Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Melanesia

Labor force participation rate in Melanesia in 2025 — 54.74%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 1.02 pp.

2025 54.74% +0.08 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 54.74%2025
Period minimum 52.48%2010

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Melanesia, 1990–20255253545519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 53.71%1991: 53.6%1992: 53.37%1993: 53.11%1994: 53%1995: 53.05%1996: 52.93%1997: 53%1998: 53.07%1999: 53.04%2000: 53.11%2001: 53.13%2002: 53.13%2003: 53.07%2004: 53%2005: 52.73%2006: 52.76%2007: 52.68%2008: 52.71%2009: 52.62%2010: 52.48%2011: 52.86%2012: 52.96%2013: 53.08%2014: 53.05%2015: 53.17%2016: 53.3%2017: 53.51%2018: 53.8%2019: 54%2020: 53.57%2021: 54.18%2022: 54.67%2023: 54.66%2024: 54.66%2025: 54.74%
Change over the period: +1.02 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Melanesia

Melanesia 54.74%
World 60.98%
Labor force participation rate — Melanesia, by year Melanesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 54.74 +0.08 pp
2024 54.66 −0 pp
2023 54.66 −0.02 pp
2022 54.67 +0.49 pp
2021 54.18 +0.61 pp
2020 53.57 −0.43 pp
2019 54 +0.2 pp
2018 53.8 +0.29 pp
2017 53.51 +0.21 pp
2016 53.3 +0.13 pp
2015 53.17 +0.12 pp
2014 53.05 −0.03 pp
2013 53.08 +0.12 pp
2012 52.96 +0.1 pp
2011 52.86 +0.37 pp
2010 52.48 −0.14 pp
2009 52.62 −0.09 pp
2008 52.71 +0.03 pp
2007 52.68 −0.08 pp
2006 52.76 +0.03 pp
2005 52.73 −0.27 pp
2004 53 −0.07 pp
2003 53.07 −0.06 pp
2002 53.13 +0 pp
2001 53.13 +0.02 pp
2000 53.11 +0.07 pp
1999 53.04 −0.03 pp
1998 53.07 +0.06 pp
1997 53 +0.07 pp
1996 52.93 −0.12 pp
1995 53.05 +0.05 pp
1994 53 −0.11 pp
1993 53.11 −0.26 pp
1992 53.37 −0.23 pp
1991 53.6 −0.11 pp
1990 53.71

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.