Share of the population that is female in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Share of the population that is female was 50.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that is female in New Caledonia, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in New Caledonia stood at 50.7%.
That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in New Caledonia peaked at 50.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 1962.
That places New Caledonia 79th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.4% | 47.2% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.0% | 47.6% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.0% | 48.6% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.3% | 49.3% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 49.6% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 49.8% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 50.6% | 50.7% | 6 |
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More gender data for New Caledonia
- 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)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 2,033 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 2,141 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in New Caledonia?
- Share of the population that is female in New Caledonia was 50.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 1962.
- How does New Caledonia rank for share of the population that is female?
- New Caledonia ranks 79th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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