Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 63.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu is 63.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu peaked at 83.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 63.6%, in 2025.
Vanuatu ranks 51st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 83.7% | — |
| 1992 | 83.5% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 83.4% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 83.2% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 83.0% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 82.8% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 82.6% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 82.4% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 82.1% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 81.9% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 81.7% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 81.6% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 81.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 81.2% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 81.0% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 80.5% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 79.3% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 76.8% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 75.5% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 74.3% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 73.1% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 71.9% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 70.7% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 69.6% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 68.4% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 67.1% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 65.7% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 64.4% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 64.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 63.9% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 64.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 64.0% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 63.8% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 63.6% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.0% | 82.1% | 83.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 80.4% | 76.8% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.1% | 64.4% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 63.6% | 64.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu was 63.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.6% in 2025.
- How does Vanuatu rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Vanuatu ranks 51st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. 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 Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.