Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 88.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Wage and salaried workers, 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 wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in New Caledonia is 88.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in New Caledonia peaked at 89.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 88.2%, in 1991.
New Caledonia ranks 51st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 88.2% | — |
| 1992 | 88.3% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 88.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 88.5% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 88.6% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 88.6% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 88.8% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 88.9% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 89.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 89.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 89.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 89.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 89.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 89.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 89.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 89.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 89.4% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 89.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 89.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 89.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 89.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 89.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 89.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 88.7% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 88.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 88.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 88.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 88.4% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 88.3% | -0.1% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 88.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 90.3%, 98% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 88.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62.7%, 1.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.6% | 88.2% | 89.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 89.2% | 89.0% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 89.5% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 88.3% | 88.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 48 Latvia 88.5% compare
- 49 Montenegro 88.4% compare
- 50 North Macedonia 88.4% compare
- 52 Australia 87.7% compare
- 53 Netherlands 87.3% compare
- 54 Barbados 86.8% 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 wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in New Caledonia?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in New Caledonia was 88.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.2% in 1991.
- How does New Caledonia rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- New Caledonia ranks 51st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.