Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of workers in vulnerable employment was 58.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Vanuatu, 1991–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 58.0% for share of workers in vulnerable employment in 2025.
The figure is down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in vulnerable employment in Vanuatu peaked at 75.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 57.9%, in 2022.
That places Vanuatu 44th out of 186 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.1% | 74.5% | 75.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 73.6% | 71.5% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.1% | 58.6% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.1% | 57.9% | 58.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 41 Malawi 59.9% compare
- 42 East Timor 58.6% compare
- 43 Moldova 58.6% compare
- 45 Bangladesh 57.3% compare
- 46 Comoros 56.8% compare
- 47 North Korea 56.8% compare
More work & labour data for Vanuatu
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 84.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 53.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 60.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 64.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 55.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in vulnerable employment in Vanuatu?
- Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Vanuatu was 58.0% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 75.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.9% in 2022.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of workers in vulnerable employment?
- Vanuatu ranks 44th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers in vulnerable employment rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in vulnerable employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of employed population who are working as independent own-account workers (self-employed without staff), or contributing family workers (self-employed in a household business or farm).