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 174th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50,611 | — |
| 1961 | 51,247 | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 51,832 | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 52,227 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 52,272 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 52,047 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 51,736 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 51,472 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 51,392 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 51,867 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 52,995 | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 54,448 | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 56,019 | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 57,706 | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 59,503 | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 61,382 | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 62,673 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 63,049 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 63,134 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 63,234 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 63,360 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 63,519 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 63,724 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 64,195 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 64,967 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 65,804 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 66,670 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 67,581 | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 68,525 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 69,723 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 71,284 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 72,998 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 74,726 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 76,414 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 78,053 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 79,640 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 81,107 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 82,420 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 83,599 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 84,661 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 85,647 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 86,538 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 87,293 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 87,916 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 88,364 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 88,177 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 87,258 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 86,198 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 85,474 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 85,759 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 87,097 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 88,689 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 90,341 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 92,020 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 93,410 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 93,933 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 93,841 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 93,660 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 93,402 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 93,143 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 92,997 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 92,942 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 93,108 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 93,479 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 93,786 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 93,999 | +0.2% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 93,999 is below the median for high income countries, which is 456,529, 21% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 93,999 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 377,513, 25% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
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
- 171 Barbados 113,898 compare
- 172 Channel Islands 113,473 compare
- 173 French Polynesia 108,019 compare
- 175 Micronesia (country) 88,126 compare
- 176 Tonga 81,794 compare
- 177 Bahamas 75,243 compare
More agriculture & rural data for New Caledonia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.8 % change on previous year (2017)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 596.77 current US$ per person (2019)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2271 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3183 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.8% (2019)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.8% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2015)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2015)
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 174th out of 218 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.