Fiji Unemployment Rate 1991-2023

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Fiji unemployment rate for 2021 was 5.24%, a 0.52% increase from 2020.
  • Fiji unemployment rate for 2020 was 4.72%, a 0.27% increase from 2019.
  • Fiji unemployment rate for 2019 was 4.45%, a 0.12% increase from 2018.
  • Fiji unemployment rate for 2018 was 4.33%, a 0.06% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa 33.56%
Botswana 24.72%
Gabon 22.27%
Namibia 21.68%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 21.62%
Armenia 20.90%
Libya 19.58%
Jordan 19.25%
Montenegro 18.49%
Costa Rica 17.95%
St. Lucia 16.91%
Guyana 16.43%
North Macedonia 16.20%
Bosnia 15.22%
Lebanon 14.49%
Brazil 14.40%
Colombia 14.34%
Iraq 14.19%
Turkey 13.39%
Algeria 12.70%
Albania 11.82%
Serbia 11.81%
Iran 11.46%
Suriname 10.07%
Samoa 9.84%
Equatorial Guinea 9.25%
Jamaica 9.18%
Dominican Republic 8.50%
Belize 8.22%
Mauritius 7.41%
Paraguay 7.21%
Azerbaijan 6.58%
Ecuador 6.43%
Venezuela 6.41%
Maldives 6.08%
Bulgaria 5.42%
Fiji 5.24%
Romania 5.17%
Turkmenistan 5.08%
Russia 5.01%
Kazakhstan 4.90%
Peru 4.83%
China 4.82%
Belarus 4.74%
Malaysia 4.61%
Mexico 4.38%
Tonga 3.97%
Guatemala 3.57%
Cuba 2.76%
Thailand 1.42%
Fiji Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2021 5.24% 0.52%
2020 4.72% 0.27%
2019 4.45% 0.12%
2018 4.33% 0.06%
2017 4.28% -0.04%
2016 4.32% 0.03%
2015 4.30% 0.00%
2014 4.29% -0.04%
2013 4.33% -0.09%
2012 4.42% 0.01%
2011 4.41% 0.10%
2010 4.31% 0.00%
2009 4.31% 0.15%
2008 4.16% 0.05%
2007 4.11% 0.15%
2006 3.96% 0.07%
2005 3.89% 0.08%
2004 3.81% -0.10%
2003 3.91% 0.03%
2002 3.87% -0.03%
2001 3.91% -0.09%
2000 3.99% 0.20%
1999 3.79% -0.16%
1998 3.95% -0.08%
1997 4.03% 0.13%
1996 3.90% -0.05%
1995 3.95% 0.05%
1994 3.90% -0.06%
1993 3.96% 0.08%
1992 3.88% -0.18%
1991 4.06% -0.18%