Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — New Caledonia

Population aged 65 and over in New Caledonia in 2025 — 34,783 people. Ranked 174 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,171.8%.

2025 34,783 people +4.03% vs 2024
World rank 174of 217
Period maximum 34,783 people2025
Period minimum 2,735 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — New Caledonia, 1960–2025010,00020,00030,00040,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2,735 people1962: 2,836 people1964: 2,976 people1966: 3,124 people1968: 3,310 people1970: 3,529 people1972: 4,001 people1974: 4,563 people1976: 5,176 people1978: 5,576 people1980: 5,888 people1982: 6,107 people1984: 6,394 people1986: 6,824 people1988: 7,323 people1990: 7,511 people1992: 8,160 people1994: 8,926 people1996: 9,807 people1998: 10,831 people2000: 11,986 people2002: 13,283 people2004: 14,730 people2006: 16,179 people2008: 18,104 people2010: 20,014 people2012: 21,848 people2014: 23,946 people2016: 25,768 people2018: 27,449 people2020: 29,141 people2022: 30,990 people2024: 33,437 people2025: 34,783 people
Change over the period: +32,048 (+1,171.77%) Average annual rate: 3.99 %

Comparison, 2025

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

New Caledonia 34,783 people
World 855M people
East Asia & Pacific 333M people
Melanesia computed 528,317 people
High-income countries computed 278M people
Population aged 65 and over — New Caledonia, by year New Caledonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 34,783 +1,346 +4.03%
2024 33,437 +1,289 +4.01%
2023 32,148 +1,158 +3.74%
2022 30,990 +1,018 +3.4%
2021 29,972 +831 +2.85%
2020 29,141 +804 +2.84%
2019 28,337 +888 +3.24%
2018 27,449 +839 +3.15%
2017 26,610 +842 +3.27%
2016 25,768 +859 +3.45%
2015 24,909 +963 +4.02%
2014 23,946 +1,061 +4.64%
2013 22,885 +1,037 +4.75%
2012 21,848 +954 +4.57%
2011 20,894 +880 +4.4%
2010 20,014 +909 +4.76%
2009 19,105 +1,001 +5.53%
2008 18,104 +996 +5.82%
2007 17,108 +929 +5.74%
2006 16,179 +766 +4.97%
2005 15,413 +683 +4.64%
2004 14,730 +734 +5.24%
2003 13,996 +713 +5.37%
2002 13,283 +670 +5.31%
2001 12,613 +627 +5.23%
2000 11,986 +592 +5.2%
1999 11,394 +563 +5.2%
1998 10,831 +537 +5.22%
1997 10,294 +487 +4.97%
1996 9,807 +446 +4.76%
1995 9,361 +435 +4.87%
1994 8,926 +401 +4.7%
1993 8,525 +365 +4.47%
1992 8,160 +337 +4.31%
1991 7,823 +312 +4.15%
1990 7,511 +101 +1.36%
1989 7,410 +87 +1.19%
1988 7,323 +261 +3.7%
1987 7,062 +238 +3.49%
1986 6,824 +220 +3.33%
1985 6,604 +210 +3.28%
1984 6,394 +172 +2.76%
1983 6,222 +115 +1.88%
1982 6,107 +98 +1.63%
1981 6,009 +121 +2.06%
1980 5,888 +144 +2.51%
1979 5,744 +168 +3.01%
1978 5,576 +185 +3.43%
1977 5,391 +215 +4.15%
1976 5,176 +288 +5.89%
1975 4,888 +325 +7.12%
1974 4,563 +296 +6.94%
1973 4,267 +266 +6.65%
1972 4,001 +245 +6.52%
1971 3,756 +227 +6.43%
1970 3,529 +141 +4.16%
1969 3,388 +78 +2.36%
1968 3,310 +94 +2.92%
1967 3,216 +92 +2.94%
1966 3,124 +79 +2.59%
1965 3,045 +69 +2.32%
1964 2,976 +73 +2.51%
1963 2,903 +67 +2.36%
1962 2,836 +55 +1.98%
1961 2,781 +46 +1.68%
1960 2,735

Melanesia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

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