Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) was 62.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 62.0% for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 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 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu peaked at 82.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 2025.
That places Vanuatu 48th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 82.6% | — |
| 1992 | 82.5% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 82.3% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 82.1% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 81.9% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 81.7% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 81.5% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 81.3% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 81.0% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 80.7% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 80.6% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 80.5% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 80.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 80.1% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 79.9% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 79.5% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 78.2% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 75.8% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 74.9% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 73.7% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 72.4% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 71.1% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 69.8% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 68.5% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 67.2% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 65.8% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 64.4% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 63.0% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 62.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 62.3% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 62.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 62.4% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 62.2% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 62.0% | -0.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 62.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.0%, 91% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 62.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.5%, 1.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.9% | 81.0% | 82.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 79.3% | 75.8% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 63.0% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.4% | 62.0% | 62.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 45 Timor-Leste 64.2% compare
- 46 Myanmar 63.9% compare
- 47 Yemen 62.7% compare
- 49 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 61.4% compare
- 50 Somalia 60.2% compare
- 51 Republic of Moldova 59.4% 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 vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu?
- Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu was 62.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 82.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 2025.
- How does Vanuatu rank for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment)?
- Vanuatu ranks 48th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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 Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.