Population ages 15-64 in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Population ages 15-64 was 67.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in New Caledonia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64 in New Caledonia is 67.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in New Caledonia peaked at 67.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 56.1%, in 1975.
That places New Caledonia 62nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 58.3% | — |
| 1961 | 58.1% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 58.0% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 57.9% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 57.7% | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 57.6% | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 57.4% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 57.3% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 57.2% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 57.2% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 57.1% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 56.7% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 56.4% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 56.2% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 56.1% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 56.1% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 56.2% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 56.4% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 56.6% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 56.9% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 57.3% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 57.7% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 58.1% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 58.6% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 59.3% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 60.0% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 60.7% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 61.4% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 62.0% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 62.4% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 62.7% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 63.1% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 63.5% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 63.8% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 64.2% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 64.5% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 64.8% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 64.9% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 64.9% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 64.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 64.9% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 64.9% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 64.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 65.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 65.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 65.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 65.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 66.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 66.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 66.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 66.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 66.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 66.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 66.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 67.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 67.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 67.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 67.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 67.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 67.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 67.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 67.4% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 67.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 67.3% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 67.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.7% | 57.2% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.5% | 56.1% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.7% | 57.3% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.1% | 62.7% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.5% | 64.9% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 66.5% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 67.1% | 67.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 59 Ukraine 67.3% compare
- 60 El Salvador 67.3% compare
- 61 Philippines 67.1% compare
- 63 Peru 66.9% compare
- 64 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 66.9% compare
- 65 Syria 66.7% compare
More education data for New Caledonia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 15.3 % change on previous year (1985)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 336 (1985)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 33.33 % change on previous year (1985)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 425 (1985)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.17 % change on previous year (1985)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (1994)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.114 units per person (1994)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in New Caledonia?
- Population ages 15-64 in New Caledonia was 67.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.1% in 1975.
- How does New Caledonia rank for population ages 15-64?
- New Caledonia ranks 62nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.