Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Vanuatu

Employment-to-population ratio in Vanuatu in 2025 — 55.16%. Ranked 112 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 15.67 pp.

2025 55.16% −0.27 pp vs 2024
World rank 112of 182
Period maximum 70.86%1992
Period minimum 55.16%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Vanuatu, 1991–2025556065707519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 70.84%1992: 70.86%1993: 70.65%1994: 70.66%1995: 70.65%1996: 70.68%1997: 70.52%1998: 70.54%1999: 70.52%2000: 70.47%2001: 70.48%2002: 70.5%2003: 70.42%2004: 70.56%2005: 70.75%2006: 70.72%2007: 68.98%2008: 67%2009: 64.7%2010: 61.37%2011: 60.69%2012: 60.01%2013: 59.34%2014: 58.68%2015: 58.05%2016: 57.41%2017: 56.77%2018: 56.08%2019: 55.41%2020: 55.69%2021: 55.5%2022: 55.46%2023: 55.47%2024: 55.43%2025: 55.16%
Change over the period: −15.67 pp Annual average: -0.46 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Vanuatu

Vanuatu 55.16%
World 58.06%
Melanesia computed 53.13%
Employment-to-population ratio — Vanuatu, by year Vanuatu All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 55.16 −0.27 pp
2024 55.43 −0.04 pp
2023 55.47 +0.01 pp
2022 55.46 −0.04 pp
2021 55.5 −0.19 pp
2020 55.69 +0.29 pp
2019 55.41 −0.68 pp
2018 56.08 −0.68 pp
2017 56.77 −0.65 pp
2016 57.41 −0.63 pp
2015 58.05 −0.63 pp
2014 58.68 −0.67 pp
2013 59.34 −0.67 pp
2012 60.01 −0.68 pp
2011 60.69 −0.68 pp
2010 61.37 −3.33 pp
2009 64.7 −2.3 pp
2008 67 −1.98 pp
2007 68.98 −1.74 pp
2006 70.72 −0.03 pp
2005 70.75 +0.18 pp
2004 70.56 +0.14 pp
2003 70.42 −0.08 pp
2002 70.5 +0.02 pp
2001 70.48 +0.01 pp
2000 70.47 −0.05 pp
1999 70.52 −0.02 pp
1998 70.54 +0.02 pp
1997 70.52 −0.15 pp
1996 70.68 +0.03 pp
1995 70.65 −0.01 pp
1994 70.66 +0.01 pp
1993 70.65 −0.21 pp
1992 70.86 +0.02 pp
1991 70.84

Melanesia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.