Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS was 3.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) is 3.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 4.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2025.
That places Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 34th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.6% | — |
| 2001 | 4.5% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 3.2% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
More work & labour data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 2.3% (2025)
- Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 1.55 (2024)
- Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 77.2% (2025)
- [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 4.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) was 3.2% 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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2025.
- How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 34th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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