Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) was 68.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Solomon Islands, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Solomon Islands is 68.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Solomon Islands peaked at 74.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 68.7%, in 2025.
Solomon Islands ranks 30th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 74.0% | — |
| 1992 | 73.7% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 73.5% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 73.1% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 72.6% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 72.3% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 72.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 72.1% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 72.0% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 72.3% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 72.8% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 73.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 73.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 73.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 72.8% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 72.5% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 72.2% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 71.8% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 71.4% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 70.9% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 70.2% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 70.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 69.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 69.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 69.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 69.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 69.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 69.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 68.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 69.8% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 69.1% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 69.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 68.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 68.8% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 68.7% | -0.2% |
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 |
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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 vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Solomon Islands?
- Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Solomon Islands was 68.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.7% in 2025.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?
- Solomon Islands ranks 30th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, total (% of total 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 ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.