New Caledonia

Economy

• GDP

  : 8.5 B$ (2024)

• GDP per capita

  : 29213 $ (2024)

• GDP growth

  : -13.5 % (2024)

• Inflation

  : 0.6 % (2016)

• Unemployment

  : 11.2 % (2025)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 33.1 % (2025)

• Exports

  : 11.7 % (2024)

• Imports

  : 28.7 % (2024)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : -1.5 B$ (2024)

• Current account balance

  : -7.5 % (2016)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 8.5 % (2024)

• Agriculture

  : 1.8 % (2019)

• Industry

  : 22.3 % (2019)

• Services

  : 65.2 % (2019)

• Remittances received

  : 7.1 % (2016)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : 0.5 % (2024)

Demographics

• Population

  : 295 333 (2025)

• Population growth

  : 0.9 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : 440.0 (2025)

• Population density

  : 15.9 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 78.9 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 1.96 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 14.0 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 6.25 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 68.2 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 31.8 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 131 488 (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 0.9 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 48.4 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 50.7 % (2025)

Social

• Internet users

  : 82.0 % (2017)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 91.7 (2022)

• Access to electricity

  : 100.0 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 99.5 % (2024)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 69.6 % (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 17.1 (2024)

• Renewable energy

  : 9.6 % (2022)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 22.5 % (2021)

• Forest area

  : 45.8 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 17.0 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 51.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 8.00 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 36.5 % (2024)

• Electricity from gas

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 17.3 % (2024)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from solar

  : 8.3 % (2024)

• Electricity from wind

  : 1.3 % (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 4.90 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 1 797 (2025)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 838.0 (2020)

Health

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 22.0 % (2024)

• Physicians

  : 1.98 (1999)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 11.7 (2024)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : 0.13 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 3.11 (2009)

• Political stability

  : 1.10 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : 1.09 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : 0.73 (2024)

Business

• Investment (gross fixed capital formation)

  : 22.1 % (2024)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 725.8 M$ (2024)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 65.7 % (2024)

• Gross national savings

  : 19.3 % (2016)