Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — New Caledonia

Employment-to-population ratio in New Caledonia in 2025 — 50.12%. Ranked 139 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 2.94 pp.

2025 50.12% −0.52 pp vs 2024
World rank 139of 182
Period maximum 55.35%2009
Period minimum 49.86%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — New Caledonia, 1991–2025485052545619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 53.05%1992: 52.82%1993: 52.81%1994: 52.84%1995: 53.17%1996: 53.24%1997: 53.47%1998: 53.3%1999: 53.48%2000: 53.65%2001: 53.9%2002: 54.03%2003: 54.17%2004: 54.28%2005: 54.5%2006: 54.77%2007: 55.06%2008: 55.21%2009: 55.35%2010: 55.32%2011: 55.28%2012: 55.11%2013: 54.85%2014: 54.58%2015: 54.15%2016: 53.66%2017: 53.18%2018: 52.04%2019: 51.38%2020: 49.86%2021: 50.73%2022: 51.42%2023: 51%2024: 50.63%2025: 50.12%
Change over the period: −2.94 pp Annual average: -0.09 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: New Caledonia

New Caledonia 50.12%
World 58.06%
Melanesia computed 53.13%
High-income countries computed 58.43%
Employment-to-population ratio — New Caledonia, by year New Caledonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 50.12 −0.52 pp
2024 50.63 −0.36 pp
2023 51 −0.43 pp
2022 51.42 +0.7 pp
2021 50.73 +0.87 pp
2020 49.86 −1.52 pp
2019 51.38 −0.67 pp
2018 52.04 −1.13 pp
2017 53.18 −0.48 pp
2016 53.66 −0.49 pp
2015 54.15 −0.42 pp
2014 54.58 −0.27 pp
2013 54.85 −0.27 pp
2012 55.11 −0.17 pp
2011 55.28 −0.04 pp
2010 55.32 −0.03 pp
2009 55.35 +0.14 pp
2008 55.21 +0.15 pp
2007 55.06 +0.29 pp
2006 54.77 +0.28 pp
2005 54.5 +0.22 pp
2004 54.28 +0.11 pp
2003 54.17 +0.14 pp
2002 54.03 +0.13 pp
2001 53.9 +0.25 pp
2000 53.65 +0.17 pp
1999 53.48 +0.18 pp
1998 53.3 −0.17 pp
1997 53.47 +0.23 pp
1996 53.24 +0.07 pp
1995 53.17 +0.33 pp
1994 52.84 +0.04 pp
1993 52.81 −0.01 pp
1992 52.82 −0.23 pp
1991 53.05

Melanesia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.