Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Share of workers in vulnerable employment was 68.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Solomon Islands, 1991–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 68.7% for share of workers in vulnerable employment in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in vulnerable employment in Solomon Islands peaked at 74.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 68.7%, in 2025.
That places Solomon Islands 30th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.8% | 72.0% | 74.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 72.5% | 71.4% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.6% | 68.8% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 68.7% | 69.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More work & labour data for Solomon Islands
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 82.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 70.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 84.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 87.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 85.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 95.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 71.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in vulnerable employment in Solomon Islands?
- Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Solomon Islands was 68.7% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.7% in 2025.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for share of workers in vulnerable employment?
- Solomon Islands ranks 30th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers in vulnerable employment rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in vulnerable employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of employed population who are working as independent own-account workers (self-employed without staff), or contributing family workers (self-employed in a household business or farm).