Share of women who are married or in a union in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Share of women who are married or in a union was 2.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are married or in a union in New Caledonia, 1970–2019
Source: United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women who are married or in a union in New Caledonia is 2.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are married or in a union in New Caledonia peaked at 2.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1970.
That places New Caledonia 172nd out of 221 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Share of women who are married or in a union in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.2% | — |
| 1971 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
More gender data for New Caledonia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 61.52 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2254 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,978 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,091 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,995 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,107 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,009 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,120 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 2,136 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are married or in a union in New Caledonia?
- Share of women who are married or in a union in New Caledonia was 2.0% in 2019, according to United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who are married or in a union recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of women who are married or in a union recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1970.
- How does New Caledonia rank for share of women who are married or in a union?
- New Caledonia ranks 172nd out of 221 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of women who are married or in a union rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who are married or in a union. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of women aged 15-19 sharing a household with their partner, whether married, cohabiting, in consensual partnerships, or in other non-marital unions.