Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0097 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Vanuatu, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Vanuatu is 0.0097 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0108 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0084 units per person, in 2020.
Vanuatu ranks 175th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0106 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0107 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0108 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0108 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0107 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0105 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0104 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0103 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0101 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.01 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0099 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0098 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0097 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0096 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0094 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0084 units per person | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0093 units per person | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0096 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0096 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0097 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0097 units per person | +0.1% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0097 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0149 units per person, 65% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0097 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0181 units per person, 54% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0107 units per person | 0.0106 units per person | 0.0108 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.01 units per person | 0.0094 units per person | 0.0105 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0094 units per person | 0.0084 units per person | 0.0097 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Vanuatu?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Vanuatu was 0.0097 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0108 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0084 units per person in 2020.
- How does Vanuatu rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Vanuatu ranks 175th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.