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New Caledonia:
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Other pages in this profile of New Caledonia:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 224,824 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 12.1 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 27.3% (male 31,376/female 30,064) 15-64 years: 65.6% (male 74,064/female 73,369) 65 years and over: 7.1% (male 7,377/female 8,574) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 28.4 years male: 28 years female: 28.8 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 1.175% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 17.39 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 5.64 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map NA note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 7.19 deaths/1,000 live births male: 7.85 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 74.75 years male: 71.76 years female: 77.88 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.21 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition NA |
Nationality |
Definition noun: New Caledonian(s) adjective: New Caledonian |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Melanesian 42.5%, European 37.1%, Wallisian 8.4%, Polynesian 3.8%, Indonesian 3.6%, Vietnamese 1.6%, other 3% |
Religions |
Definition Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10% |
Languages |
Definition French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.2% male: 96.8% female: 95.5% (1996 census) |
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