Employers, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 1.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu stood at 1.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu peaked at 1.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2010.
That places Vanuatu 117th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.1% | — |
| 1992 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -47.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +17.4% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | -0.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 1.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 96% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 1.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.2%, 74% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -47.6% | 1.0% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu was 1.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2010.
- How does Vanuatu rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Vanuatu ranks 117th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).