Javanese New Caledonians are an ethnic group of full or partial Javanese descent in New Caledonia.
[1] They were sent as plantation workers administered by the Dutch colonial government in New Caledonia.
[2] They form less than 1.6% of New Caledonia's population.
[3] New Caledonia is home to a Javanese diaspora, besides Suriname, Malaysia and Singapore.
Most Javanese New Caledonians cannot speak Indonesian but are fluent in New Caledonian Javanese.