@New Caledonia:People
Population: 194,197 (July 1998 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 30% (male 29,423; female 28,320) 15-64 years: 65% (male 63,444; female 62,055) 65 years and over: 5% (male 5,202; female 5,753) (July 1998 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.64% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 21.08 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 4.84 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: 0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)
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: 0.9 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 12.71 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 75.01 years male: 71.75 years female: 78.44 years (1998 est.)