New Caledonia vs Somalia: Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults
New Caledonia
31.8%
in 2024
Somalia
34.1%
in 2024
New Caledonia rank
18th
Somalia rank
15th
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults over time
- New Caledonia
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 34.1% against 31.8% in New Caledonia, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was New Caledonia ahead.
New Caledonia ranks 18th and Somalia ranks 15th of 188 countries.
New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.3% | 35.0% | 9.4% | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 40.1% | 33.7% | 6.5% | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 33.6% | 3.3% | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 34.7% | 0.7% | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rate: young vs. older adults, New Caledonia or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 34.1% against 31.8% in New Caledonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unemployment rate: young vs. older adults between New Caledonia and Somalia?
- 2.3%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Somalia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do New Caledonia and Somalia rank globally for unemployment rate: young vs. older adults?
- New Caledonia ranks 18th and Somalia ranks 15th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the labor force aged 15-24 without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.