Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 58.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Vanuatu, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Vanuatu is 58.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Vanuatu peaked at 77.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 2020.
Vanuatu ranks 118th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 77.0% | — |
| 1991 | 77.0% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 77.0% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 76.9% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 76.9% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 76.9% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 76.8% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 76.9% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 76.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 76.8% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 77.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 77.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 77.1% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 77.1% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 77.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 76.9% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 74.1% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 67.8% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 64.4% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 63.8% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 63.1% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 62.5% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 61.9% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 61.2% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 60.6% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 59.9% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 59.3% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 58.6% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 58.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 58.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 58.4% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 58.3% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 58.1% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.9% | 76.8% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.2% | 67.8% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.5% | 58.6% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.3% | 58.0% | 58.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Vanuatu?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Vanuatu was 58.1% 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 15+) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 77.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 2020.
- How does Vanuatu rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Vanuatu ranks 118th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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+) (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 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.