Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 91.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in New Caledonia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in services, female (% of female employment) in New Caledonia is 91.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in New Caledonia peaked at 91.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 85.1%, in 1991.
New Caledonia ranks 27th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 85.1% | — |
| 1992 | 85.5% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 86.1% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 86.3% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 86.6% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 86.6% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 87.0% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 87.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 87.4% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 87.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 87.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 88.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 88.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 88.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 88.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 88.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 88.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 89.0% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 89.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 89.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 89.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 89.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 90.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 90.2% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 90.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 90.8% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 91.0% | +0.2% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 91.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 89.2%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 91.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.5%, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.3% | 85.1% | 87.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 88.3% | 87.4% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.4% | 89.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.5% | 90.2% | 91.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 24 Belgium 91.3% compare
- 25 United Arab Emirates 91.3% compare
- 26 Guam 91.1% compare
- 28 Iceland 90.9% compare
- 29 United States of America 90.8% compare
- 30 Dominican Republic 90.8% compare
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 employment in services, female (% of female employment) in New Caledonia?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in New Caledonia was 91.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.1% in 1991.
- How does New Caledonia rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- New Caledonia ranks 27th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).