Share of the population using the Internet in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Share of the population using the Internet was 82.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population using the Internet in New Caledonia, 1990–2017
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 82.0% for share of the population using the internet in 2017. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 134.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using the internet in New Caledonia peaked at 82.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
New Caledonia ranks 100th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population using the Internet in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +4784.2% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | +290.9% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | +96.2% |
| 1999 | 5.7% | +193.3% |
| 2000 | 13.9% | +145.0% |
| 2001 | 18.2% | +30.8% |
| 2002 | 22.4% | +22.8% |
| 2003 | 26.4% | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 30.3% | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 32.4% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 35.0% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | +23.6% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 58.0% | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 82.0% | +10.8% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 82.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 93.1%, 88% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 82.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 80.5%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population using the Internet in New Caledonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +4784.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| 1997 | +290.9% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| 1999 | +193.3% | 1.9% | 5.7% |
| 2000 | +145.0% | 5.7% | 13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 0.0% | 5.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 28.1% | 13.9% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 42.0% | 82.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
More science & technology data for New Caledonia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 91.68 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9168 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 263,224 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 14.4 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.5669 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2022)
- Digital connectivity composite index -0.1614 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2022)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 263,224 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using the internet in New Caledonia?
- Share of the population using the internet in New Caledonia was 82.0% in 2017, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using the internet recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of the population using the internet recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does New Caledonia rank for share of the population using the internet?
- New Caledonia ranks 100th out of 208 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of the population using the internet rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using the Internet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population who used the Internet in the last three months.