New Caledonia — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for New Caledonia, 1961–2025.
Population growth for New Caledonia was 0.92% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 4.63% in 1971. The lowest was -0.00% in 2018 (about -519.7× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.00% per year.
New Caledonia ranks 106 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 49%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 0.64%, so New Caledonia sits above it. It peaked in 1971 and has fallen 80% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 33%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 12 of 37 economies; Philippines (0.81%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1400% in 2019. That is 106% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 27th of 216 in 1961 → 11th of 216 in 1970 → 151st of 216 in 1980 → 73rd of 216 in 1990 → 65th of 217 in 2000 → 79th of 217 in 2010 → 153rd of 217 in 2020 → 106th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.92% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 0.95% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 0.95% | +0.3 pp |
| 2022 | 0.67% | +0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 0.36% | +0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 0.02% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | -0% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 0.04% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 0.09% | -0.6 pp |
| 2015 | 0.69% | -0.9 pp |
| 2014 | 1.58% | -0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 1.89% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 1.89% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 1.88% | +0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 1.67% | +0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 1.34% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 1.23% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 1.28% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 1.29% | -0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 1.45% | -0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 1.75% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 1.89% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 1.97% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 2.04% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 2.07% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 2.07% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 2.12% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 2.18% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 2.3% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 2.41% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 2.46% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 2.54% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 2.63% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 2.67% | +0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 2.54% | +0.5 pp |
| 1989 | 2.07% | +0.4 pp |
| 1988 | 1.71% | +0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 1.68% | +0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 1.65% | -0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 1.67% | +0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 1.65% | +0.4 pp |
| 1983 | 1.3% | +0.3 pp |
| 1982 | 1.02% | -0.1 pp |
| 1981 | 1.08% | -0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 1.13% | -0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 1.18% | -0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 1.23% | -0.5 pp |
| 1977 | 1.75% | -1.6 pp |
| 1976 | 3.31% | -1.2 pp |
| 1975 | 4.47% | -0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 4.57% | -0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 4.61% | -0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 4.62% | -0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 4.63% | +0.4 pp |
| 1970 | 4.19% | +0.9 pp |
| 1969 | 3.3% | +0.5 pp |
| 1968 | 2.85% | +0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 2.85% | +0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 2.82% | +0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 2.78% | -0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 2.86% | -0.3 pp |
| 1963 | 3.13% | -0.2 pp |
| 1962 | 3.35% | +0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 3.33% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was New Caledonia’s Population growth in 1962?
3.35% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is New Caledonia’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -72.5% in total — about 2.0% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.92%; 2024: 0.95%; 2023: 0.95%; 2022: 0.67%; 2021: 0.36%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.