Share of immigrants in the population — all countries

Share of immigrants in the population — New Caledonia

Share of immigrants in the population in New Caledonia in 2024 — 26.2%. Ranked 35 in the world out of 216. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 4.9 pp.

2024 26.2% +0.5 pp vs 2020
World rank 35of 216
Period maximum 26.2%2024
Period minimum 21.3%1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of population

Share of immigrants in the population — New Caledonia, 1990–2024202224262819901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 21.3%1995: 21.8%2000: 22.3%2005: 22.7%2010: 23.4%2015: 24.3%2020: 25.7%2024: 26.2%
Change over the period: +4.9 pp Annual average: 0.14 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

New Caledonia 26.2%
World 3.73%
Melanesia computed 0.99%
High-income countries computed 14.88%
Share of immigrants in the population — New Caledonia, by year New Caledonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 26.2
2020 25.7
2015 24.3
2010 23.4
2005 22.7
2000 22.3
1995 21.8
1990 21.3

Melanesia, 2024

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

About the indicator

The number of foreign-born people as a percent of the whole population of a country. On this measure the world looks quite different from the picture given by the absolute number: the largest receiving countries by number of immigrants are large states, while by share the top rows go to small countries and territories where newcomers make up half of the population and more.

Important: The indicator does not distinguish the reasons for moving: labor migration, family reunification and forced displacement all fall into one figure. Forced migration is covered by the refugee indicators.

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