Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) was 64.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Vanuatu, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 64.7% for labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Vanuatu peaked at 80.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 63.7%, in 2021.
That places Vanuatu 165th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 80.2% | — |
| 1991 | 80.2% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 80.2% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 80.2% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 80.2% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 80.2% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 80.2% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 80.2% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 80.2% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 78.2% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 73.6% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 71.1% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 70.5% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 69.8% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 69.2% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 68.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 67.9% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 67.2% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 66.5% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 65.8% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 64.4% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 63.7% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 64.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 64.9% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 64.7% | -0.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 64.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.6%, 89% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 64.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 78.2%, 83% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.2% | 80.2% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.9% | 73.6% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.2% | 65.0% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.6% | 63.7% | 65.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 162 French Polynesia 66.3% compare
- 163 South Africa 65.9% compare
- 164 Comoros 65.2% compare
- 166 Syrian Arab Republic 64.1% compare
- 167 Namibia 63.9% compare
- 168 Ghana 63.5% 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 labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Vanuatu?
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Vanuatu was 64.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 80.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.7% in 2021.
- How does Vanuatu rank for labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64)?
- Vanuatu ranks 165th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.