Employment in services (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 50.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in services (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states stood at 50.6%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states peaked at 50.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 43.2%, in 1991.
Pacific island small states ranks 21st of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 43.2% | — |
| 1992 | 43.3% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 43.6% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 43.8% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 43.9% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 44.2% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 43.7% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 45.0% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 45.6% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 46.2% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 47.0% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 47.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 47.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 47.4% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 47.9% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 47.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 47.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 47.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 47.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 47.0% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 47.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 47.9% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 48.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 49.2% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 49.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 50.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 48.9% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 48.6% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 49.3% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 49.8% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 50.2% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 50.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.0% | 43.2% | 45.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 47.4% | 46.2% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 47.0% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 48.6% | 50.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More work & labour data for Pacific island small states
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 74.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 54.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 56.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 67.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states was 50.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.2% in 1991.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Pacific island small states ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).