Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — New Caledonia

Children under 15 in New Caledonia in 2025 — 62,284 people. Ranked 180 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 103.8%.

2025 62,284 people −0.11% vs 2024
World rank 180of 217
Period maximum 69,085 people2014
Period minimum 30,567 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — New Caledonia, 1960–202530,00040,00050,00060,00070,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 30,567 people1962: 32,990 people1964: 35,326 people1966: 37,655 people1968: 40,097 people1970: 43,422 people1972: 48,293 people1974: 53,174 people1976: 57,089 people1978: 57,919 people1980: 58,154 people1982: 57,969 people1984: 57,813 people1986: 57,213 people1988: 56,670 people1990: 58,382 people1992: 59,820 people1994: 61,172 people1996: 62,437 people1998: 64,295 people2000: 66,386 people2002: 68,171 people2004: 68,799 people2006: 68,401 people2008: 67,752 people2010: 67,614 people2012: 68,344 people2014: 69,085 people2016: 67,391 people2018: 65,100 people2020: 63,379 people2022: 62,483 people2024: 62,350 people2025: 62,284 people
Change over the period: +31,717 (+103.76%) Average annual rate: 1.1 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: New Caledonia

New Caledonia 62,284 people
World 2.01B people
East Asia & Pacific 420M people
Melanesia computed 4.31M people
High-income countries computed 216M people
Children under 15 — New Caledonia, by year New Caledonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 62,284 −66 −0.11%
2024 62,350 −48 −0.08%
2023 62,398 −85 −0.14%
2022 62,483 −348 −0.55%
2021 62,831 −548 −0.86%
2020 63,379 −705 −1.1%
2019 64,084 −1,016 −1.56%
2018 65,100 −1,138 −1.72%
2017 66,238 −1,153 −1.71%
2016 67,391 −1,139 −1.66%
2015 68,530 −555 −0.8%
2014 69,085 +256 +0.37%
2013 68,829 +485 +0.71%
2012 68,344 +416 +0.61%
2011 67,928 +314 +0.46%
2010 67,614 +62 +0.09%
2009 67,552 −200 −0.3%
2008 67,752 −286 −0.42%
2007 68,038 −363 −0.53%
2006 68,401 −349 −0.51%
2005 68,750 −49 −0.07%
2004 68,799 +199 +0.29%
2003 68,600 +429 +0.63%
2002 68,171 +758 +1.12%
2001 67,413 +1,027 +1.55%
2000 66,386 +1,103 +1.69%
1999 65,283 +988 +1.54%
1998 64,295 +992 +1.57%
1997 63,303 +866 +1.39%
1996 62,437 +651 +1.05%
1995 61,786 +614 +1%
1994 61,172 +646 +1.07%
1993 60,526 +706 +1.18%
1992 59,820 +753 +1.27%
1991 59,067 +685 +1.17%
1990 58,382 +1,060 +1.85%
1989 57,322 +652 +1.15%
1988 56,670 −245 −0.43%
1987 56,915 −298 −0.52%
1986 57,213 −327 −0.57%
1985 57,540 −273 −0.47%
1984 57,813 −81 −0.14%
1983 57,894 −75 −0.13%
1982 57,969 −144 −0.25%
1981 58,113 −41 −0.07%
1980 58,154 +69 +0.12%
1979 58,085 +166 +0.29%
1978 57,919 +240 +0.42%
1977 57,679 +590 +1.03%
1976 57,089 +1,586 +2.86%
1975 55,503 +2,329 +4.38%
1974 53,174 +2,424 +4.78%
1973 50,750 +2,457 +5.09%
1972 48,293 +2,456 +5.36%
1971 45,837 +2,415 +5.56%
1970 43,422 +1,948 +4.7%
1969 41,474 +1,377 +3.43%
1968 40,097 +1,232 +3.17%
1967 38,865 +1,210 +3.21%
1966 37,655 +1,177 +3.23%
1965 36,478 +1,152 +3.26%
1964 35,326 +1,156 +3.38%
1963 34,170 +1,180 +3.58%
1962 32,990 +1,217 +3.83%
1961 31,773 +1,206 +3.95%
1960 30,567

Melanesia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The population aged 0 to 14 inclusive. The absolute number answers a different question than the share — not how young the country is, but how many children are in it, and it is this number that is needed to gauge the load on schools, pediatric care and child nutrition. The world total for the group has almost stopped growing: fertility is falling faster than population is rising.

Important: Estimates of the UN Population Division rather than census counts: values are interpolated for the years between censuses.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.