Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Solomon Islands

Employment-to-population ratio in the Solomon Islands in 2025 — 83.09%. Ranked 2 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 1.39 pp.

2025 83.09% +0.03 pp vs 2024
World rank 2of 182
Period maximum 83.81%2015
Period minimum 81.02%1995

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Solomon Islands, 1991–20258182838419911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 81.7%1992: 81.43%1993: 81.42%1994: 81.28%1995: 81.02%1996: 81.1%1997: 81.21%1998: 81.22%1999: 81.39%2000: 81.93%2001: 82.24%2002: 82.45%2003: 82.73%2004: 82.84%2005: 82.87%2006: 82.86%2007: 82.84%2008: 82.77%2009: 82.8%2010: 82.97%2011: 83.15%2012: 83.48%2013: 83.69%2014: 83.75%2015: 83.81%2016: 83.72%2017: 83.71%2018: 83.7%2019: 83.68%2020: 82.79%2021: 83.17%2022: 83.04%2023: 83.06%2024: 83.06%2025: 83.09%
Change over the period: +1.39 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands 83.09%
World 58.06%
Melanesia computed 53.13%
Employment-to-population ratio — Solomon Islands, by year Solomon Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 83.09 +0.03 pp
2024 83.06 −0 pp
2023 83.06 +0.02 pp
2022 83.04 −0.13 pp
2021 83.17 +0.38 pp
2020 82.79 −0.89 pp
2019 83.68 −0.01 pp
2018 83.7 −0.01 pp
2017 83.71 −0.01 pp
2016 83.72 −0.09 pp
2015 83.81 +0.05 pp
2014 83.75 +0.06 pp
2013 83.69 +0.21 pp
2012 83.48 +0.33 pp
2011 83.15 +0.18 pp
2010 82.97 +0.17 pp
2009 82.8 +0.03 pp
2008 82.77 −0.07 pp
2007 82.84 −0.02 pp
2006 82.86 −0.01 pp
2005 82.87 +0.03 pp
2004 82.84 +0.11 pp
2003 82.73 +0.27 pp
2002 82.45 +0.22 pp
2001 82.24 +0.31 pp
2000 81.93 +0.54 pp
1999 81.39 +0.16 pp
1998 81.22 +0.01 pp
1997 81.21 +0.11 pp
1996 81.1 +0.08 pp
1995 81.02 −0.25 pp
1994 81.28 −0.15 pp
1993 81.42 −0.01 pp
1992 81.43 −0.26 pp
1991 81.7

Melanesia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.