Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — New Caledonia

Labor force participation rate in New Caledonia in 2025 — 56.42%. Ranked 130 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 8.23 pp.

2025 56.42% −0.46 pp vs 2024
World rank 130of 182
Period maximum 65.51%1997
Period minimum 56.42%2025

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — New Caledonia, 1990–20255557.56062.56567.519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 64.65%1991: 64.8%1992: 64.9%1993: 65%1994: 65.14%1995: 65.34%1996: 65.44%1997: 65.51%1998: 65.42%1999: 65.38%2000: 65.35%2001: 65.25%2002: 65.13%2003: 65%2004: 64.85%2005: 64.7%2006: 64.63%2007: 64.59%2008: 64.47%2009: 64.34%2010: 64.33%2011: 64.27%2012: 64.17%2013: 64.06%2014: 63.9%2015: 62.69%2016: 61.45%2017: 60.21%2018: 58.94%2019: 57.65%2020: 57.68%2021: 57.37%2022: 57.59%2023: 57.25%2024: 56.88%2025: 56.42%
Change over the period: −8.23 pp Annual average: -0.24 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

New Caledonia 56.42%
World 60.98%
Melanesia computed 54.74%
High-income countries computed 61.12%
Labor force participation rate — New Caledonia, by year New Caledonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 56.42 −0.46 pp
2024 56.88 −0.36 pp
2023 57.25 −0.34 pp
2022 57.59 +0.23 pp
2021 57.37 −0.31 pp
2020 57.68 +0.03 pp
2019 57.65 −1.29 pp
2018 58.94 −1.27 pp
2017 60.21 −1.25 pp
2016 61.45 −1.24 pp
2015 62.69 −1.21 pp
2014 63.9 −0.17 pp
2013 64.06 −0.11 pp
2012 64.17 −0.1 pp
2011 64.27 −0.06 pp
2010 64.33 −0.02 pp
2009 64.34 −0.13 pp
2008 64.47 −0.12 pp
2007 64.59 −0.04 pp
2006 64.63 −0.07 pp
2005 64.7 −0.15 pp
2004 64.85 −0.14 pp
2003 65 −0.13 pp
2002 65.13 −0.12 pp
2001 65.25 −0.1 pp
2000 65.35 −0.03 pp
1999 65.38 −0.03 pp
1998 65.42 −0.1 pp
1997 65.51 +0.08 pp
1996 65.44 +0.09 pp
1995 65.34 +0.2 pp
1994 65.14 +0.14 pp
1993 65 +0.11 pp
1992 64.9 +0.1 pp
1991 64.8 +0.14 pp
1990 64.65

Melanesia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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