Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 41.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Vanuatu, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Vanuatu stood at 41.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Vanuatu peaked at 42.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 1991.
Vanuatu ranks 146th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 27.1% | — |
| 1992 | 27.2% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 27.3% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 27.6% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 27.7% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 27.9% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 28.0% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 28.2% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 28.2% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 28.4% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 28.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 28.3% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 28.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 28.2% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 28.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 28.8% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 29.3% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 29.7% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 30.1% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 33.9% | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 34.8% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 36.6% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 37.4% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 38.2% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 39.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 40.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 40.8% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 41.7% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 41.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 42.4% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 42.4% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 42.2% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 42.0% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 41.9% | -0.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 41.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.5%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 41.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.4%, 69% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.7% | 27.1% | 28.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 28.8% | 28.2% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 33.9% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 41.8% | 42.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 143 Kenya 43.3% compare
- 144 Senegal 42.5% compare
- 145 Republic of Moldova 42.2% compare
- 147 Bangladesh 41.2% compare
- 148 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 39.6% compare
- 149 Bhutan 39.1% 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 wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Vanuatu?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Vanuatu was 41.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 1991.
- How does Vanuatu rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Vanuatu ranks 146th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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, male (% of male 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.