Fiji — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Fiji, 1991–2025.
Unemployment for Fiji was 5.35% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 5.40% in 2022. The lowest was 3.89% in 2005 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.43% per year.
Fiji ranks 90 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 48%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 3.05%, so Fiji sits above it. It peaked in 2022 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 25%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 4 of 29 economies; Brunei Darussalam (5.28%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 17% in 2005. That is 9% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 161 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 110th of 187 in 1991 → 126th of 187 in 2000 → 131st of 187 in 2010 → 119th of 187 in 2020 → 85th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.35% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 5.36% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 5.32% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 5.23% | +0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 5.05% | +0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 4.66% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 4.52% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 4.42% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 4.32% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 4.29% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 4.32% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 4.36% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 4.38% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 4.41% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 4.35% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 4.31% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 4.19% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 4.11% | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 3.96% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 3.89% | -0.8 pp |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 4.74% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 4.77% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 4.69% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 4.7% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 4.7% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 4.75% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 4.72% | +0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 4.62% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 4.65% | +0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 4.6% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 4.69% | +0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 4.64% | +0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 4.62% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Fiji’s Unemployment in 1992?
4.64% (1992). 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 total labor force, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Fiji’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +15.8% in total — about 0.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.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: 5.35%; 2024: 5.36%; 2023: 5.32%; 2022: 5.4%; 2021: 5.23%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS — Unemployment 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.