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Topic 03 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Fiji: Work & Labour
Can people find work, and on what terms?
Fiji is placed 130th of 182 countries on work & labour in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Employment-to-Population Ratio 54.1 (2025); Labour Income Share 42.64 (2025).
Share
Work & Labour
130th
of 182 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Fiji on work & labour — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Employment-to-Population Ratio
International Labour Organization (ILO)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
54.1
Employed share of the population aged 15+ (%)
Higher is better
Fiji: 54.1. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 21.21 (São Tomé and Príncipe) to 86.9 (Qatar); the world median is 57.72.
- World median
- 57.72
- Best in Melanesia
- 83.09 Solomon Islands
Key 3 of 4
Unemployment Rate
International Labour Organization (ILO)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
5.347
Unemployment (% of labour force)
Lower is better
Fiji: 5.347. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 0.13 (Qatar) to 34.2 (Eswatini); the world median is 5.084.
- World median
- 5.084
- Best in Melanesia
- 1.431 Solomon Islands
Key 4 of 4
Vulnerable Employment
International Labour Organization (ILO)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
32.79
Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)
Lower is better
Fiji: 32.79. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 0.456 (Qatar) to 90.22 (Chad); the world median is 28.67.
- World median
- 28.67
- Best in Melanesia
- 14.16 New Caledonia
02Over time
Which way Fiji is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Employment-to-Population Ratio
Employed share of the population aged 15+ (%) · higher is better
FijiWorld median
Fiji fell from 56.06 in 2000 to 54.1 in 2025; the world median went from 55.86 to 57.72.
Every year’s figures
Year Fiji World median 2025 54.10 57.720 2024 54.15 57.694 2023 54.16 58.158 2022 54.03 57.688 2021 51.62 56.066 2020 51.27 55.691 2019 54.70 57.871 2018 54.77 56.911 2017 54.92 56.738 2016 55.10 56.845 2015 55.74 56.788 2014 56.34 56.774 2013 57.67 56.229 2012 58.99 56.289 2011 60.28 56.297 2010 59.33 56.212 2009 58.36 56.255 2008 57.42 57.308 2007 56.45 56.933 2006 55.52 56.685 2005 54.52 56.129 2004 55.47 55.465 2003 55.59 55.630 2002 55.72 55.843 2001 55.92 56.018 2000 56.06 55.861 Labour Income Share
Labour income share of GDP (%) · higher is better
FijiWorld median
Fiji rose from 41.78 in 2004 to 42.64 in 2025; the world median went from 46.01 to 46.23.
Every year’s figures
Year Fiji World median 2025 42.64 46.230 2024 42.60 46.060 2023 42.04 45.900 2022 41.93 45.615 2021 41.98 45.433 2020 43.96 47.267 2019 43.07 46.277 2018 42.72 46.187 2017 42.64 46.467 2016 42.95 46.798 2015 43.02 46.876 2014 43.20 47.281 2013 43.43 46.887 2012 43.87 46.231 2011 43.89 45.679 2010 43.55 46.024 2009 43.63 47.071 2008 43.10 45.312 2007 42.96 45.246 2006 42.41 45.670 2005 42.21 46.265 2004 41.78 46.012 Unemployment Rate
Unemployment (% of labour force) · lower is better
FijiWorld median
Fiji rose from 4.697 in 2000 to 5.347 in 2025; the world median went from 6.918 to 5.084.
Every year’s figures
Year Fiji World median 2025 5.347 5.08 2024 5.361 5.15 2023 5.316 5.21 2022 5.403 5.34 2021 5.225 6.04 2020 5.054 6.38 2019 4.661 5.36 2018 4.523 5.35 2017 4.418 5.59 2016 4.319 5.90 2015 4.288 6.41 2014 4.323 6.58 2013 4.356 6.71 2012 4.375 6.79 2011 4.406 6.90 2010 4.345 7.04 2009 4.309 6.67 2008 4.187 5.79 2007 4.109 6.00 2006 3.957 6.50 2005 3.886 7.09 2004 4.700 6.80 2003 4.740 6.95 2002 4.772 6.91 2001 4.692 6.96 2000 4.697 6.92 Vulnerable Employment
Vulnerable employment (% of total employment) · lower is better
FijiWorld median
Fiji fell from 36.63 in 2000 to 32.79 in 2025; the world median went from 35.67 to 28.67.
