Employers, female (% of female employment) in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 0.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Solomon Islands, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, female (% of female employment) in Solomon Islands stood at 0.5%.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2005.
Solomon Islands ranks 176th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.5% | — |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +23.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 0.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 30% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 0.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.2%, 23% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Solomon Islands?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Solomon Islands was 0.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2005.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Solomon Islands ranks 176th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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).