Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 65.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in New Caledonia, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 65.1% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in New Caledonia peaked at 71.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 65.1%, in 2025.
New Caledonia ranks 123rd of 187 countries on this measure, 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, total (% of total population ages) in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68.7% | — |
| 1991 | 68.9% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 69.0% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 69.2% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 69.4% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 69.7% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 69.9% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 70.1% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 70.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 70.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 70.3% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 70.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 70.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 70.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 70.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 70.4% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 70.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 70.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 70.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 71.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 71.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 71.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 71.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 71.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 71.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 70.2% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 69.1% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 67.9% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 66.7% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 65.4% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 65.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 65.2% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 65.7% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 65.5% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 65.4% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 65.1% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.5% | 68.7% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.6% | 70.3% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.6% | 65.4% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.4% | 65.1% | 65.7% | 6 |
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- 120 Cameroon 65.8% compare
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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 labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in New Caledonia?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in New Caledonia was 65.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.1% in 2025.
- How does New Caledonia rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- New Caledonia ranks 123rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.