Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) was 33.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in New Caledonia, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 33.0% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in 2025.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in New Caledonia peaked at 42.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2019.
That places New Caledonia 100th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.5% | — |
| 1991 | 41.2% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 41.5% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 41.7% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 41.7% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 41.3% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 41.5% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 41.5% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 42.2% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 42.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 42.4% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 42.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 42.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 42.3% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 42.1% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 41.9% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 41.5% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 41.3% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 41.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 41.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 40.7% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 40.5% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 40.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 40.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 40.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 38.9% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 37.3% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 35.7% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 34.1% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 32.5% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 35.6% | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 33.8% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 33.6% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 33.5% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 33.3% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 33.0% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.6% | 41.2% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.9% | 41.3% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 32.5% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 33.0% | 35.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in New Caledonia?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in New Caledonia was 33.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2019.
- How does New Caledonia rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- New Caledonia ranks 100th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.