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Median age in New Caledonia

New Caledonia: Median age was 33.89 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
33.89 years
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
107th
of 236 countries
All-time high
33.89 years
in 2023
All-time low
18.89 years
in 1975
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in New Caledonia, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, median age in New Caledonia stood at 33.89 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in New Caledonia peaked at 33.89 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.89 years, in 1975.

That places New Caledonia 107th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Median age in New Caledonia, year by year

Year years Change
1950 21.72 years —
1951 21.57 years -0.7%
1952 21.42 years -0.7%
1953 21.28 years -0.7%
1954 21.13 years -0.7%
1955 20.98 years -0.7%
1956 20.83 years -0.7%
1957 20.7 years -0.6%
1958 20.6 years -0.5%
1959 20.49 years -0.5%
1960 20.39 years -0.5%
1961 20.29 years -0.5%
1962 20.2 years -0.4%
1963 20.09 years -0.5%
1964 19.95 years -0.7%
1965 19.8 years -0.8%
1966 19.68 years -0.6%
1967 19.59 years -0.4%
1968 19.54 years -0.3%
1969 19.49 years -0.2%
1970 19.42 years -0.4%
1971 19.31 years -0.6%
1972 19.19 years -0.6%
1973 19.06 years -0.7%
1974 18.95 years -0.6%
1975 18.89 years -0.4%
1976 18.92 years +0.2%
1977 19.04 years +0.7%
1978 19.19 years +0.8%
1979 19.35 years +0.8%
1980 19.51 years +0.8%
1981 19.68 years +0.8%
1982 19.85 years +0.9%
1983 20.04 years +1.0%
1984 20.32 years +1.4%
1985 20.67 years +1.7%
1986 21.04 years +1.8%
1987 21.41 years +1.8%
1988 21.78 years +1.7%
1989 21.88 years +0.5%
1990 21.98 years +0.5%
1991 22.32 years +1.6%
1992 22.68 years +1.6%
1993 23.05 years +1.6%
1994 23.43 years +1.7%
1995 23.83 years +1.7%
1996 24.21 years +1.6%
1997 24.55 years +1.4%
1998 24.88 years +1.3%
1999 25.2 years +1.3%
2000 25.52 years +1.2%
2001 25.82 years +1.2%
2002 26.13 years +1.2%
2003 26.45 years +1.2%
2004 26.76 years +1.2%
2005 27.05 years +1.1%
2006 27.43 years +1.4%
2007 27.93 years +1.8%
2008 28.43 years +1.8%
2009 28.89 years +1.6%
2010 29.22 years +1.1%
2011 29.47 years +0.8%
2012 29.72 years +0.9%
2013 30 years +0.9%
2014 30.32 years +1.1%
2015 30.7 years +1.3%
2016 31.14 years +1.4%
2017 31.58 years +1.4%
2018 32.02 years +1.4%
2019 32.48 years +1.4%
2020 32.88 years +1.2%
2021 33.25 years +1.1%
2022 33.59 years +1.0%
2023 33.89 years +0.9%

New Caledonia compared with similar countries

  • New Caledonia's 33.89 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.36 years, 86% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • New Caledonia's 33.89 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.83 years, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 21.07 years 20.49 years 21.72 years 10
1960s 19.9 years 19.49 years 20.39 years 10
1970s 19.13 years 18.89 years 19.42 years 10
1980s 20.62 years 19.51 years 21.88 years 10
1990s 23.61 years 21.98 years 25.2 years 10
2000s 27.04 years 25.52 years 28.89 years 10
2010s 30.66 years 29.22 years 32.48 years 10
2020s 33.4 years 32.88 years 33.89 years 4

Countries ranked near New Caledonia

  1. 104 Costa Rica 34.07 years compare
  2. 105 Brazil 33.94 years compare
  3. 106 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 33.9 years compare
  4. 108 Saint Lucia 33.74 years compare
  5. 109 Seychelles 33.65 years compare
  6. 110 Grenada 33.38 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in New Caledonia?
Median age in New Caledonia was 33.89 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in New Caledonia?
The highest recorded value was 33.89 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in New Caledonia?
The lowest recorded value was 18.89 years in 1975.
How does New Caledonia rank for median age?
New Caledonia ranks 107th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in New Caledonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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