Employers, female (% of female employment) in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 2.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Employers, female (% of female employment) in New Caledonia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 2.3% for employers, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 266.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in New Caledonia peaked at 2.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1998.
That places New Caledonia 79th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.5% | — |
| 1992 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +25.4% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +87.4% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +52.3% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 2.3% | +0.1% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 2.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 2.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.2%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, female (% of female employment) in New Caledonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +87.4% | 0.8% | 1.5% |
| 2022 | +52.3% | 1.5% | 2.3% |
| 2020 | +25.4% | 0.6% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 0.8% | 2.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
More work & labour data for New Caledonia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1927 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.171 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2141 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7129 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9545 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 306.2 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 71.31 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 167.3 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 169.93 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 337.22 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, female (% of female employment) in New Caledonia?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in New Caledonia was 2.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1998.
- How does New Caledonia rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- New Caledonia ranks 79th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 266.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).