Neukaledonien ist eine zu Frankreich gehörige Übersee-Körperschaft mit Sonderstatus.
Inseln & Provinzen
Die Einwohnerzahlen der Inseln und Provinzen von Neukaledonien gemäß den letzten Volkszählungen.
| Name | Abk. | Status | Fläche A-L (km²) | Einwohner Zensus (C) 1976-04-23 | Einwohner Zensus (C) 1983-04-14 | Einwohner Zensus (C) 1989-04-04 | Einwohner Zensus (C) 1996-04-16 | Einwohner Zensus (C) 2004-08-31 | Einwohner Zensus (C) 2009-07-27 | Einwohner Zensus (C) 2014-08-26 | Einwohner Zensus (C) 2019-09-10 | Einwohner Zensus (C) 2025-04-22 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifou | Isl | 1.207 | 7.585 | 8.128 | 8.726 | 10.007 | 10.320 | 8.627 | 9.275 | 9.195 | 9.225 | 120700 | → | |
| Maré | Isl | 642 | 4.156 | 4.610 | 5.646 | 6.896 | 7.401 | 5.417 | 5.648 | 5.757 | 6.284 | 64200 | → | |
| Ouvéa | Isl | 132 | 2.777 | 2.772 | 3.540 | 3.974 | 4.359 | 3.392 | 3.374 | 3.401 | 3.162 | 13200 | → | |
| Îles Loyauté [Loyalitätsinseln] | LOY | Prov | 1.981 | 14.518 | 15.510 | 17.912 | 20.877 | 22.080 | 17.436 | 18.297 | 18.353 | 18.671 | 198100 | → |
| Îles Bélep | Isl | 70 | 624 | 686 | 745 | 923 | 930 | 895 | 843 | 867 | 686 | 7000 | → | |
| Grande Terre (Grande Terre Nord) | Isl | 9.513 | 31.397 | 30.624 | 33.781 | 40.490 | 43.544 | 44.242 | 49.644 | 49.043 | 50.261 | 951300 | ||
| Nord [Nordprovinz] | NOR | Prov | 9.583 | 32.021 | 31.310 | 34.526 | 41.413 | 44.474 | 45.137 | 50.487 | 49.910 | 50.947 | 958300 | → |
| L'Île-des-Pins | Isl | 152 | 1.095 | 1.287 | 1.465 | 1.671 | 1.840 | 1.969 | 1.958 | 2.037 | 2.050 | 15200 | → | |
| Grande Terre (Grande Terre Sud) | Isl | 6.860 | 85.599 | 97.261 | 110.270 | 132.875 | 162.395 | 181.038 | 198.025 | 201.107 | 192.928 | 686000 | ||
| Sud [Südprovinz] | SUD | Prov | 7.012 | 86.694 | 98.548 | 111.735 | 134.546 | 164.235 | 183.007 | 199.983 | 203.144 | 194.978 | 701200 | → |
| Neukaledonien | NCL | 18.575 | 133.233 | 145.368 | 164.173 | 196.836 | 230.789 | 245.580 | 268.767 | 271.407 | 264.596 | → |
- (1976) UN Demographic Yearbook 1983.
(1983) (1989) (1990) Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques France.
(2004) (2009) (2014) (2019) (2025) Institut de la Statistique et des Études Économiques Nouvelle-Calédonie.
Die größten Gemeinden
| Name | Adm. | Einwohner Zensus (C) 2025-04-22 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nouméa | SUD | 85.976 |
| 2 | Dumbéa | SUD | 34.926 |
| 3 | Païta | SUD | 27.609 |
| 4 | Le Mont-Dore | SUD | 25.303 |
Übersicht: Gemeinden
Die Einwohnerzahlern aller neukaledonischen Gemeinden mit mehr als 3.000 Einwohnern gemäß den letzten Volkszählungen.
| Name | Adm. | Einwohner Zensus (C) 1976-04-23 | Einwohner Zensus (C) 1983-04-15 | Einwohner Zensus (C) 1989-04-04 | Einwohner Zensus (C) 1996-04-16 | Einwohner Zensus (C) 2004-08-31 | Einwohner Zensus (C) 2009-07-27 | Einwohner Zensus (C) 2014-08-26 | Einwohner Zensus (C) 2019-09-10 | Einwohner Zensus (C) 2025-04-22 | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulouparis (Bouloupari) | SUD | 925 | 1.139 | 1.456 | 1.591 | 2.089 | 2.418 | 3.005 | 3.315 | 3.359 | 86560 | → |
| Bourail | SUD | 3.149 | 3.410 | 4.122 | 4.364 | 4.779 | 4.999 | 5.444 | 5.531 | 5.575 | 79760 | → |
| Canala | NOR | ... | ... | 2.907 | 3.374 | 3.512 | 3.341 | 3.687 | 3.701 | 3.911 | 43870 | → |
| Dumbéa | SUD | 4.191 | 5.538 | 10.052 | 13.888 | 18.602 | 24.103 | 31.812 | 35.873 | 34.926 | 25460 | → |
| Houaïlou | NOR | 3.853 | 3.995 | 3.671 | 4.332 | 4.537 | 3.945 | 4.240 | 3.955 | 3.756 | 94060 | → |
| Koné | NOR | 2.479 | 2.919 | 2.919 | 4.055 | 4.500 | 5.199 | 7.340 | 8.144 | 8.048 | 37360 | → |
| Koumac | NOR | ... | 1.405 | 2.194 | 2.647 | 3.003 | 3.690 | 4.252 | 3.981 | 4.272 | 55000 | → |
| La Foa | SUD | 1.993 | 2.094 | 2.155 | 2.502 | 2.903 | 3.323 | 3.542 | 3.552 | 3.449 | 46400 | → |
| Le Mont-Dore | SUD | 10.659 | 14.614 | 16.370 | 20.780 | 24.195 | 25.683 | 27.155 | 27.620 | 25.303 | 64300 | → |
| Nouméa | SUD | 56.078 | 60.112 | 65.110 | 76.293 | 91.386 | 97.579 | 99.926 | 94.285 | 85.976 | 4570 | → |
| Païta | SUD | 3.407 | 4.834 | 6.049 | 7.862 | 12.062 | 16.358 | 20.616 | 24.563 | 27.609 | 69970 | → |
| Poindimié | NOR | 3.010 | 3.644 | 3.590 | 4.340 | 4.824 | 4.818 | 4.868 | 5.006 | 4.613 | 67310 | → |
| Pouembout | NOR | 734 | 692 | 854 | 1.189 | 1.471 | 2.078 | 2.591 | 2.752 | 3.062 | 674 | → |
| Poya | ... | 1.961 | 1.862 | 2.522 | 2.600 | 2.648 | 3.036 | 2.802 | 2.962 | 84580 | ||
| Thio | SUD | 2.894 | 3.019 | 2.368 | 2.614 | 2.743 | 2.629 | 2.643 | 2.524 | 2.581 | 99760 | → |
| Voh | NOR | 1.656 | 1.586 | 1.686 | 1.942 | 2.240 | 2.408 | 3.160 | 2.856 | 3.122 | 80490 | → |
- The islands of the Îles Loyauté correspond to municipalities; their population is reported in the first table. The largest part of Poya is located in the North Province, and the rest in the South Province.
- (1976) UN Demographic Yearbook 1983.
(1983) (1989) (1990) Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques France.
(2004) (2009) (2014) (2019) (2025) Institut de la Statistique et des Études Économiques Nouvelle-Calédonie.