Age structure:
0-14 years:
31% (male 31,396; female 30,160)
15-64 years:
64% (male 65,042; female 63,961)
65 years and over:
5% (male 5,324; female 5,933) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.52% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 20.84 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 5.62 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.9 male(s)/female
total population:
1.02 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 8.57 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
72.77 years
male:
69.84 years
female:
75.85 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.52 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
New Caledonian(s)
adjective:
New Caledonian
Ethnic groups: Melanesian 42.5%, European 37.1%, Wallisian 8.4%, Polynesian 3.8%, Indonesian 3.6%, Vietnamese 1.6%, other 3%
Religions: Roman Catholicism 60%, Protestantism 30%, other 10%
Languages: French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
91%
male:
92%
female:
90% (1976 est.)