Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 49.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu is 49.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu peaked at 50.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 2010.
Vanuatu ranks 141st 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 services, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 35.4% | — |
| 1992 | 35.6% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 35.7% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 36.0% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 36.1% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 36.3% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 36.6% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 36.8% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 37.0% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 37.3% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 37.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 37.4% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 37.7% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 38.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 38.3% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 38.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 38.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 39.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 39.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | -15.7% |
| 2011 | 34.9% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 36.7% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 38.5% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 40.3% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 42.3% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 44.6% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 46.7% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 48.8% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 50.9% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 48.8% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 47.9% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 48.4% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 48.7% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 49.0% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 49.4% | +0.7% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 49.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.6%, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 49.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.5%, 80% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.2% | 35.4% | 37.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 37.3% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 33.2% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.7% | 47.9% | 49.4% | 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 employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu was 49.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 2010.
- How does Vanuatu rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Vanuatu ranks 141st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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 services, 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 services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).