Labor force, female in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Labor force, female was 42.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Pacific island small states, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female in Pacific island small states is 42.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Pacific island small states peaked at 42.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 1990.
That places Pacific island small states 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.2% | — |
| 1991 | 38.4% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 38.5% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 38.6% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 38.8% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 38.9% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 39.0% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 38.9% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 38.9% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 38.8% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 38.8% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 38.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 38.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 38.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 38.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 38.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 39.3% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 39.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 39.9% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 40.3% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 40.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 41.1% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 41.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 41.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 41.0% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 40.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 41.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 41.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 41.6% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 41.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 41.6% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 41.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 41.9% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 42.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.7% | 38.2% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.2% | 38.8% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 40.6% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.8% | 41.6% | 42.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 319,112 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1312 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 357,181 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.1172 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Pacific island small states?
- Labor force, female in Pacific island small states was 42.0% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2% in 1990.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for labor force, female?
- Pacific island small states ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.