Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS in Melanesia
Melanesia: Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS was 79.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS in Melanesia, 2004–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls in Melanesia is 79.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls in Melanesia peaked at 82.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 79.8%, in 2025.
Melanesia ranks 17th of 92 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 82.6% | — |
| 2005 | 82.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 82.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 82.3% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 82.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 82.1% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 81.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 81.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 81.8% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 81.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 81.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 80.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 80.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 80.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 80.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 80.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80.3% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 80.1% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 79.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.4% | 82.1% | 82.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 80.5% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 79.8% | 80.8% | 6 |
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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 proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls in Melanesia?
- Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls in Melanesia was 79.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.8% in 2025.
- How does Melanesia rank for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls?
- Melanesia ranks 17th out of 92 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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