Rural population in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Rural population was 93,999 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rural population in New Caledonia, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 93,999 for rural population in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in New Caledonia peaked at 93,999 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50,611, in 1960.
New Caledonia ranks 171st of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51,670 | 50,611 | 52,272 | 10 |
| 1970s | 59,414 | 52,995 | 63,234 | 10 |
| 1980s | 65,807 | 63,360 | 69,723 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78,490 | 71,284 | 84,661 | 10 |
| 2000s | 86,862 | 85,474 | 88,364 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91,954 | 87,097 | 93,933 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93,385 | 92,942 | 93,999 | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
More agriculture & rural data for New Caledonia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 169.25 million current US$ (2019)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.8% (2019)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 31.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2015)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2015)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.8% (2019)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.8% (2019)
- Land under cereal production 298 hectares (2023)
- Cereal production 2,915 metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in New Caledonia?
- Rural population in New Caledonia was 93,999 in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 93,999 in 2025.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,611 in 1960.
- How does New Caledonia rank for rural population?
- New Caledonia ranks 171st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.