Employment rate in Fiji
Fiji: Employment rate was 54.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment rate in Fiji, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rate in Fiji stood at 54.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rate in Fiji peaked at 60.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 2020.
Fiji ranks 121st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.7% | 56.2% | 57.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 56.1% | 54.5% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 54.7% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.2% | 51.3% | 54.2% | 6 |
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- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 27.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 38.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 60.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 41.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 38.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rate in Fiji?
- Employment rate in Fiji was 54.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment rate recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 60.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest employment rate recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 2020.
- How does Fiji rank for employment rate?
- Fiji ranks 121st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rate rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.