Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Solomon Islands

Female labor force participation rate in the Solomon Islands in 2025 — 82.34%. Ranked 2 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.34 pp.

2025 82.34% +0.01 pp vs 2024
World rank 2of 182
Period maximum 83.22%2002
Period minimum 80.94%1995

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Solomon Islands, 1990–2025808182838419901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 82%1991: 81.86%1992: 81.44%1993: 81.41%1994: 81.21%1995: 80.94%1996: 81.04%1997: 81.26%1998: 81.39%1999: 81.6%2000: 82.44%2001: 82.95%2002: 83.22%2003: 83.09%2004: 82.91%2005: 82.75%2006: 82.74%2007: 82.75%2008: 82.67%2009: 82.72%2010: 82.53%2011: 82.43%2012: 82.49%2013: 82.44%2014: 82.53%2015: 82.57%2016: 82.45%2017: 82.4%2018: 82.36%2019: 82.37%2020: 81.6%2021: 82.26%2022: 82.31%2023: 82.33%2024: 82.33%2025: 82.34%
Change over the period: +0.34 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Solomon Islands 82.34%
World 48.94%
Melanesia computed 52.02%
Female labor force participation rate — Solomon Islands, by year Solomon Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 82.34 +0.01 pp
2024 82.33 +0 pp
2023 82.33 +0.02 pp
2022 82.31 +0.05 pp
2021 82.26 +0.66 pp
2020 81.6 −0.77 pp
2019 82.37 +0.01 pp
2018 82.36 −0.04 pp
2017 82.4 −0.05 pp
2016 82.45 −0.12 pp
2015 82.57 +0.04 pp
2014 82.53 +0.08 pp
2013 82.44 −0.05 pp
2012 82.49 +0.07 pp
2011 82.43 −0.11 pp
2010 82.53 −0.19 pp
2009 82.72 +0.06 pp
2008 82.67 −0.08 pp
2007 82.75 +0.01 pp
2006 82.74 −0.02 pp
2005 82.75 −0.16 pp
2004 82.91 −0.18 pp
2003 83.09 −0.14 pp
2002 83.22 +0.27 pp
2001 82.95 +0.51 pp
2000 82.44 +0.84 pp
1999 81.6 +0.21 pp
1998 81.39 +0.13 pp
1997 81.26 +0.22 pp
1996 81.04 +0.1 pp
1995 80.94 −0.27 pp
1994 81.21 −0.2 pp
1993 81.41 −0.04 pp
1992 81.44 −0.41 pp
1991 81.86 −0.14 pp
1990 82

Melanesia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

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