Number of people employed in agriculture in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Number of people employed in agriculture was 2,081 people in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people employed in agriculture in New Caledonia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people employed in agriculture in New Caledonia is 2,081 people, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in New Caledonia peaked at 5,479 people in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1,204 people, in 2018.
New Caledonia ranks 180th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people employed in agriculture in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5,084 people | — |
| 1992 | 5,145 people | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 5,209 people | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 5,288 people | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 5,380 people | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 5,479 people | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 5,250 people | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 5,029 people | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 4,825 people | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 4,614 people | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 4,412 people | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 4,192 people | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 3,977 people | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 3,766 people | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 3,549 people | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 3,331 people | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 3,139 people | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 2,927 people | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 2,750 people | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 2,571 people | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 2,404 people | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 2,251 people | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 2,106 people | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 1,971 people | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 1,816 people | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 1,674 people | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 1,531 people | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 1,204 people | -21.4% |
| 2019 | 2,146 people | +78.2% |
| 2020 | 2,098 people | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 2,122 people | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 2,127 people | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 2,099 people | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 2,099 people | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2,081 people | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,188 people | 4,825 people | 5,479 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 3,666 people | 2,750 people | 4,614 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,967 people | 1,204 people | 2,571 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,104 people | 2,081 people | 2,127 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
More agriculture & rural data for New Caledonia
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2271 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 596.77 current US$ per person (2019)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.8 % change on previous year (2017)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3183 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 31.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 169.25 million current US$ (2019)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.8% (2019)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.8% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people employed in agriculture in New Caledonia?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in New Caledonia was 2,081 people in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,479 people in 1996.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,204 people in 2018.
- How does New Caledonia rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- New Caledonia ranks 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.