Official Languages

Languages spoken here

Bislama (secondary) · French (secondary) · French (Quebec) (secondary) · Italian (secondary) · Italian (Romanesco) (secondary) · Portuguese (secondary) · Portuguese (Brazilian) (secondary) · Spanish (secondary) · Vietnamese (secondary)

“Secondary” means a community here speaks it alongside another language. It is not a statement of official or minority-language status.

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New Caledonia

Peoples

Largest first.

People	Population	Language	Religion
New Caledonian French	119000	French	Christianity
Euronesian	29000	French	Christianity
Wallisian, East Uvean	27000	Wallisian	Christianity
Lifuan, Dehu	16000	Drehu	Christianity
Nengonese, Mare	11000	Nengone	Christianity
Italian	8900	Italian	Christianity
Pati, Ponerihouen	8800	Paici	Christianity
Xaracuu, Canala	7000	Xaracuu	Christianity
Ajie, Wai	6500	Ajie	Christianity
Tahitian	6100	Tahitian	Christianity
Iaian	5000	Iaai	Christianity
Javanese, New Caledonian	4400	Javanese, New Caledonian	Islam
Camuhi	3200	Cemuhi	Christianity
Futunian, East	3200	Futuna, East	Christianity
Spaniard	3000	Spanish	Christianity
Vietnamese	2900	Vietnamese	Buddhism
Nyua-Bonde, Thuanga	2900	Yuanga	Christianity
Uvean, West	2700	Fagauvea	Christianity
Kwenyi, Kapone	2700	Numee	Christianity
Vanuatu Melanesian	2600	Bislama	Christianity
Yalayu	2400	Nyalayu	Christianity
Fwai	2300	Fwai	Christianity
Caac, Moenebeng	1400	Caac	Christianity
Dubea	1400	Drubea	Christianity
Nenema	1300	Nelemwa-Nixumwak	Christianity
Njawe, Ubach	1200	Jawe	Christianity
Nemi	1100	Nemi	Christianity
Tayo, Kaldosh Euronesian	1100	Tayo	Christianity
Portuguese	900	Portuguese	Christianity
Aragure, Haragure	900	Xaragure	Christianity
Tiri	700	Tiri	Christianity
Orowe	600	Orowe	Christianity
Poamei	400	Pwaamei	Christianity
Aveke	400	Haveke	Christianity
Aro	400	Ajie	Christianity
Aeke	400	French	Christianity
Ara	200	Arha	Christianity
Bwatoo, Voh-Kone	200	Bwatoo	Christianity
Pinje	200	Pije	Christianity
Moaveke	200	Hmwaveke	Christianity
Neku	200	Neku	Christianity
Moaeke, Hmwaeke	100	Vamale	Christianity
Poapoa	60	Jawe	Christianity

Languages

39 languages recorded here.

