Employers, female (% of female employment) in Fiji
Fiji: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 1.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Fiji, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, female (% of female employment) in Fiji stood at 1.7%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Fiji peaked at 1.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1991.
That places Fiji 108th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.8% | — |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +30.2% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +26.7% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 1.7% | +1.7% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 1.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 78% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 1.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.2%, 80% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, female (% of female employment) in Fiji changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +30.2% | 0.9% | 1.1% |
| 2016 | +26.7% | 1.1% | 1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Fiji?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Fiji was 1.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1991.
- How does Fiji rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Fiji ranks 108th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.5%. 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 Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).