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    Australian FlagNew Caledonia's population consists of the following racial groups:
    Melanesian 42.5%, European 37.1%, Wallisian 8.4%, Polynesian 3.8%, Indonesian 3.6%, Vietnamese 1.6%, other 3% .


    Population:
    		 221,943 (July 2007 est.)
    Age structure:
    		 0-14 years: 27.9% (male 31,578/female 30,270)
    15-64 years: 65.3% (male 72,821/female 72,109)
    65 years and over: 6.8% (male 7,047/female 8,118) (2007 est.)
    Median age:
    		 total: 28.1 years
    male: 27.7 years
    female: 28.5 years (2007 est.)
    Population growth rate:
    		 1.203% (2007 est.)
    Birth rate:
    		 17.75 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
    Death rate:
    		 5.72 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
    Net migration rate:
    		 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
    note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2007 est.)
    Sex ratio:
    		 at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
    under 15 years: 1.043 male(s)/female
    15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
    65 years and over: 0.868 male(s)/female
    total population: 1.009 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
    Infant mortality rate:
    		 total: 7.42 deaths/1,000 live births
    male: 8.12 deaths/1,000 live births
    female: 6.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
    Life expectancy at birth:
    		 total population: 74.5 years
    male: 71.52 years
    female: 77.63 years (2007 est.)
    Total fertility rate:
    		 2.25 children born/woman (2007 est.)
    HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
    		 NA
    HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
    		 NA
    HIV/AIDS - deaths:
    		 NA
    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 Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10%
    Languages:
    		 French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects
    Literacy:
    		 definition: age 15 and over can read and write
    total population: 96.2%
    male: 96.8%
    female: 95.5% (1996 census)

     

     

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