Labour · East Asia & Pacific · Upper-middle income
Fiji: the labour market
Labour force is 390,290 (2025), 162nd of 187 in the world and 22nd of 29 in East Asia & Pacific. Participation rate is 57.2% (2025), 127th of 187 in the world and 22nd of 29 in East Asia & Pacific. Women's participation is 38.5% (2025), 155th of 187 in the world and 28th of 29 in East Asia & Pacific.
Labour force
Fiji
Participation rate
FijiEast Asia & PacificUpper-middle incomeWorld
13 indicators
Labour: Fiji in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour forceLabour force, total | 390,2902025 | 162/187 | 22/29 | 324,912 | 391,050 | 354,223 | +3.7%since 2015 | 1.3bn | 1.5bn | 3.7bn | |
| Participation rateLabour force participation, % of 15+ | 57.2%2025 | 127/187 | 22/29 | 58.8% | 62.0% | 54.0% | −1.1 ppsince 2015 | 65.2% | 62.7% | 61.0% | |
| Women's participationFemale labour force participation, % of women 15+ | 38.5%2025 | 155/187 | 28/29 | 37.8% | 43.9% | 36.2% | −1.6 ppsince 2015 | 58.1% | 53.4% | 48.9% | |
| Employment rateEmployment to population ratio, 15+ (ILO) | 54.1%2025 | 121/187 | 23/29 | 56.1% | 59.3% | 51.3% | −1.6 ppsince 2015 | 62.7% | 59.5% | 58.1% | |
| UnemploymentUnemployment, % of labour force (ILO) | 5.3%2025 | 90/187 | 4/29 | 4.7% | 4.3% | 5.1% | +1.1 ppsince 2015 | 3.8% | 5.2% | 4.8% | |
| Female unemploymentFemale unemployment, % of female labour force (ILO) | 6.9%2025 | 75/187 | 4/29 | 6.0% | 4.7% | 6.4% | +1.6 ppsince 2015 | 3.4% | 5.1% | 4.9% | |
| Youth unemploymentYouth unemployment, ages 15–24 (ILO) | 15.2%2025 | 78/187 | 5/29 | 11.1% | 13.1% | 16.7% | +0.6 ppsince 2015 | 12.5% | 15.6% | 13.4% | |
| Youth NEET rateYouth not in education, employment or training, % | 20.8%2024 | 69/170 | 13/28 | · | 18.4%2011 | · | +1.7 ppsince 2014 | 15.3% | 17.3% | — | |
| Wage workersWage and salaried workers, % of total employment | 65.9%2025 | 98/187 | 13/29 | 62.3% | 54.4% | 64.5% | +5.1 ppsince 2015 | 61.0% | 61.3% | 53.6% | |
| Vulnerable employmentVulnerable employment, % of total employment (ILO) | 32.8%2025 | 85/187 | 17/29 | 36.6% | 44.5% | 34.3% | −5.1 ppsince 2015 | 35.3% | 34.8% | 42.4% | |
| Jobs in agricultureEmployment in agriculture, % of total employment | 35.6%2025 | 46/187 | 8/29 | 30.3% | 35.4% | 39.3% | −4.5 ppsince 2015 | 21.7% | 19.8% | 25.8% | |
| Jobs in industryEmployment in industry, % of total employment | 12.7%2025 | 155/187 | 23/29 | 21.2% | 16.2% | 11.7% | +0.2 ppsince 2015 | 28.5% | 27.7% | 23.7% | |
| Jobs in servicesEmployment in services, % of total employment | 51.7%2025 | 120/187 | 17/29 | 48.5% | 48.3% | 49.1% | +4.3 ppsince 2015 | 49.9% | 52.4% | 50.6% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Wage workers+5.1 pp65.9% in 2025
- Vulnerable employment−5.1 pp32.8% in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- Women's participation−1.6 pp38.5% in 2025
- Employment rate−1.6 pp54.1% in 2025
- Unemployment+1.1 pp5.3% in 2025
- Female unemployment+1.6 pp6.9% in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Fiji and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Fiji. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Fiji | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Labour force | 390,2902025 | 448,5022025 |
| Participation rate | 57.2%2025 | 84.3%2025 |
| Women's participation | 38.5%2025 | 82.3%2025 |
| Employment rate | 54.1%2025 | 83.1%2025 |
| Unemployment | 5.3%2025 | 1.4%2025 |
| Female unemployment | 6.9%2025 | 1.4%2025 |
| Youth unemployment | 15.2%2025 | 2.8%2025 |
| Youth NEET rate | 20.8%2024 | 7.0%2013 |
| Wage workers | 65.9%2025 | 30.1%2025 |