Demographics of New Caledonia

Religions and Ethnicity

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

Ethnic groupsMelanesian 44.1%, European 34.1%, Wallisian & Futunian 9%, Tahitian 2.6%, Indonesian 2.5%, Vietnamese 1.4%, Ni-Vanuatu 1.1%, other 5.2% (1996 census)

Demographics

Total fertility rate2.04 children born/woman (2012)

Diabetes prevalence19.5 % of population ages 20 to 79

Intentional homicides3.30 per 100,000 people (2009)4.60 per 100,000 people (2008)5.10 per 100,000 people (2007)

Total Population268 Thousand (2014)264 Thousand (2013)260 Thousand (2012)

Population Growth1.42 % (2014)1.45 % (2013)1.49 % (2012)

Land per Capita0.07 Square kilometer per capita

Population density14.4 capita per square kilometer (2014)14.2 capita per square kilometer (2013)14.0 capita per square kilometer (2012)

Technology and Infrastructure

Mobile cellular subscriptions93.8 per 100 people (2013)91.2 per 100 people (2012)91.0 per 100 people (2011)

Mobile cellular subscriptions of New Caledonia

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers20.9 per 100 people (2013)18.9 per 100 people (2012)17.1 per 100 people (2011)

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers of New Caledonia

Internet users66.0 per 100 people (2013)58.0 per 100 people (2012)50.0 per 100 people (2011)