Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 39.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Vanuatu, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Vanuatu is 39.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Vanuatu peaked at 39.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 1991.
That places Vanuatu 142nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22.4% | — |
| 1992 | 22.6% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 22.7% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 22.9% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 23.1% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 23.2% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 23.4% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 23.6% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 23.7% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 23.9% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 23.9% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 23.9% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 23.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 24.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 24.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 25.4% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 29.8% | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 30.8% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 31.8% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 32.8% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 33.8% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 35.7% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 36.8% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 37.9% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 39.0% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 38.9% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 39.4% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 39.4% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 39.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 39.4% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 39.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.1% | 22.4% | 23.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 23.9% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 29.8% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 38.9% | 39.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 139 Mauritania 42.6% compare
- 140 Comoros 42.1% compare
- 141 Republic of Moldova 41.2% compare
- 143 Bangladesh 39.0% compare
- 144 Malawi 38.7% compare
- 145 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 37.9% 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, total (% of total employment) in Vanuatu?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Vanuatu was 39.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 1991.
- How does Vanuatu rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Vanuatu ranks 142nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. 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, total (% of total 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.