Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 46.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states stood at 46.5%.
The figure is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states peaked at 46.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 42.5%, in 2011.
Pacific island small states ranks 30th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 45.4% | — |
| 1992 | 45.5% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 45.6% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 45.7% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 45.8% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 45.9% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 45.9% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 45.8% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 45.8% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 45.7% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 45.5% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 45.2% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 45.0% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 44.9% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 44.6% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 44.2% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 43.9% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 43.6% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 42.5% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 43.4% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 43.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 45.4% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 46.8% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 46.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 46.8% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 46.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 45.8% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 46.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 46.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 46.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 46.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 46.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.7% | 45.4% | 45.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 44.6% | 43.2% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 42.5% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 45.8% | 46.5% | 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)
- 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)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 74.6% (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 wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states was 46.5% 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.5% in 2011.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Pacific island small states ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.