Labor force, total, per capita in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.3814 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Pacific island small states, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, per capita in Pacific island small states stood at 0.3814 units per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Pacific island small states peaked at 0.3814 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.33 units per person, in 1990.
That places Pacific island small states 33rd out of 44 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, total, per capita in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.33 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3318 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3329 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3343 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3359 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3375 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3396 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.342 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3446 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3473 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3505 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3531 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3556 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3575 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3592 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3572 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3623 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3656 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3684 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.371 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3731 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3772 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3752 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3729 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3707 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3704 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.37 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3712 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3717 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3722 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3623 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3654 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3741 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3766 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3791 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.3814 units per person | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3376 units per person | 0.33 units per person | 0.3473 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.36 units per person | 0.3505 units per person | 0.371 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3725 units per person | 0.37 units per person | 0.3772 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3732 units per person | 0.3623 units per person | 0.3814 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 30 China 0.5461 units per person compare
- 31 Sweden 0.538 units per person compare
- 32 Lithuania 0.5379 units per person compare
- 33 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.5373 units per person compare
- 34 Barbados 0.5365 units per person compare
- 35 Albania 0.5359 units per person compare
- 36 Solomon Islands 0.5348 units per person compare
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- 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)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 319,112 (2024)
- 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, total, per capita in Pacific island small states?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Pacific island small states was 0.3814 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3814 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.33 units per person in 1990.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Pacific island small states ranks 33rd out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.