Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 82.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in New Caledonia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in New Caledonia stood at 82.9%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in New Caledonia peaked at 85.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 82.9%, in 2025.
That places New Caledonia 53rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 84.5% | — |
| 1992 | 84.6% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 84.7% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 84.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 84.7% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 84.6% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 84.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 84.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 84.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 84.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 84.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 85.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 85.2% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 85.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 85.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 85.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 85.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 85.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 85.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 85.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 85.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 85.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 83.1% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 83.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 83.1% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 83.1% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 82.9% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.6% | 84.5% | 84.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 84.8% | 84.5% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 85.4% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.1% | 82.9% | 83.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 50 Netherlands 83.2% compare
- 51 Switzerland 83.1% compare
- 52 Bahamas 82.9% compare
- 54 South Africa 82.7% compare
- 55 Montenegro 82.6% compare
- 56 Mauritius 82.2% 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, total (% of total employment) in New Caledonia?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in New Caledonia was 82.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.9% in 2025.
- How does New Caledonia rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- New Caledonia ranks 53rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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, total (% of total 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.