Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — New Caledonia

Share of population aged 65 and over in New Caledonia in 2025 — 11.8%. Ranked 88 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 8.4 pp.

2025 11.8% +0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 88of 217
Period maximum 11.8%2025
Period minimum 3.2%1970

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — New Caledonia, 1960–202505101519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3.4%1962: 3.3%1964: 3.3%1966: 3.3%1968: 3.3%1970: 3.2%1972: 3.3%1974: 3.5%1976: 3.6%1978: 3.8%1980: 3.9%1982: 4%1984: 4.1%1986: 4.2%1988: 4.3%1990: 4.3%1992: 4.4%1994: 4.6%1996: 4.8%1998: 5.1%2000: 5.4%2002: 5.7%2004: 6.1%2006: 6.5%2008: 7.1%2010: 7.7%2012: 8%2014: 8.5%2016: 9.1%2018: 9.7%2020: 10.3%2022: 10.8%2024: 11.4%2025: 11.8%
Change over the period: +8.4 pp Annual average: 0.13 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

New Caledonia 11.8%
World 10.4%
Melanesia computed 4%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — New Caledonia, by year New Caledonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 11.8 +0.4 pp
2024 11.4 +0.3 pp
2023 11.1 +0.3 pp
2022 10.8 +0.3 pp
2021 10.5 +0.3 pp
2020 10.3 +0.3 pp
2019 10 +0.3 pp
2018 9.7 +0.3 pp
2017 9.4 +0.3 pp
2016 9.1 +0.3 pp
2015 8.8 +0.3 pp
2014 8.5 +0.2 pp
2013 8.3 +0.2 pp
2012 8 +0.2 pp
2011 7.8 +0.2 pp
2010 7.7 +0.2 pp
2009 7.4 +0.3 pp
2008 7.1 +0.3 pp
2007 6.8 +0.3 pp
2006 6.5 +0.2 pp
2005 6.3 +0.2 pp
2004 6.1 +0.2 pp
2003 5.9 +0.2 pp
2002 5.7 +0.2 pp
2001 5.5 +0.2 pp
2000 5.4 +0.2 pp
1999 5.2 +0.2 pp
1998 5.1 +0.1 pp
1997 4.9 +0.1 pp
1996 4.8 +0.1 pp
1995 4.7 +0.1 pp
1994 4.6 +0.1 pp
1993 4.5 +0.1 pp
1992 4.4 +0.1 pp
1991 4.3 +0.1 pp
1990 4.3 −0.1 pp
1989 4.3 −0 pp
1988 4.3 +0.1 pp
1987 4.3 +0.1 pp
1986 4.2 +0.1 pp
1985 4.1 +0.1 pp
1984 4.1 +0 pp
1983 4 +0 pp
1982 4 +0 pp
1981 4 +0 pp
1980 3.9 +0.1 pp
1979 3.9 +0.1 pp
1978 3.8 +0.1 pp
1977 3.7 +0.1 pp
1976 3.6 +0.1 pp
1975 3.6 +0.1 pp
1974 3.5 +0.1 pp
1973 3.4 +0.1 pp
1972 3.3 +0.1 pp
1971 3.3 +0.1 pp
1970 3.2 −0 pp
1969 3.2 −0 pp
1968 3.3 +0 pp
1967 3.3 +0 pp
1966 3.3 −0 pp
1965 3.3 −0 pp
1964 3.3 −0 pp
1963 3.3 −0 pp
1962 3.3 −0 pp
1961 3.4 −0.1 pp
1960 3.4

Melanesia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of population aged 65 and over. The international threshold for an old population is 7%, for a very old one 14%. The indicator directly determines the load on the pension system and health care, which is why demographic projections use it more often than median age.

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