Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 25.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Pacific island small states, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Pacific island small states stood at 25.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Pacific island small states peaked at 25.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 2001.
That places Pacific island small states 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 19.6% | — |
| 1992 | 19.7% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 19.8% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 19.7% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 19.6% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 19.5% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 19.4% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 19.3% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 19.2% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 19.2% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 19.2% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 19.7% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 20.2% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 20.9% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 21.4% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 22.5% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 23.2% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 23.9% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 24.4% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 24.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 25.2% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 25.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 25.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 25.1% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 25.0% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 25.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.5% | 19.2% | 19.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 19.2% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 22.0% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 25.0% | 25.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 1 Solomon Islands 44.3% compare
- 2 South Sudan 41.1% compare
- 3 Timor-Leste 28.7% compare
- 4 Azerbaijan 27.3% 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, male (% of male employment) in Pacific island small states?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Pacific island small states was 25.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 2001.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Pacific island small states ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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, male (% of male 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.