STATISTICS

New CaledoniaRegion Oceania-MelanesiaCurrency CFP Franc (XPF)Surface area (square kilometres) 18 575Population in 2012 (estimated, 000) 253Population density in 2012 (per square kilometre) 13.6Capital city and population in 2011 (000) Nouméa (157)Economic indicators 2005 2010 2012GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 6 236 9 006 9 840GDP: Growth rate at constant 2005 prices (annual %) 3.6 3.7 2.9GDP per capita (current US$) 27 266.1 36 554.7 38 869.4GNI: Gross national income per capita (current US$) 27 266.1 36 554.7 38 869.4Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) 28.5 42.8 37.3Exchange rates (national currency per US$) a 100.84 90.81 89.98Balance of payments, current account (million US$) –112 –1 426 –1 654 bCPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) c 108 119 124Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100) 100 97 98Food production index (2004-2006=100) 101 97 98Employment in industrial sector (% of employed) def 21.3 22.4 g ...Employment in agricultural sector (% of employed) def 3.1 2.7 g ...Labour force participation, adult female pop. (%) 47.7 45.8 45.7Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%) 69.9 67.3 67.2Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) h 101 99 112Energy production, primary (000 mt oil equivalent) 31 27 ...Mobile-cellular subscriptions (per 100 inhabitants) 58.1 88.0 89.3 iIndividuals using the Internet (%) 32.4 42.0 i 58.0 iTotal trade Major trading partners 2012(million US$) (% of exports) (% of imports)Exports 1 292.9 France 18.4 France 22.2Imports 3 245.0 Japan 15.7 Singapore 18.6Balance –1 952.1 Republic of Korea 12.1 Australia 10.9Social indicatorsPopulation growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 1.3Urban population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 1.2Rural population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 1.9Urban population (%) 2013 61.4Population aged 0-14 years (%) 2013 22.7Population aged 60+ years (females and males, % of total) 2013 14.5/13.7Sex ratio (males per 100 females) 2013 102.4Life expectancy at birth (females and males, years) 2010-2015 79.3/73.6Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) 2010-2015 13.1Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) 2010-2015 2.1International migrant stock (000 and % of total population) mid-2013 63.0/24.6Environmental indicatorsThreatened species 2013 490Forested area (% of land area) 2011 45.9CO 2 emission estimates (000 metric tons and metric tons per capita) 2010 3 917/15.6Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) 2010 4 715.0Precipitation in the capital city, total mean (millimetres)1 072 jTemperature in the capital city, mean °C (minimum and maximum)20.2/26.0 ja UN operational exchange rate. b 2011. c Nouméa. d Population census. e Age group 14 years and over.f The indices are shown in terms of ISIC Rev.3. g 2008. h Includes nationals residing abroad. i ITU estimate.j Based on monthly averages for the period 1961-1990.140 World Statistics Pocketbook