Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 48.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Pacific island small states, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Pacific island small states stood at 48.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Pacific island small states peaked at 52.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 48.3%, in 2019.
That places Pacific island small states 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 51.7% | — |
| 1992 | 51.6% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 51.5% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 51.4% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 51.1% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 50.9% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 50.8% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 50.7% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 50.5% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 50.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 50.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 50.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 50.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 51.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 51.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 51.7% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 52.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 52.3% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 52.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 52.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 52.3% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 52.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 50.5% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 48.9% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 48.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 48.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 48.3% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 49.7% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 49.2% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 48.8% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 48.7% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 48.6% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 48.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.1% | 50.5% | 51.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 51.2% | 50.5% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 48.3% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.9% | 48.5% | 49.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 18 India 73.3% compare
- 19 Lao People's Democratic Republic 73.1% compare
- 20 Mali 73.0% compare
- 21 Papua New Guinea 72.4% compare
- 22 Nepal 71.4% compare
- 23 Timor-Leste 70.7% compare
- 24 Haiti 70.2% compare
More work & labour data for Pacific island small states
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 74.6% (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)
- 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 self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Pacific island small states?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Pacific island small states was 48.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 52.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.3% in 2019.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Pacific island small states ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, 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. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.