Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 36.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 36.4% for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu peaked at 36.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 1991.
That places Vanuatu 137th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16.3% | — |
| 1992 | 16.5% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 16.6% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 16.8% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 17.0% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 17.2% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 17.4% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 17.6% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 17.8% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 18.1% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 18.3% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 18.4% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 18.8% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 24.5% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 25.7% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 28.1% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 29.3% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 32.9% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 34.3% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 35.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 35.9% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 36.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 36.2% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 36.4% | +0.5% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 36.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.4%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 36.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62.7%, 58% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.0% | 16.3% | 17.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 18.1% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 24.5% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 35.6% | 36.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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- 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)
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- 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 875.48 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu was 36.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 1991.
- How does Vanuatu rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Vanuatu ranks 137th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.