Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — New Caledonia

Vulnerable employment in New Caledonia in 2025 — 14.16%. Ranked 54 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 0.43 pp.

2025 14.16% +0.17 pp vs 2024
World rank 54of 182
Period maximum 15.76%2020
Period minimum 13.28%2019

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — New Caledonia, 1991–20251314151619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 14.59%1992: 14.47%1993: 14.4%1994: 14.38%1995: 14.34%1996: 14.37%1997: 14.27%1998: 14.42%1999: 14.44%2000: 14.44%2001: 14.54%2002: 14.53%2003: 14.46%2004: 14.36%2005: 14.27%2006: 14.07%2007: 13.85%2008: 13.89%2009: 13.81%2010: 13.61%2011: 13.51%2012: 13.46%2013: 13.39%2014: 13.32%2015: 13.32%2016: 13.36%2017: 13.34%2018: 13.29%2019: 13.28%2020: 15.76%2021: 14.72%2022: 13.86%2023: 13.87%2024: 13.99%2025: 14.16%
Change over the period: −0.43 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

New Caledonia 14.16%
World 42.38%
Melanesia computed 65.95%
High-income countries computed 7.92%
Vulnerable employment — New Caledonia, by year New Caledonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 14.16 +0.17 pp
2024 13.99 +0.12 pp
2023 13.87 +0.02 pp
2022 13.86 −0.87 pp
2021 14.72 −1.04 pp
2020 15.76 +2.48 pp
2019 13.28 −0.01 pp
2018 13.29 −0.04 pp
2017 13.34 −0.03 pp
2016 13.36 +0.04 pp
2015 13.32 +0 pp
2014 13.32 −0.08 pp
2013 13.39 −0.07 pp
2012 13.46 −0.04 pp
2011 13.51 −0.11 pp
2010 13.61 −0.2 pp
2009 13.81 −0.08 pp
2008 13.89 +0.04 pp
2007 13.85 −0.23 pp
2006 14.07 −0.2 pp
2005 14.27 −0.09 pp
2004 14.36 −0.09 pp
2003 14.46 −0.07 pp
2002 14.53 −0.02 pp
2001 14.54 +0.11 pp
2000 14.44 −0.01 pp
1999 14.44 +0.02 pp
1998 14.42 +0.15 pp
1997 14.27 −0.09 pp
1996 14.37 +0.03 pp
1995 14.34 −0.04 pp
1994 14.38 −0.02 pp
1993 14.4 −0.07 pp
1992 14.47 −0.11 pp
1991 14.59

Melanesia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of own-account workers and contributing family workers in total employment. The ILO devised the category as a substitute for informal employment where informality is not measured: such workers usually have no employment contract, no social insurance and no protection against dismissal, and their income depends directly on what they produce. In the poorest countries this share exceeds three quarters of the employed — wage work there is closer to an exception.

Important: Not the same as informal employment: an employee without a contract does not fall into this category, though they are no better protected. The indicator understates informality in countries where off-the-books hiring is widespread.

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