Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 78.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in New Caledonia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in New Caledonia stood at 78.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in New Caledonia peaked at 82.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 78.0%, in 2020.
That places New Caledonia 57th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 81.6% | — |
| 1992 | 81.7% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 81.8% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 81.8% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 81.8% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 81.7% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 81.7% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 81.5% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 81.3% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 81.3% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 81.1% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 81.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 81.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 81.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 81.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 81.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 81.8% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 81.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 82.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 82.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 82.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 82.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 82.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 82.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 82.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 82.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 82.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 82.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 78.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 78.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 78.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 78.4% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 78.3% | -0.2% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 78.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.4%, 94% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 78.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.4%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.7% | 81.3% | 81.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 81.4% | 81.0% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.4% | 82.1% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.3% | 78.0% | 78.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 54 French Polynesia 79.4% compare
- 55 Slovakia 79.0% compare
- 56 New Zealand 78.5% compare
- 58 Montenegro 77.7% compare
- 59 Mauritius 77.5% compare
- 60 Ukraine 77.4% 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, male (% of male employment) in New Caledonia?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in New Caledonia was 78.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.0% in 2020.
- How does New Caledonia rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- New Caledonia ranks 57th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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, male (% of male 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.