Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Fiji
Fiji: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 18.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Fiji, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Fiji stood at 18.5%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Fiji peaked at 32.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2001.
That places Fiji 41st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.3% | — |
| 1992 | 17.1% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 16.9% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 16.7% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 16.5% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 16.4% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 16.2% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 16.1% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 16.1% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 16.0% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 15.9% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 16.1% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 16.4% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 20.0% | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 25.3% | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 27.8% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 30.3% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 30.7% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 28.6% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 19.5% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 18.5% | -1.0% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 18.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 3.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 18.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.9%, 3.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.6% | 16.1% | 17.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 15.9% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 19.6% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 18.5% | 19.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More work & labour data for Fiji
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5089 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4982 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5193 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4647 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 697.67 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 300.52 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 444.8 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 434.57 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 879.38 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Fiji?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Fiji was 18.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2001.
- How does Fiji rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Fiji ranks 41st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.