New Caledonia Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • New Caledonia youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 32.57%, a 0.19% decline from 2022.
  • New Caledonia youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 32.76%, a 5.89% decline from 2021.
  • New Caledonia youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 38.65%, a 7.5% decline from 2020.
  • New Caledonia youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 46.15%, a 13.72% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
French Polynesia 37.31%
New Caledonia 32.57%
Spain 28.70%
Greece 26.57%
Uruguay 26.16%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 25.55%
Barbados 24.87%
Bahamas 23.57%
Italy 22.73%
Chile 22.05%
Sweden 21.57%
Portugal 20.25%
Slovak Republic 19.41%
Croatia 19.24%
Luxembourg 18.99%
Brunei 18.62%
Argentina 18.00%
Cyprus 17.45%
France 17.13%
Estonia 17.09%
Panama 16.59%
Saudi Arabia 16.25%
Belgium 16.09%
Finland 15.92%
Kuwait 14.99%
Lithuania 13.90%
Puerto Rico 13.65%
Channel Islands 13.47%
Guam 12.88%
Hungary 12.76%
United Kingdom 12.54%
Latvia 12.50%
Denmark 11.66%
Poland 11.58%
Norway 10.95%
Austria 10.93%
New Zealand 10.72%
UAE 10.65%
Canada 10.59%
Ireland 10.54%
Hong Kong 10.45%
Trinidad and Tobago 10.12%
Slovenia 9.91%
Malta 9.34%
Iceland 9.16%
Netherlands 8.94%
Australia 8.57%
Singapore 8.29%
Czech Republic 8.28%
Switzerland 8.00%
United States 7.90%
Macao 6.97%
Oman 6.85%
Israel 6.03%
Germany 5.96%
Bahrain 5.82%
South Korea 5.37%
Japan 4.09%
Qatar 0.60%
New Caledonia Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 32.57% -0.19%
2022 32.76% -5.89%
2021 38.65% -7.50%
2020 46.15% 13.72%
2019 32.43% -7.57%
2018 40.00% 3.55%
2017 36.45% -0.71%
2016 37.16% -0.48%
2015 37.64% -0.58%
2014 38.22% 0.76%
2013 37.46% 0.86%
2012 36.60% 0.45%
2011 36.14% 0.21%
2010 35.94% 0.23%
2009 35.71% -0.99%
2008 36.69% -1.03%
2007 37.72% -1.15%
2006 38.87% -1.07%
2005 39.94% -1.14%
2004 41.08% -0.92%
2003 42.00% -0.73%
2002 42.73% -0.74%
2001 43.46% -1.00%
2000 44.46% -0.44%
1999 44.90% -0.47%
1998 45.37% 0.53%
1997 44.84% -0.24%
1996 45.08% 0.35%
1995 44.73% -0.12%
1994 44.84% 0.61%
1993 44.23% 0.58%
1992 43.65% 1.36%
1991 42.29% 1.36%