Every year’s figures
Year Fiji World median 2025 32.79 28.67 2024 33.11 29.04 2023 33.42 29.33 2022 33.70 29.67 2021 33.86 30.01 2020 34.33 30.54 2019 33.53 29.98 2018 33.74 30.15 2017 33.97 29.93 2016 34.19 29.91 2015 37.91 30.26 2014 41.90 30.47 2013 43.33 31.14 2012 44.68 31.00 2011 45.93 31.41 2010 44.48 32.37 2009 43.04 32.59 2008 41.57 31.76 2007 40.12 33.47 2006 38.69 34.27 2005 37.30 34.66 2004 37.03 35.51 2003 36.86 35.90 2002 36.68 35.96 2001 36.61 35.27 2000 36.63 35.67
03In context
Fiji beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 182 countries on work & labour, never a place within the region.
Fiji and Melanesia
Fiji has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 182; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Employment-to-Population RatioEmployed share of the population aged 15+ (%) | Labour Income ShareLabour income share of GDP (%) | Unemployment RateUnemployment (% of labour force) | Vulnerable EmploymentVulnerable employment (% of total employment) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Solomon Islands | =39th | 83.09 | 46.94 | 1.431 | 68.65 |
 Vanuatu | 88th | 55.16 | 60.84 | 5.073 | 57.99 |
 New Caledonia | 115th | 50.12 | 52.94 | 11.17 | 14.16 |
| Fiji | 130th | 54.1 | 42.64 | 5.347 | 32.79 |
 Papua New Guinea | 150th | 50.73 | 32.57 | 2.571 | 71.16 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Melanesia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 182.
Placed either side on work & labour
The countries immediately above and below Fiji in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Fiji is ahead of the world, and behind
30 more statistics filed under work & labour, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median6
Statistics on which Fiji does better than the middle country measured.
Firms Offering Formal TrainingWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.0747.4932.07No earlier reading
Fiji: 47.49 · world median 32.07 · Firms offering formal training to permanent full-time workers (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.42 to 79.12; higher is better.
Low Pay RateILO · 2024 · world median 17.8912.4917.89▲ Improved since 2016
Fiji: 12.49 · world median 17.89 · Employees paid less than two-thirds of the median hourly earnings (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.395 to 41.69; lower is better.
Position 54th of 71 · derived, 1st = worst.
Firms with a Female Top ManagerWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 19.1622.4719.16No earlier reading
Fiji: 22.47 · world median 19.16 · Firms with a female top manager (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.429 to 62.9; higher is better.
Position 60th of 179 · derived.
Working Poverty RateILO · 2025 · world median 4.8851.9244.885▼ Worsened since 2015
Fiji: 1.924 · world median 4.885 · Employed people living in extreme poverty (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.007 to 86.02; lower is better.
Employment Injury Protection CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 45.955.745.9No earlier reading
Fiji: 55.7 · world median 45.9 · Labour force covered in the event of a work injury (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Composite Rate of Labour Underutilisation (LU4)ILO · 2024 · world median 12.5611.6712.56No earlier reading
Fiji: 11.67 · world median 12.56 · Composite rate of labour underutilisation, LU4 (% of the extended labour force). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.495 to 49.82; lower is better.
Position 42nd of 76 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median15
Statistics on which Fiji does worse than the middle country measured.
Informal Employment RateILO · 2025 · world median 36.7641.6436.76No earlier reading
Fiji: 41.64 · world median 36.76 · Informal employment (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.857 to 94.44; lower is better.
Position 46th of 97 · derived, 1st = worst.
Average Monthly Earnings of EmployeesILO · 2024 · world median 1,6361,5031,636▲ Improved since 2016
Fiji: 1,503 · world median 1,636 · Average monthly earnings of employees (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 193.28 to 9,307; higher is better.
Position 41st of 75 · derived.
