Urban population, per capita in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Urban population, per capita was 0.6817 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in New Caledonia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 0.6817 units per person for urban population, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in New Caledonia peaked at 0.6817 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3659 units per person, in 1960.
New Caledonia ranks 97th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3659 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.379 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1962 | 0.3926 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4068 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4231 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4413 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4601 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4779 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.4934 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.5053 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.5153 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5245 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5329 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5405 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5473 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5535 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5589 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.564 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.5687 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5731 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5771 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5806 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.5835 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5858 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5877 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5893 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5907 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.592 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5933 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5947 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.596 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5972 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5984 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5996 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.601 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6026 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6044 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6067 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6094 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6126 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6161 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.62 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6241 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6285 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6331 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6392 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6475 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6562 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6633 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6666 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.667 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6673 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6674 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6676 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6678 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6683 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6689 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6697 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6706 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6716 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6727 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6741 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6757 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6775 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6795 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.6817 units per person | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4345 units per person | 0.3659 units per person | 0.5053 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5479 units per person | 0.5153 units per person | 0.5731 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5875 units per person | 0.5771 units per person | 0.5947 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6028 units per person | 0.596 units per person | 0.6126 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6395 units per person | 0.6161 units per person | 0.6666 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6686 units per person | 0.667 units per person | 0.6716 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6769 units per person | 0.6727 units per person | 0.6817 units per person | 6 |
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More climate change data for New Caledonia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.12 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 354.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 94.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 260.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.3567 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 6.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0252 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in New Caledonia?
- Urban population, per capita in New Caledonia was 0.6817 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6817 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3659 units per person in 1960.
- How does New Caledonia rank for urban population, per capita?
- New Caledonia ranks 97th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.