| Population | 221,943 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 27.9% (male 31,578/female 30,270)
15-64 years: 65.3% (male 72,821/female 72,109)
65 years and over: 6.8% (male 7,047/female 8,118) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 28.1 years
male: 27.7 years
female: 28.5 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 1.203% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 17.75 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 5.72 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.043 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.868 male(s)/female
total population: 1.009 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 7.42 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 8.12 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 74.5 years
male: 71.52 years
female: 77.63 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 2.25 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | NA |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
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| Nationality | noun: New Caledonian(s)
adjective: New Caledonian |
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| Ethnic groups | Melanesian 42.5%, European 37.1%, Wallisian 8.4%, Polynesian 3.8%, Indonesian 3.6%, Vietnamese 1.6%, other 3% |
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| Religions | Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10% |
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| Languages | French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects |
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| Literacy | 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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