Labor force, total, per square kilometre in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Labor force, total, per square kilometre was 7.12 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in New Caledonia, 1990β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, labor force, total, per square kilometre in New Caledonia stood at 7.12 units per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per square kilometre in New Caledonia peaked at 7.42 units per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.18 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places New Caledonia 167th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.86 units per square kilometre | 4.18 units per square kilometre | 5.48 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.15 units per square kilometre | 5.6 units per square kilometre | 6.68 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.14 units per square kilometre | 6.83 units per square kilometre | 7.42 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.04 units per square kilometre | 6.97 units per square kilometre | 7.12 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 164 Saudi Arabia 7.77 units per square kilometre compare
- 165 Belize 7.58 units per square kilometre compare
- 166 Congo 7.27 units per square kilometre compare
- 168 Mali 7.01 units per square kilometre compare
- 169 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 6.19 units per square kilometre compare
- 170 Sudan 5.86 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for New Caledonia
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,096 (1991)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 116.0% (1994)
- Primary education, teachers 1,096 (1991)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per square kilometre in New Caledonia?
- Labor force, total, per square kilometre in New Caledonia was 7.12 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.42 units per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.18 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does New Caledonia rank for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
- New Caledonia ranks 167th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.