Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre was 4.69 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Vanuatu, 2008–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Vanuatu stood at 4.69 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 49.9% on the previous year and up 94.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Vanuatu peaked at 4.69 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.64 units per square kilometre, in 2008.
That places Vanuatu 17th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.64 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2009 | 1.64 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.13 units per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 2011 | 2.13 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.42 units per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 2.42 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.42 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.42 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.42 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.42 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.84 units per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2019 | 3.13 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 3.13 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.13 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.13 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.69 units per square kilometre | +49.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.64 units per square kilometre | 1.64 units per square kilometre | 1.64 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.47 units per square kilometre | 2.13 units per square kilometre | 3.13 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.52 units per square kilometre | 3.13 units per square kilometre | 4.69 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 14 Mauritius 5.8 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Paraguay 5.78 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Jamaica 5.2 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Equatorial Guinea 4.18 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Iceland 3.99 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Antigua and Barbuda 3.54 units per square kilometre 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 monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Vanuatu?
- Monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Vanuatu was 4.69 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 4.69 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.64 units per square kilometre in 2008.
- How does Vanuatu rank for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre?
- Vanuatu ranks 17th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Monthly minimum wage International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.