Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons was 16,409 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Solomon Islands, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Solomon Islands stood at 16,409. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Solomon Islands peaked at 16,409 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 8,137, in 2005.
Solomon Islands ranks 161st of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8,137 | — |
| 2006 | 8,290 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 8,435 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 8,582 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 8,736 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 9,040 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 9,434 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 9,841 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 10,260 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 10,682 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 11,123 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 11,578 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 12,050 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 12,536 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 12,936 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 12,816 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 13,556 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 14,094 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 14,539 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 14,986 | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 15,448 | +3.1% |
| 2026 | 15,923 | +3.1% |
| 2027 | 16,409 | +3.1% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 16,409 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 192,178, 9% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 16,409 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 155,259, 11% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,436 | 8,137 | 8,736 | 5 |
| 2010s | 10,948 | 9,040 | 12,936 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,721 | 12,816 | 16,409 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More work & labour data for Solomon Islands
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.2119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.2138 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2097 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5211 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 385.39 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 647.38 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 912.18 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 937.03 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,849 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Solomon Islands?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Solomon Islands was 16,409 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 16,409 in 2027.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,137 in 2005.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Solomon Islands ranks 161st out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings.This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to total weekly hours actually worked of employed persons in their main job. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.