New Caledonia
- Capital
- Noum'ea
- Region
- East Asia & Pacific
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 295,000 (2025)
At a glance
- New Caledonia's economy shrank 13.5% in 2024, slower than most economies.
- Output per person in New Caledonia was US$29,213 in 2024, higher than in most countries.
- 11.2% of New Caledonia's labour force had no job in 2025, a higher share than in most countries.
- New Caledonia had 295,000 people in 2025: about less than 0.1% of everyone on Earth, the 178th largest population of 217 countries and territories.
Economic growth
2024Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2000
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| Year | New Caledonia | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | −13.5% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | −2.1% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | −2.4% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | −1.4% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | 3.2% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | 4.2% |
GDP per person
2024GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | New Caledonia | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US$29,213 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$33,702 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$33,516 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$35,312 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$33,270 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$33,411 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$34,903 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$32,355 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$30,783 | US$5,982 |
| 2015 | US$30,859 | US$6,148 |
Unemployment
2025Share of the labour force without a job (ILO modelled estimate)
Since 2000
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| Year | New Caledonia | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.2% | 5.1% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | 5.1% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | 5.2% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | 5.4% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | 5.4% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | 5.9% |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | New Caledonia |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 295,000 |
| 2024 | 293,000 |
| 2023 | 290,000 |
| 2022 | 287,000 |
| 2021 | 285,000 |
| 2020 | 284,000 |
| 2019 | 284,000 |
| 2018 | 284,000 |
| 2017 | 284,000 |
| 2016 | 283,000 |
No recent World Bank figure for New Caledonia: inflation, government debt, current account balance.
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show New Caledonia since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Unemployment: International Labour Organization, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT); Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.