Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Fiji
Fiji: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 17.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Fiji, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Fiji is 17.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Fiji peaked at 22.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2001.
Fiji ranks 27th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.3% | — |
| 1992 | 12.1% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 12.0% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 11.9% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 11.8% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 11.7% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 11.6% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 11.5% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 11.5% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 11.5% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 11.5% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 22.2% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 22.1% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 21.8% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 17.6% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.8% | 11.5% | 12.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 11.5% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 18.2% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 17.6% | 18.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 19.7% compare
- 25 Chad 19.5% compare
- 26 Central African Republic 17.8% compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 17.4% compare
- 29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 16.6% compare
- 30 Angola 16.0% compare
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, total (% of total employment) in Fiji?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Fiji was 17.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2001.
- How does Fiji rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Fiji ranks 27th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. 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, total (% of total 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.