Employers, male (% of male employment) in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 2.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Solomon Islands, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, male (% of male employment) in Solomon Islands stood at 2.0%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Solomon Islands peaked at 2.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1993.
Solomon Islands ranks 152nd 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, male (% of male employment) in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.1% | — |
| 1992 | 1.1% | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | +16.9% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +17.8% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 2.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 57% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 2.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.6%, 56% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 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, male (% of male employment) in Solomon Islands?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Solomon Islands was 2.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1993.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Solomon Islands ranks 152nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. 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, male (% of male 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).