Labor force, total, per capita in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5348 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Solomon Islands, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 0.5348 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.5348 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4524 units per person, in 1990.
Solomon Islands ranks 36th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4524 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4547 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4554 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4577 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.459 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.46 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4627 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4661 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.469 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4725 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4797 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4853 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4896 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4916 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.493 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4941 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4954 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4966 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4968 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4976 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4975 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4983 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5003 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5019 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5044 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5069 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5088 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5113 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5141 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5167 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5143 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5195 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5247 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5279 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5312 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.5348 units per person | +0.7% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 0.5348 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3868 units per person, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 0.5348 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5099 units per person, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.461 units per person | 0.4524 units per person | 0.4725 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.492 units per person | 0.4797 units per person | 0.4976 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.506 units per person | 0.4975 units per person | 0.5167 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5254 units per person | 0.5143 units per person | 0.5348 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More education data for Solomon Islands
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,202 (2015)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,209 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 17,743 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 41,660 (2012)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 98,955 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1208 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Solomon Islands?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Solomon Islands was 0.5348 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5348 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4524 units per person in 1990.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Solomon Islands ranks 36th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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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How this figure is calculated
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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About this data
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.