Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Fiji
Fiji: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 65.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Fiji, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Fiji is 65.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Fiji peaked at 65.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 52.9%, in 2011.
Fiji ranks 98th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 60.8% | — |
| 1992 | 61.0% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 61.2% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 61.5% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 61.7% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 62.0% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 62.1% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 62.2% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 62.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 62.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 62.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 62.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 62.1% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 61.9% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 61.6% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 60.2% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 58.8% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 57.3% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 55.8% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 54.4% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 52.9% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 54.1% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 55.4% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 56.8% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 60.8% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 64.6% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 64.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 65.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 65.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 64.5% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 64.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 65.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 65.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 65.6% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 65.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.6% | 60.8% | 62.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 60.5% | 55.8% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 52.9% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 64.5% | 65.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Fiji?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Fiji was 65.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 65.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.9% in 2011.
- How does Fiji rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Fiji ranks 98th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.