Monthly minimum wage, per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Monthly minimum wage, per capita was 0.1744 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Monthly minimum wage, per capita in Vanuatu, 2008–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for monthly minimum wage, per capita in Vanuatu is 0.1744 units per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage, per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 0.1784 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0856 units per person, in 2009.
That places Vanuatu 8th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wage, per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0879 units per person | — |
| 2009 | 0.0856 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1091 units per person | +27.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1068 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1184 units per person | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1158 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1132 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1107 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1083 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1058 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1215 units per person | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1306 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1276 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1247 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1218 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1784 units per person | +46.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1744 units per person | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0868 units per person | 0.0856 units per person | 0.0879 units per person | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.114 units per person | 0.1058 units per person | 0.1306 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1454 units per person | 0.1218 units per person | 0.1784 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 5 Paraguay 0.4038 units per person compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.2059 units per person compare
- 7 Mongolia 0.1872 units per person compare
- 9 Guyana 0.0724 units per person compare
- 10 Costa Rica 0.0699 units per person compare
- 11 Equatorial Guinea 0.0635 units per person 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, per capita in Vanuatu?
- Monthly minimum wage, per capita in Vanuatu was 0.1744 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1784 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0856 units per person in 2009.
- How does Vanuatu rank for monthly minimum wage, per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 8th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is monthly minimum wage, per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.0%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Monthly minimum wage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Monthly minimum wage ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Monthly minimum wage International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Monthly minimum wage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.