Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 58.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Vanuatu, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Vanuatu stood at 58.1%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Vanuatu peaked at 72.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 57.6%, in 2021.
That places Vanuatu 42nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 72.9% | — |
| 1992 | 72.8% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 72.7% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 72.4% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 72.3% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 72.1% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 72.0% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 71.8% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 71.8% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 71.6% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 71.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 71.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 71.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 71.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 71.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 71.2% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 70.7% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 70.3% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 69.9% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 66.1% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 65.2% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 64.3% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 63.4% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 62.6% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 61.8% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 60.0% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 59.2% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 58.2% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 58.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 57.6% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 57.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 57.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 58.0% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 58.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.3% | 71.8% | 72.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 71.2% | 69.9% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.2% | 58.2% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.9% | 57.6% | 58.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 39 Bhutan 60.9% compare
- 40 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 60.4% compare
- 41 Bangladesh 58.8% compare
- 43 Republic of Moldova 57.8% compare
- 44 Senegal 57.5% compare
- 45 Kenya 56.7% 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 self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Vanuatu?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Vanuatu was 58.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 72.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.6% in 2021.
- How does Vanuatu rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Vanuatu ranks 42nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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, male (% of male 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.