Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Fiji
Fiji: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 5.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Fiji, 1982–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Fiji stood at 5.4%.
The figure is down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Fiji peaked at 9.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1996.
That places Fiji 92nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 6.3% | — |
| 1991 | 5.9% | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 5.4% | -9.7% |
| 1993 | 5.9% | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 5.7% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 3.7% | -31.5% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | +122.2% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -42.8% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | +125.2% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -50.6% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +104.2% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | -31.2% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -29.9% |
| 2024 | 5.4% | +24.1% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 5.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 92% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 5.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5%, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Fiji 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +125.2% | 3.9% | 8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 3.7% | 5.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 3.9% | 8.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 4.3% | 9.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More reference data data for Fiji
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1992 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.307 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.307 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2292 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0049 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Fiji?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Fiji was 5.4% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1996.
- How does Fiji rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Fiji ranks 92nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.