Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 10.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in New Caledonia, 1996–2023
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in New Caledonia stood at 10.2%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in New Caledonia peaked at 18.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2023.
That places New Caledonia 32nd out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 18.6% | — |
| 2004 | 16.3% | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | +24.6% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -21.0% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | -5.2% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 10.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.9%, 2.1× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 10.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5%, 2.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.6% | 18.6% | 18.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 14.0% | 16.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 10.9% | 14.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 10.2% | 13.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
More reference data data for New Caledonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0497 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0675 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0675 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0394 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0403 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.277 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0018 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in New Caledonia?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in New Caledonia was 10.2% in 2023, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 1996.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2023.
- How does New Caledonia rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- New Caledonia ranks 32nd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.