Fiji — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Fiji, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Fiji was 57.16% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 63.06% in 2011. The lowest was 54.00% in 2020 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.13% per year.
Fiji ranks 127 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 68%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 64.35%, so Fiji sits below it. It peaked in 2011 and has fallen 9% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 2%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 22 of 29 economies; New Caledonia (56.42%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 6% in 2020.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 101st of 187 in 1990 → 117th of 187 in 2000 → 82nd of 187 in 2010 → 134th of 187 in 2020 → 126th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 57.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 57.2% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 57.12% | +2.7 pp |
| 2021 | 54.46% | +0.5 pp |
| 2020 | 54% | -3.4 pp |
| 2019 | 57.37% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 57.36% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 57.46% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 57.58% | -0.7 pp |
| 2015 | 58.24% | -0.7 pp |
| 2014 | 58.89% | -1.4 pp |
| 2013 | 60.3% | -1.4 pp |
| 2012 | 61.69% | -1.4 pp |
| 2011 | 63.06% | +1.0 pp |
| 2010 | 62.03% | +1.0 pp |
| 2009 | 60.99% | +1.1 pp |
| 2008 | 59.93% | +1.1 pp |
| 2007 | 58.87% | +1.1 pp |
| 2006 | 57.8% | +1.1 pp |
| 2005 | 56.73% | -1.5 pp |
| 2004 | 58.2% | -0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 58.36% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 58.51% | -0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 58.67% | -0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 58.83% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 58.98% | -0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 59.14% | -0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 59.29% | -0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 59.45% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 59.55% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 59.59% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 59.69% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 59.73% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 59.85% | +0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 59.77% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Fiji’s Labor participation in 1991?
59.85% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Fiji’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -4.4% in total — about 0.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 57.16%; 2024: 57.22%; 2023: 57.2%; 2022: 57.12%; 2021: 54.46%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.