Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 41.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Pacific island small states, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 41.7% for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Pacific island small states peaked at 41.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 30.9%, in 1991.
Pacific island small states ranks 1st of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 30.9% | — |
| 1992 | 31.0% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 31.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 31.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 31.3% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 31.5% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 31.9% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 32.3% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 32.9% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 33.5% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 34.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 34.6% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 35.1% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 35.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 35.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 36.2% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 37.2% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 38.2% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 39.3% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 40.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 41.0% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 40.6% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 40.2% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 40.0% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 39.5% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 39.6% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 40.2% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 40.7% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 40.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 40.7% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 40.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 41.2% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 41.4% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 41.7% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.6% | 30.9% | 32.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 33.5% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 39.1% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 40.7% | 41.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 1 Solomon Islands 70.6% compare
- 2 Afghanistan 68.8% compare
- 3 Nepal 65.0% compare
- 4 Burundi 58.5% compare
More work & labour data for Pacific island small states
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 74.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 54.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 56.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 67.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Pacific island small states?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Pacific island small states was 41.7% 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.9% in 1991.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Pacific island small states ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.