Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 1.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Vanuatu, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 1.4% for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and down 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Vanuatu peaked at 9.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2021.
That places Vanuatu 113th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.7% | — |
| 1992 | 2.6% | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 2.6% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +55.1% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | +34.1% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +25.3% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -54.3% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -15.1% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -22.9% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -25.2% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +12.6% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +10.8% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 2.1% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 1.5% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 110 Japan 1.7% compare
- 111 Uzbekistan 1.6% compare
- 112 Saint Lucia 1.6% compare
- 114 Montenegro 1.3% compare
- 115 Oman 1.2% compare
- 116 Algeria 1.2% compare
More work & labour data for Vanuatu
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5174 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.5226 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.5115 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6054 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 163.02 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 311.57 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 431.36 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 444.12 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 875.48 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Vanuatu?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Vanuatu was 1.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2021.
- How does Vanuatu rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Vanuatu ranks 113th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.