Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 21.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in New Caledonia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, male (% of male employment) in New Caledonia is 21.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in New Caledonia peaked at 22.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2015.
New Caledonia ranks 131st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 18.4% | — |
| 1992 | 18.3% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 18.2% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 18.2% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 18.3% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 18.3% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 18.5% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 18.7% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 18.7% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 18.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 19.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 18.9% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 18.8% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 18.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | +25.9% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 21.5% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 21.6% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 21.7% | +0.8% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 21.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.6%, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 21.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.6%, 55% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Self-employed, male (% of male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +25.9% | 17.5% | 22.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.3% | 18.2% | 18.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 18.1% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 17.5% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 21.4% | 22.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 128 Ukraine 22.6% compare
- 129 Mauritius 22.5% compare
- 130 Montenegro 22.3% compare
- 132 New Zealand 21.5% compare
- 133 Slovakia 21.0% compare
- 134 French Polynesia 20.6% 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 self-employed, male (% of male employment) in New Caledonia?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in New Caledonia was 21.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2015.
- How does New Caledonia rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- New Caledonia ranks 131st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. 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 Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, 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. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.