MigrantoMigration trends in New Caledonia
Oceania
New Caledonia takes in more people than it loses: 71.8K immigrants against 5.1K emigrants. Net balance +66.7K — 23% of the country's population
292.6K
Population
71.8K
Immigrants
5.1K
Emigrants
+66.7K
Inflow
1 in 4 residents of New Caledonia was born abroad — and 1 in 59 people born in New Caledonia lives abroad
#145 in the world by net migration gain
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in New Caledonia
Where people come from
Where people move to
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
35.4K immigrants · 4K emigrants
Today
- Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and roughly the same number of emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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