Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 56.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Solomon Islands, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Solomon Islands stood at 56.9%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Solomon Islands peaked at 60.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 56.9%, in 2025.
Solomon Islands ranks 1st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 60.3% | — |
| 1992 | 60.1% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 59.9% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 59.6% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 59.4% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 59.1% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 59.1% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 59.0% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 59.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 59.4% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 59.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 60.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 60.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 60.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 60.0% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 59.7% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 59.4% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 59.1% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 58.7% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 58.4% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 58.0% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 57.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 57.5% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 57.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 57.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 57.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 57.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 57.1% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 57.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 57.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 57.2% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 57.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 57.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 57.0% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 56.9% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.5% | 59.0% | 60.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 59.7% | 58.7% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 57.1% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 56.9% | 57.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 2 South Sudan 43.3% compare
- 3 Nepal 40.9% compare
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More work & labour data for Solomon Islands
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.2119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.2138 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2097 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5211 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 385.39 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 647.38 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 912.18 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 937.03 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,849 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Solomon Islands?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Solomon Islands was 56.9% 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 60.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.9% in 2025.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Solomon Islands ranks 1st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.