.55 bn 158th/210
GDP per person iUSD $29,213 58th/210
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $30,070 48th/201
GDP growth i% -13.5% 210th/210
Inflation i% 0.6%2016
Unemployment i% 11.2% 156th/187

Main industries

Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 1.8%2019
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 22.3%2019
Manufacturing i% of GDP 5.6%2017
Services i% of GDP 65.2%2019

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $999.8 m 162nd/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $2.45 bn 155th/182
Exports i% of GDP 11.7% 170th/183
Imports i% of GDP 28.7% 138th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 40.4% 161st/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.0%2015
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 59.0%2015
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 1.4%2015
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 37.8%2015
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 5.3%2015
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 5.9% 37th/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 16.8% 32nd/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 16.78% 4th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.01% 151st/209
Arable land i% of land area 0.3% 202nd/206

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 31,000 182nd/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $248.0 m 112th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 13.2% 46th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 48,000 101st/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 78.9 60th/217
Physicians iper 1,000 people 1.981999
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 75.0%2019
Secondary enrolment i% gross 94.0%1997
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 17.5% 85th/217
Adult literacy i% 96.1%1996

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 96.9% 42nd/150
Internet users i% of population 82.0%2017
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 92 157th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 19.4 90th/208

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 17.08 194th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 9.6% 148th/212
Forest area i% of land area 48.1% 62nd/214

Institutions & safety

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Control of corruption iscore 0–100 50.8 84th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 62.9 85th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 70.7 91st/207
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 59.0 98th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 3.12009

Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). New Caledonia — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/new-caledonia. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). New Caledonia — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/new-caledonia. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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