Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) was 1.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Solomon Islands, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 1.4% for unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 94.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Solomon Islands peaked at 2.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2013.
That places Solomon Islands 179th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.0% | — |
| 1992 | 1.9% | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | -15.3% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -20.1% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -23.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -29.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +67.8% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | -0.9% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 1.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.1%, 28% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 1.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.0%, 47% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Solomon Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +67.8% | 0.9% | 1.5% |
| 2013 | -29.5% | 1.0% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 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 unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Solomon Islands?
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Solomon Islands was 1.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for unemployment, total (% of total labor force)?
- Solomon Islands ranks 179th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, total (% of total labor force) rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.