Solomon Islands — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Solomon Islands, 1991–2025.
Unemployment for Solomon Islands was 1.43% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 2.70% in 2002. The lowest was 0.69% in 2013 (about 2.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.93% per year.
Solomon Islands ranks 179 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 96%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 3.05%, so Solomon Islands sits below it. It peaked in 2002 and has fallen 47% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 94%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 26 of 29 economies; Lao PDR (1.19%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 68% in 2022. That is 40% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 158th of 187 in 1991 → 165th of 187 in 2000 → 173rd of 187 in 2010 → 184th of 187 in 2020 → 174th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.43% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 1.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 1.44% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 1.48% | +0.6 pp |
| 2021 | 0.88% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 0.87% | +0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 0.75% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 0.72% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 0.73% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 0.74% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 0.74% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 0.73% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 0.69% | -0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 0.98% | -0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 1.29% | -0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 1.62% | -0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 2.02% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 2% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 1.98% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 1.92% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 1.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 2.03% | -0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 2.29% | -0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 2.64% | +0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 2.45% | +0.3 pp |
| 1999 | 2.19% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 2.15% | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 2.01% | +0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 1.88% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 1.84% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 1.8% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 1.83% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 1.85% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 1.97% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Solomon Islands’s Unemployment in 1992?
1.85% (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 Solomon Islands’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -27.2% in total — about 0.9% 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: 1.43%; 2024: 1.44%; 2023: 1.44%; 2022: 1.48%; 2021: 0.88%. 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.