New caledonia population

As of 2020, the estimated population of New Caledonia is approximately 284,000 people. New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the Pacific Ocean, northeast of Australia. It has a total area of 18,576 square kilometers (7,172 square miles) and a population density of about 15 people per square kilometer (39 people per square mile).

Here is a breakdown of the population of New Caledonia by ethnicity:

• Kanak people (indigenous Melanesians): around 40%
• Europeans (French, Corsican, Italian, etc.): around 30%
• Polynesians (from French Polynesia): around 10%
• Other Pacific Islanders (from Vanuatu, Fiji, etc.): around 5%
• Asians (from China, Vietnam, etc.): around 5%
• Mixed ethnicity: around 10%

The population of New Caledonia is concentrated in the capital city of Nouméa, which has a population of around 120,000 people. The largest city outside of Nouméa is Koné, which has a population of around 15,000 people.

New Caledonia has a relatively high standard of living compared to other Pacific island nations, with a GDP per capita of around $23,000. The economy is based on mining (copper, nickel, and iron ore), agriculture (coffee, vanilla, and copra), and tourism.