Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 120.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in New Caledonia, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 120.8% for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in New Caledonia peaked at 131.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 100.1%, in 2018.
That places New Caledonia 74th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 131.9% | — |
| 1992 | 131.5% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 131.2% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 131.2% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 131.7% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 131.5% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 131.3% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 130.4% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 130.1% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 129.9% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 129.6% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 129.4% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 129.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 129.2% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 129.2% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 129.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 129.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 128.5% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 128.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 123.9% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 119.8% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 115.6% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 111.6% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 107.7% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 110.8% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 114.2% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 118.0% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 100.1% | -15.2% |
| 2019 | 118.3% | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 108.1% | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 113.9% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 106.7% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 120.4% | +12.8% |
| 2024 | 120.8% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 120.8% | -0.0% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 120.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 100.5%, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 120.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 106.5%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 131.2% | 130.1% | 131.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 129.1% | 128.1% | 129.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.0% | 100.1% | 123.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 115.1% | 106.7% | 120.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
More gender data for New Caledonia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 61.52 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2254 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 246.05 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 246.05 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,978 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,091 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,995 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,107 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,009 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in New Caledonia?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in New Caledonia was 120.8% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 131.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.1% in 2018.
- How does New Caledonia rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- New Caledonia ranks 74th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.