Employment rate in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Employment rate was 55.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment rate in Vanuatu, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rate in Vanuatu is 55.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rate in Vanuatu peaked at 70.9% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 55.2%, in 2025.
Vanuatu ranks 113th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.7% | 70.5% | 70.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 69.5% | 64.7% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.4% | 55.4% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 55.2% | 55.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 110 Equatorial Guinea 55.5% compare
- 111 Kyrgyzstan 55.3% compare
- 112 Mauritius 55.2% compare
- 114 Serbia 54.9% compare
- 115 Uzbekistan 54.8% compare
More work & labour data for Vanuatu
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 55.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 64.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 60.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 53.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 84.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 33.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rate in Vanuatu?
- Employment rate in Vanuatu was 55.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment rate recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 1992.
- What is the lowest employment rate recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.2% in 2025.
- How does Vanuatu rank for employment rate?
- Vanuatu ranks 113th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rate rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.