Work & Labour in Melanesia 15 indicators covering work & labour for Melanesia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 22,582 1000 No 2100 up 1.3% 12th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 11,269 1000 No 2100 up 1.2% 12th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 11,313 1000 No 2100 up 1.5% 12th Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 11,877 1000 No 2050 up 5.9% 10th Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,878 1000 No 2050 up 32.7% 15th Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year 2050 down 7.6% 5th Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3999 % change on previous year 2050 down 49.4% 5th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0708 % change on previous year 2100 down 70.0% 5th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0506 % change on previous year 2100 down 73.8% 5th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0607 % change on previous year 2100 down 71.8% 5th Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 1.9% 2025 down 31.8% 159th Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 3.0% 2025 down 1.0% 146th Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 1.56 score 2024 down 15.2% 104th Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 79.8% 2025 down 1.8% 17th [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 1.6% 2023 down 48.4% 74th