Kiribati vs Melanesia: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS
Kiribati
2.8%
in 2023
Melanesia
3.0%
in 2025
Kiribati rank
147th
Melanesia rank
144th
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS over time
- Kiribati
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 3.0% against 2.8% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 147th and Melanesia ranks 144th of 189 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.7% | 3.3% | 11.4% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 2.9% | 13.2% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 3.1% | 3.7% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls, Kiribati or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 3.0% against 2.8% in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls between Kiribati and Melanesia?
- 0.2%, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Melanesia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Melanesia rank globally for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Kiribati ranks 147th and Melanesia ranks 144th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.