Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) was 4.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu stood at 4.3%.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu peaked at 5.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2002.
Vanuatu ranks 167th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.5% | — |
| 1992 | 1.5% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +91.1% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 4.3% | -3.6% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 4.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.5%, 37% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 4.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.9%, 43% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in industry, 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 | +91.1% | 2.0% | 3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.3% | 5.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 164 Equatorial Guinea 4.5% compare
- 165 Kenya 4.5% compare
- 166 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 4.3% compare
- 168 Hong Kong, China 4.3% compare
- 169 Tanzania, United Republic of 4.2% compare
- 170 Bahamas 4.2% 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 employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu?
- Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu was 4.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry, female (% of female employment) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment in industry, female (% of female employment) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2002.
- How does Vanuatu rank for employment in industry, female (% of female employment)?
- Vanuatu ranks 167th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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 Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).