Solomon Islands — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Solomon Islands, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Solomon Islands was 84.30% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 84.74% in 2002. The lowest was 82.54% in 1995 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.03% per year.
Solomon Islands ranks 3 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 2%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 64.35%, so Solomon Islands sits above it. It peaked in 2002 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 0%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 1 of 29 economies; Cambodia (82.39%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 7th of 187 in 1990 → 4th of 187 in 2000 → 5th of 187 in 2010 → 3rd of 187 in 2020 → 3rd of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84.3% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 84.28% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 84.28% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 84.28% | +0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 83.91% | +0.4 pp |
| 2020 | 83.52% | -0.8 pp |
| 2019 | 84.31% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 84.3% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 84.32% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 84.34% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 84.43% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 84.37% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 84.27% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 84.31% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 84.24% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 84.34% | -0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 84.51% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 84.46% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 84.51% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 84.47% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 84.45% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 84.55% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 84.66% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 84.74% | +0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 84.47% | +0.5 pp |
| 2000 | 83.98% | +0.8 pp |
| 1999 | 83.21% | +0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 83.01% | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 82.87% | +0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 82.65% | +0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 82.54% | -0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 82.77% | -0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 82.94% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 82.97% | -0.4 pp |
| 1991 | 83.34% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 83.47% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Solomon Islands’s Labor participation in 1991?
83.34% (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 Solomon Islands’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +1.0% in total.
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: 84.3%; 2024: 84.28%; 2023: 84.28%; 2022: 84.28%; 2021: 83.91%. 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.