[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)

Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash was 4.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
4.2%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
25th
of 39 groups
All-time high
5.3%
in 2015
All-time low
4.1%
in 2021
Years of data
9
2015–2023

[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 2015–2023

02462015201920232015: 5.32016: 4.82017: 4.52018: 4.42019: 4.32020: 4.42021: 4.12022: 4.22023: 4.2

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) recorded 4.2% for [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in 2023.

The figure is down 20.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 5.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2021.

Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 25th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), year by year

Annual values for [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash benefit, by sex (%) in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 2015 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2015 5.3%
2016 4.8% -9.4%
2017 4.5% -6.2%
2018 4.4% -2.2%
2019 4.3% -2.3%
2020 4.4% +2.3%
2021 4.1% -6.8%
2022 4.2% +2.4%
2023 4.2% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 4.7% 4.3% 5.3% 5
2020s 4.2% 4.1% 4.4% 4

Countries ranked near Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)

  1. 22 Malta 61.6% compare
  2. 23 Sweden 59.6% compare
  3. 24 Viet Nam 59.2% compare
  4. 24 Vietnam 59.2% compare
  5. 26 Luxembourg 57.4% compare
  6. 27 Spain 57.2% compare
  7. 28 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 56.7% compare

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More work & labour data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)

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Frequently asked questions

What is [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
[ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) was 4.2% 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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2015.
What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2021.
How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank for [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash?
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 25th out of 39 groups with data for 2023.
Is [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 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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Indicator
[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash benefit, by sex (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
124 places, 1,171 data points, 2000–2024
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