Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 53.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states stood at 53.5%.
That represents a change of down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states peaked at 57.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 53.1%, in 2019.
That places Pacific island small states 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 54.6% | — |
| 1992 | 54.5% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 54.4% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 54.3% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 54.2% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 54.1% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 54.2% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 54.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 54.3% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 54.5% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 54.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 55.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 55.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 55.4% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 55.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 56.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 56.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 56.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 57.5% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 57.0% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 56.6% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 56.1% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 54.6% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 53.2% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 53.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 53.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 53.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 54.2% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 53.9% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 53.6% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 53.5% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 53.5% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 53.5% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.3% | 54.1% | 54.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 55.4% | 54.3% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 53.1% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.7% | 53.5% | 54.2% | 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)
- 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, total (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states was 53.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 57.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.1% in 2019.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Pacific island small states ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, total (% of total 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.