Ajie

Arha

Bislama

Bwatoo

Caac

Cemuhi

Drehu

Drubea

Fagauvea

French

Futuna, East

Fwai

Haveke

Hmwaveke

Iaai

Italian

Javanese, New Caledonian

Jawe

Neku

Nelemwa-Nixumwak

Nemi

Nengone

Numee

Nyalayu

Orowe

Paici

Pije

Portuguese

Pwaamei

Spanish

Tahitian

Tayo

Tiri

Vamale

Vietnamese

Wallisian

Xaracuu

Xaragure

Yuanga

All catalogue fields

141 fields recorded

rog3: NC
iso3: NCL
iso2: NC
ctry: New Caledonia
poplpeoples: 289000
cntpeoples: 43
jpscalectry: 4
rol3officiallanguage: fra
officiallang: French
rlg3primary: 1
religionprimary: Christianity
percentchristianity: 78.374817004164
percentevangelical: 6.2105580000949
c_10_40window: N
rog2: SOP
continent: Oceania
regioncode: 1
regionname: Australia and Pacific
harvest_rog3: NC
harvest_iso3: NCL
harvest_iso2: NC
harvest_owcountrycode: NEWC
harvest_ethnologuecountrycode: NC
harvest_countrynumber: 152
harvest_ctry: New Caledonia
harvest_ctryshort: New Caledonia
harvest_countrynamechinese: 新喀里多尼亚
harvest_countrynamechineseshort: 新喀里多尼亚
harvest_countrynamedutch: Nieuw-Caledonië
harvest_countrynamefrench: Nouvelle Calédonie
harvest_countrynamefrenchshort: Nouvelle Calédonie
harvest_countrynamegerman: Neukaledonien
harvest_countrynamegermanshort: Neukaledonien
harvest_countrynameindonesian: Kaledonia Baru
harvest_countrynameindonesianshort: Kaledonia Baru
harvest_countrynameitalian: Nuova Caledonia
harvest_countrynameitalianshort: Nuova Caledonia
harvest_countrynamekorean: 뉴칼레도니아 섬
harvest_countrynamekoreanshort: 뉴칼레도니아 섬
harvest_countrynamenorwegian: Ny-Caledonia
harvest_countrynamenorwegianshort: Ny-Caledonia
harvest_countrynameportuguese: Nova Caledônia
harvest_countrynameportugueseshort: Nova Caledônia
harvest_countrynamerussian: Новая Каледония
harvest_countrynamerussianshort: Новая Каледония
harvest_countrynamespanish: Nueva Caledonia
harvest_countrynamespanishshort: Nueva Caledonia
harvest_countrynamevietnamese: Nouvelle-Calédonie
harvest_countrynamevietnameseshort: Nouvelle-Calédonie
harvest_chineseconcatenationprefix: 在
harvest_frenchconcatenationprefix: de
harvest_germanconcatenationprefix: in
harvest_indonesianconcatenationprefix: di
harvest_italianconcatenationprefix: -
harvest_koreanconcatenationprefix: 의
harvest_norwegianconcatenationprefix: i
harvest_portugueseconcatenationprefix: na
harvest_russianconcatenationprefix: B
harvest_spanishconcatenationprefix: en
harvest_vietnameseconcatenationprefix: ở
harvest_ethnologuemapexists: Y
harvest_rog2: SOP
harvest_regioncode2414: 32
harvest_regioncode: 1
harvest_unsr: 054
harvest_worldabc: C
harvest_capital: Noumea
harvest_population: 295000
harvest_populationsource: UN Country Population (2025)
harvest_waldnerguide: prayer-guide-pacific-islands.pdf
harvest_unmap: https://un.org/geospatial/content/new-caledonia
harvest_jpscale: 4
harvest_c_10_40window: N
harvest_c_10_40windoworiginal: N
harvest_owpctevang: 7
harvest_owpctcharismatic: 5.3810353
harvest_owevangelicalgrowthrate: 3.7
harvest_owcountrypage: new-caledonia
harvest_literacyrate: 99
harvest_literacysource: Ethnologue
harvest_percenturbanized: 71
harvest_rol3officiallanguage: fra
harvest_rlg3primary: 1
harvest_rlg4primary: 6
harvest_pctanimist: 0
harvest_pctbahai: 0.3
harvest_pctbuddhism: 0.5
harvest_pctchinese: 0
harvest_pcthindu: 0
harvest_pctislam: 3.5
harvest_pctsikh: 0
harvest_pctjudaism: 0
harvest_pctnonreligious: 15.05
harvest_pctother: 0
harvest_pctchristian: 80.65000000000001
harvest_pctchristianprotestant: 14.46
harvest_pctchristianindependent: 2.52
harvest_pctchristiananglican: 0.1
harvest_pctchristianromancatholic: 51.08000000000001
harvest_pctchristianorthodoxcatholic: 0
harvest_pctchristianmarginal: 3.58
harvest_pctchristianunaffiliated: 8.91
harvest_pctchristiandoublyprofessing: 0
harvest_pctchristianother: 0
harvest_pctchristianextra: 0
harvest_rop1: A010
harvest_internetusers: 74
harvest_flashmapzoom: 1091
harvest_flashmapzoomx: -966
harvest_flashmapzoomy: -767
harvest_googlemapzoom: 7
harvest_googlemaplat: -21.5
harvest_googlemaplng: 165.5
harvest_ctrylatitude: -20.904305
harvest_ctrylongitude: 165.618042
harvest_securitylevel: 0
harvest_provincesdisplayable: Y
harvest_adm1label: Provinces
harvest_wcdsubregioncode: 602
harvest_poplgrowthrate: 1.503759398496241
harvest_godreportsurl: http://blog.godreports.com/country/?countrycode=nc&joshua=nc
harvest_datareportalurl: https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-new-caledonia
harvest_internetusage: 82
harvest_internetusagesourceyear: 2017
harvest_biblesocietyurl: http://bible.org.fj/
harvest_areasquaremiles: 7174
harvest_areasquarekilometers: 18734
harvest_populationpersquaremile: 29
harvest_countryphonecode: 687
harvest_owpctchristian1986: 90
harvest_owpctevangelical1986: 8.300000000000001
harvest_owpctchristian1993: 79
harvest_owpctevangelical1993: 6.8
harvest_owpctchristian2001: 82.8
harvest_owpctevangelical2001: 7.5
harvest_religiondatayear: 2010
harvest_internetctrycode: .nc
harvest_worldfactbookurl: https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/new-caledonia
harvest_source: pjj
harvest_editname: BM
harvest_editdate: 09/12/02 00:00:00