[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Melanesia
Melanesia: [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash was 1.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Melanesia, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 1.6% for [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Melanesia peaked at 3.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2022.
That places Melanesia 73rd out of 85 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3.1% | — |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -19.2% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 3.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
More work & labour data for Melanesia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 22,582 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 11,269 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 11,313 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 11,877 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,878 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3999 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0708 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0506 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0607 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Melanesia?
- [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Melanesia was 1.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2022.
- How does Melanesia rank for [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash?
- Melanesia ranks 73rd out of 85 countries with data for 2023.
- Is [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash benefit, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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