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| Population: |
204,863 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
30.31% (male 31,674; female 30,416)
15-64 years:
63.95% (male 66,014; female 65,006)
65 years and over:
5.74% (male 5,548; female 6,205) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
1.48% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
20.37 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
5.62 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.89 male(s)/female
total population:
1.02 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
8.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
73.02 years
male:
70.08 years
female:
76.11 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
2.48 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
NA%
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA
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| Nationality: |
noun:
New Caledonian(s)
adjective:
New Caledonian
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| Ethnic groups: |
Melanesian 42.5%, European 37.1%, Wallisian 8.4%, Polynesian 3.8%, Indonesian 3.6%, Vietnamese 1.6%, other 3%
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| Religions: |
Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10%
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| Languages: |
French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
91%
male:
92%
female:
90% (1976 est.)
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