Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Fiji
Fiji: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 60.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Fiji, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Fiji stood at 60.3%.
The figure is down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Fiji peaked at 64.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 56.7%, in 2020.
Fiji ranks 141st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 61.0% | — |
| 1991 | 61.0% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 60.9% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 60.9% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 60.8% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 60.7% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 60.6% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 60.5% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 60.4% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 60.3% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 60.2% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 60.0% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 59.9% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 59.8% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 59.7% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 58.3% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 59.4% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 60.5% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 61.5% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 62.6% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 63.7% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 64.7% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 63.7% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 62.6% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 61.6% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 60.9% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 60.1% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 60.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 60.1% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 60.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 56.7% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 57.2% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 60.1% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 60.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 60.3% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 60.3% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.7% | 60.3% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.2% | 58.3% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 60.1% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.2% | 56.7% | 60.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Fiji?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Fiji was 60.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.7% in 2020.
- How does Fiji rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Fiji ranks 141st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.