New Caledonia's employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) was 53.27% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 2.17 percentage points from 51.1% in 2018.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 53.27% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 51.1% | 2018 |
| Highest | 57.94% | 2009 |
| Lowest | 41.46% | 1996 |
| Average since 2014 | 52.19% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 41.46% | 1996 |
Over five years it is up 2.17 percentage points from 51.1% in 2018. Since 1996 it is up 11.81 percentage points from 41.46% in 1996. The World Bank has no value for 18 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| New Caledonia | 53.27% | 2023 |
| World | 57.81% | 2019 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 66.1% | 2019 |
| High income | 59.07% | 2025 |
Closest to New Caledonia in the 2023 ranking
- Armenia — 3rd of 8: 59.88%
- Grenada — 4th of 8: 58.42%
- Kyrgyz Republic — 5th of 8: 54.93%
- Tunisia — 7th of 8: 38.54%
- Namibia — 8th of 8: 30.34%
What this measures
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.
Limitations: Comparability of employment-to-population ratios across countries is affected most significantly by variations in the definitions used for the employment and population figures. Differences result from age coverage, such as the lower and upper bounds for labor force activity. Estimates of both employment and population are also likely to vary according to whether members of the armed forces are included. Another area with scope for measurement differences has to do with the national treatment of particular groups of workers. The international definition of employment calls for inclusion of all persons who worked for at least one hour during the reference period.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 10 values
| Year | Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 53.27 |
| 2022 | 51.56 |
| 2021 | no data |
| 2020 | 49.95 |
| 2019 | 51.56 |
| 2018 | 51.1 |
| 2017 | 53.16 |
| 2016 | no data |
| 2015 | no data |
| 2014 | 54.7 |
| 2013 |
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) in nearby economies
- Australia — 64.15% (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — 60.2% (2025)
- Cambodia — 77% (2025)
- China — 67.35% (2019)
- Fiji — 51.89% (2024)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 54.91% (2025)
- Indonesia — 65.04% (2023)
- Japan — 62.23% (2025)
- Korea, Rep.
More social protection & labor data for New Caledonia
- Net migration — 440 (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 32.98% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 39.87% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 36.44% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 59.71% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 70.63% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 65.09% (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is New Caledonia's employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)?
- 53.27% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1996?
- It is up 11.81 percentage points from 41.46% in 1996. The highest value was 57.94% in 2009 and the lowest 41.46% in 1996.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.NE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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