Employers, total (% of total employment) in Fiji
Fiji: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 1.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Fiji, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, total (% of total employment) in Fiji stood at 1.3%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Fiji peaked at 1.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1991.
Fiji ranks 166th 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, total (% of total employment) in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.9% | — |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 1.3% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4982 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 300.52 1000 No (2050)
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- 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, total (% of total employment) in Fiji?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Fiji was 1.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1991.
- How does Fiji rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Fiji ranks 166th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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, total (% of total 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).