Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 17.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in New Caledonia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, total (% of total employment) in New Caledonia is 17.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in New Caledonia peaked at 17.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2019.
New Caledonia ranks 135th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.5% | — |
| 1992 | 15.4% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 15.3% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 15.3% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 15.3% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 15.3% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 15.2% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 15.3% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 15.4% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 15.4% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 15.5% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 15.4% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | +19.1% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 17.0% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 17.1% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.4% | 15.2% | 15.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 14.8% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 14.2% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 16.9% | 17.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 132 Mauritius 17.8% compare
- 133 Montenegro 17.4% compare
- 134 South Africa 17.3% compare
- 136 Bahamas 17.1% compare
- 137 Switzerland 16.9% compare
- 138 Netherlands 16.8% 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 self-employed, total (% of total employment) in New Caledonia?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in New Caledonia was 17.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2019.
- How does New Caledonia rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- New Caledonia ranks 135th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, total (% of total 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.