Female Share of Senior and Middle ManagementILO · 2024 · world median 35.8634.8935.86No real change since 2014
Fiji: 34.89 · world median 35.86 · Women in senior and middle management (% of managers). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.226 to 56.69; higher is better.
Position 47th of 86 · derived.
Labour Productivity per Hour WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 22.161922.16No real change since 2015
Fiji: 19 · world median 22.16 · Output per hour worked (constant 2021 international $ at PPP). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.92 to 164.65; higher is better.
Position 99th of 182 · derived.
Gini Index of Monthly EarningsILO · 2024 · world median 0.3370.3440.337▼ Worsened since 2016
Fiji: 0.344 · world median 0.337 · Gini index of employees’ monthly earnings (0 = all paid the same, 1 = maximum inequality). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.182 to 0.643; lower is better.
Position 31st of 75 · derived, 1st = worst.
GDP per Person EmployedWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 47,38435,26647,384▲ Improved since 2015
Fiji: 35,266 · world median 47,384 · GDP per person employed (constant 2021 international $). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2,456 to 262,554; higher is better.
Position 99th of 168 · derived.
Trade Union DensityILO · 2020 · world median 16.6813.1816.68No earlier reading
Fiji: 13.18 · world median 16.68 · Employees who are trade union members (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.2 to 91.42; higher is better.
Position 82nd of 139 · derived.
Youth Unemployment RateILO · 2025 · world median 12.8315.2112.83▼ Worsened since 2015
Fiji: 15.21 · world median 12.83 · Unemployment, ages 15-24 (% of youth labour force). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.457 to 76.77; lower is better.
Position 74th of 182 · derived, 1st = worst.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8148.0941.81No earlier reading
Fiji: 48.09 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 73rd of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added per WorkerWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6,7423,6996,742▲ Improved since 2015
Fiji: 3,699 · world median 6,742 · Agricultural value added per worker (constant 2015 US$). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 210.77 to 150,632; higher is better.
Position 98th of 151 · derived.
Labour Force Participation RateILO · 2025 · world median 61.6657.1661.66▼ Worsened since 2015
Fiji: 57.16 · world median 61.66 · Population aged 15+ in the labour force (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.34 to 87.01; higher is better.
Position 126th of 182 · derived.
Youth Not in Education, Employment or TrainingILO · 2024 · world median 14.3120.7914.31▼ Worsened since 2014
Fiji: 20.79 · world median 14.31 · Youth not in education, employment or training (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.975 to 65.73; lower is better.
Position 28th of 97 · derived, 1st = worst.
Compliance with Labour RightsILO · 2024 · world median 1.614.181.61▲ Improved since 2015
Fiji: 4.18 · world median 1.61 · Compliance with freedom of association and collective bargaining rights (0 = best, 10 = worst). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 10; lower is better.
Length of Paid Paternity LeaveWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 303▼ Worsened since 2015
Fiji: 0 · world median 3 · Paid paternity leave set in law (calendar days). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 196; higher is better.
Female Labour Force Participation RateILO · 2025 · world median 53.3638.4553.36▼ Worsened since 2015
Fiji: 38.45 · world median 53.36 · Women aged 15+ in the labour force (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 4.663 to 82.91; higher is better.
Position 153rd of 182 · derived.
Level with the median, or no median to compare2
Length of Paid Maternity LeaveWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 989898▲ Improved since 2015
Fiji: 98 · world median 98 · Paid maternity leave set in law (calendar days). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 410; higher is better.
Unemployment Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 000No earlier reading
Fiji: 0 · world median 0 · Unemployed people receiving unemployment benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
No better end7
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Employment in AgricultureILO · 2025 · world median 14.3835.6414.38Moved since 2015
Fiji: 35.64 · world median 14.38 · Employment in agriculture (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.095 to 85.34.
Position 44th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.951,010657.95Moved since 2014
Fiji: 1,010 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
Share of Temporary EmployeesILO · 2024 · world median 13.4518.7813.45Moved since 2016
Fiji: 18.78 · world median 13.45 · Employees on temporary contracts (% of employees). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.337 to 72.78.
