Share of women in the population — all countries

Share of women in the population — New Caledonia

Share of women in the population in New Caledonia in 2025 — 50.66%. Ranked 80 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 3.37 pp.

2025 50.66% −0.01 pp vs 2024
World rank 80of 217
Period maximum 50.69%2022
Period minimum 47.22%1962

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of women in the population — New Caledonia, 1960–2025474849505119601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 47.3%1962: 47.22%1964: 47.29%1966: 47.45%1968: 47.6%1970: 47.63%1972: 47.8%1974: 47.95%1976: 48.11%1978: 48.37%1980: 48.63%1982: 48.88%1984: 49.04%1986: 49.13%1988: 49.21%1990: 49.28%1992: 49.27%1994: 49.27%1996: 49.28%1998: 49.42%2000: 49.59%2002: 49.74%2004: 49.87%2006: 49.89%2008: 49.79%2010: 49.79%2012: 49.89%2014: 50%2016: 50.2%2018: 50.4%2020: 50.59%2022: 50.69%2024: 50.67%2025: 50.66%
Change over the period: +3.37 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

New Caledonia 50.66%
World 49.73%
Melanesia computed 48.83%
High-income countries computed 50.33%
Share of women in the population — New Caledonia, by year New Caledonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 50.66 −0.01 pp
2024 50.67 −0.01 pp
2023 50.68 −0.01 pp
2022 50.69 +0.04 pp
2021 50.65 +0.06 pp
2020 50.59 +0.08 pp
2019 50.51 +0.11 pp
2018 50.4 +0.1 pp
2017 50.3 +0.1 pp
2016 50.2 +0.11 pp
2015 50.09 +0.09 pp
2014 50 +0.06 pp
2013 49.94 +0.05 pp
2012 49.89 +0.05 pp
2011 49.84 +0.05 pp
2010 49.79 +0.03 pp
2009 49.77 −0.02 pp
2008 49.79 −0.05 pp
2007 49.84 −0.05 pp
2006 49.89 −0.02 pp
2005 49.9 +0.03 pp
2004 49.87 +0.06 pp
2003 49.81 +0.07 pp
2002 49.74 +0.07 pp
2001 49.66 +0.08 pp
2000 49.59 +0.08 pp
1999 49.51 +0.09 pp
1998 49.42 +0.09 pp
1997 49.33 +0.05 pp
1996 49.28 +0.01 pp
1995 49.27 +0 pp
1994 49.27 −0 pp
1993 49.27 +0 pp
1992 49.27 −0 pp
1991 49.28 −0 pp
1990 49.28 +0.02 pp
1989 49.26 +0.04 pp
1988 49.21 +0.04 pp
1987 49.17 +0.04 pp
1986 49.13 +0.04 pp
1985 49.09 +0.05 pp
1984 49.04 +0.06 pp
1983 48.98 +0.1 pp
1982 48.88 +0.12 pp
1981 48.76 +0.13 pp
1980 48.63 +0.13 pp
1979 48.5 +0.13 pp
1978 48.37 +0.13 pp
1977 48.24 +0.13 pp
1976 48.11 +0.09 pp
1975 48.02 +0.07 pp
1974 47.95 +0.07 pp
1973 47.88 +0.08 pp
1972 47.8 +0.08 pp
1971 47.72 +0.09 pp
1970 47.63 +0.02 pp
1969 47.61 +0.01 pp
1968 47.6 +0.07 pp
1967 47.53 +0.08 pp
1966 47.45 +0.08 pp
1965 47.38 +0.09 pp
1964 47.29 +0.07 pp
1963 47.22 +0 pp
1962 47.22 −0.04 pp
1961 47.26 −0.04 pp
1960 47.3

Melanesia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of women in total population. Slightly more boys than girls are born (about 105 to 100), but because male mortality is higher the ratio evens out at older ages and then tilts toward women. Deviations from 50% in either direction point either to labor migration (the male surplus in the Gulf states) or to a gap in life expectancy.

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