Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Melanesia
Melanesia: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS was 3.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Melanesia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Melanesia stood at 3.0%.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Melanesia peaked at 4.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2010.
Melanesia ranks 144th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.0% | — |
| 2001 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 3.0% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.9% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 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 unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Melanesia?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Melanesia was 3.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2010.
- How does Melanesia rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Melanesia ranks 144th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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