Self-Employment RateILO · 2025 · world median 31.8434.0831.84No real change since 2015
Fiji: 34.08 · world median 31.84 · Self-employed (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.832 to 91.56.
Position 88th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Employment in ServicesILO · 2025 · world median 59.5151.7159.51Moved since 2015
Fiji: 51.71 · world median 59.51 · Employment in services (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.56 to 92.17.
Position 117th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Average Weekly Hours WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 38.8937.1138.89Moved since 2015
Fiji: 37.11 · world median 38.89 · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.64 to 54.7.
Position 118th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Employment in IndustryILO · 2025 · world median 18.8812.6518.88No real change since 2015
Fiji: 12.65 · world median 18.88 · Employment in industry (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 3.103 to 39.44.
Position 151st of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Fiji
Fatal Occupational Injuries, Human Capital Wealth per Capita, Labour Inspectors per 10,000 Employed Persons and Public Sector Employment. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Work & Labour among Fiji’s 16 topics
Work & Labour is Fiji’s 16th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Peace & Security19th of 1774/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability36th of 1864/4 keys
- Energyjoint 42nd of 1652/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions50th of 1944/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture57th of 1843/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation56th of 1762/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 79th of 1984/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge85th of 1984/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 85th of 1963/3 keys
- Poverty & Inequality80th of 1593/3 keys
- Gender & Equality102nd of 1833/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience108th of 1933/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade105th of 1774/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing125th of 2003/4 keys
- Digital & Technology137th of 1984/4 keys
- Work & Labour130th of 1824/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on work & labour
The three countries placed highest of 182, and the leaders Fiji can most readily be measured against.
1
IcelandNorthern Europe
1st of 182 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Hansueli Krapf · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 182 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
South KoreaEastern Asia
3rd of 182 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Oceania
Australia=4th4/4 keysHighest in Melanesia
Solomon Islands=39th4/4 keysThis page
Fiji130th4/4 keys
Positions out of 182 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Fiji and work & labour
On work & labour
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
On work & labour
Countries With The Highest Average Salaries in 2024
The ten highest-paying countries of 2024, their bars coloured by continent, and six more added for comparison — from Australia in 13th place to India in 85th.
On work & labour
Countries With The Lowest Average Salaries in 2024
The bottom ten of 196 countries, and six more added for comparison. Niger, Madagascar and Liberia are all published at US$47 a month and still carry three different ranks.
08Questions
Fiji on work & labour: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Fiji rank on work & labour?
Fiji is placed 130th of 182 countries on Work & Labour in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Employment-to-Population Ratio, Labour Income Share, Unemployment Rate and Vulnerable Employment). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Employment-to-Population Ratio figure for Fiji?
54.1 in 2025 (employed share of the population aged 15+ (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 57.72.
What is the latest Labour Income Share figure for Fiji?
42.64 in 2025 (labour income share of GDP (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 46.23.
How have Fiji’s work & labour figures changed?
Employment-to-Population Ratio fell from 56.06 in 2000 to 54.1 in 2025; Labour Income Share rose from 41.78 in 2004 to 42.64 in 2025; Unemployment Rate rose from 4.697 in 2000 to 5.347 in 2025; Vulnerable Employment fell from 36.63 in 2000 to 32.79 in 2025.
Which work & labour statistics are missing for Fiji?
No current reading is published for Fiji on Fatal Occupational Injuries, Human Capital Wealth per Capita, Labour Inspectors per 10,000 Employed Persons and Public Sector Employment. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Wages in money terms are not a key here, because pay figures are hard to compare fairly across countries with very different prices. Labour productivity, working hours, youth unemployment and the balance between farming, industry and services are published on this page as context. The size and growth of the wider economy belong to Economy & Innovation.
How the Work & Labour standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The work & labour method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Employment-to-Population Ratio — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Labour Income Share — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment Rate — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Vulnerable Employment — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
The other 30 statistics on this page come from 2 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Fiji’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Fiji (banner) — Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Iceland — Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- South Korea — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Fiji: Work & Labour — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/fiji/work