Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 60.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Vanuatu, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 60.0% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Vanuatu peaked at 77.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 59.7%, in 2020.
That places Vanuatu 145th 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, total (% of total population ages) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 77.9% | — |
| 1991 | 77.8% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 77.8% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 77.9% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 77.7% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 77.7% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 77.7% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 77.6% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 77.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 77.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 77.5% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 77.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 77.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 77.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 77.7% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 77.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 77.5% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 74.6% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 71.6% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 68.3% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 64.8% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 64.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 63.8% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 63.3% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 62.8% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 62.3% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 61.8% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 61.3% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 60.8% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 59.7% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 60.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 60.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 60.2% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 60.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.7% | 77.6% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.8% | 68.3% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 60.3% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.0% | 59.7% | 60.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Vanuatu?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Vanuatu was 60.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 77.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.7% in 2020.
- How does Vanuatu rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Vanuatu ranks 145th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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, total (% of total 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.