Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 32.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states stood at 32.0%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states peaked at 32.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 1991.
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, total (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 23.9% | — |
| 1992 | 24.0% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 24.1% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 24.1% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 24.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 24.2% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 24.3% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 24.3% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 24.5% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 24.7% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 24.9% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 25.2% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 25.5% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 25.7% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 25.9% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 28.1% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 29.0% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 29.3% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 30.1% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 30.8% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 30.3% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 31.7% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 31.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 31.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 31.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 31.9% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 32.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.2% | 23.9% | 24.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 24.7% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 29.3% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 31.6% | 32.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 1 Solomon Islands 56.9% compare
- 2 South Sudan 43.3% compare
- 3 Nepal 40.9% compare
- 4 Madagascar 39.9% 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, total (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states was 32.0% 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 1991.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Pacific island small states ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, 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.