Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Oceania
Oceania: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS was 4.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Oceania, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Oceania is 4.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Oceania peaked at 6.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2022.
Oceania ranks 31st of 39 groups 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 Oceania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.0% | — |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +27.7% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +20.1% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -18.0% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -21.1% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 4.0% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.1% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.6% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.6% | 5.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
More work & labour data for Oceania
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 36,471 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3089 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.2965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.3213 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0514 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 41,160 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 15,961 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 36,475 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 72,946 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Oceania?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Oceania was 4.0% 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 Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2022.
- How does Oceania rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Oceania ranks 31st out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oceania 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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