Youth unemployment — all countries

Youth unemployment — New Caledonia

Youth unemployment in New Caledonia in 2025 — 33.11%. Ranked 168 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 9.34 pp.

2025 33.11% +1.28 pp vs 2024
World rank 168of 182
Period maximum 46.15%2020
Period minimum 31.75%2023

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — New Caledonia, 1991–2025303540455019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 42.45%1992: 43.6%1993: 44.13%1994: 44.71%1995: 44.72%1996: 45.05%1997: 44.78%1998: 45.08%1999: 44.6%2000: 44.18%2001: 43.21%2002: 42.55%2003: 41.77%2004: 41.01%2005: 39.75%2006: 38.61%2007: 37.58%2008: 36.71%2009: 35.81%2010: 36.13%2011: 36.31%2012: 36.78%2013: 37.58%2014: 38.21%2015: 37.59%2016: 37.05%2017: 36.41%2018: 39.95%2019: 32.41%2020: 46.15%2021: 34.4%2022: 33.32%2023: 31.75%2024: 31.83%2025: 33.11%
Change over the period: −9.34 pp Annual average: -0.27 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

New Caledonia 33.11%
World 13.41%
Melanesia computed 5.6%
High-income countries computed 11.17%
Youth unemployment — New Caledonia, by year New Caledonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 33.11 +1.28 pp
2024 31.83 +0.08 pp
2023 31.75 −1.57 pp
2022 33.32 −1.08 pp
2021 34.4 −11.74 pp
2020 46.15 +13.74 pp
2019 32.41 −7.54 pp
2018 39.95 +3.54 pp
2017 36.41 −0.64 pp
2016 37.05 −0.53 pp
2015 37.59 −0.62 pp
2014 38.21 +0.63 pp
2013 37.58 +0.8 pp
2012 36.78 +0.47 pp
2011 36.31 +0.19 pp
2010 36.13 +0.32 pp
2009 35.81 −0.9 pp
2008 36.71 −0.88 pp
2007 37.58 −1.03 pp
2006 38.61 −1.14 pp
2005 39.75 −1.26 pp
2004 41.01 −0.76 pp
2003 41.77 −0.78 pp
2002 42.55 −0.66 pp
2001 43.21 −0.97 pp
2000 44.18 −0.42 pp
1999 44.6 −0.47 pp
1998 45.08 +0.3 pp
1997 44.78 −0.27 pp
1996 45.05 +0.33 pp
1995 44.72 +0.01 pp
1994 44.71 +0.58 pp
1993 44.13 +0.53 pp
1992 43.6 +1.15 pp
1991 42.45

Melanesia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of the economically active population aged 15–24 that is unemployed. In almost every country youth unemployment runs two to three times above the overall rate: the young have no experience, and their first entry into the labor market puts them up against more qualified workers. A sharp gap with the overall rate points to structural problems in the transition from school to work.

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