Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Vanuatu

Female labor force participation rate in Vanuatu in 2025 — 53.31%. Ranked 92 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 20.71 pp.

2025 53.31% −0.22 pp vs 2024
World rank 92of 182
Period maximum 74.39%2002
Period minimum 53.31%2025

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Vanuatu, 1990–20255060708019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 74.02%1991: 73.99%1992: 73.99%1993: 74.07%1994: 73.79%1995: 73.86%1996: 73.86%1997: 73.76%1998: 73.8%1999: 73.89%2000: 73.75%2001: 74.02%2002: 74.39%2003: 74.32%2004: 74.26%2005: 74.14%2006: 73.9%2007: 70.29%2008: 66.4%2009: 62.27%2010: 57.94%2011: 57.5%2012: 57.06%2013: 56.62%2014: 56.17%2015: 55.73%2016: 55.28%2017: 54.84%2018: 54.4%2019: 53.95%2020: 53.45%2021: 54.62%2022: 53.63%2023: 53.6%2024: 53.53%2025: 53.31%
Change over the period: −20.71 pp Annual average: -0.59 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Vanuatu 53.31%
World 48.94%
Melanesia computed 52.02%
Female labor force participation rate — Vanuatu, by year Vanuatu All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 53.31 −0.22 pp
2024 53.53 −0.07 pp
2023 53.6 −0.03 pp
2022 53.63 −0.99 pp
2021 54.62 +1.18 pp
2020 53.45 −0.51 pp
2019 53.95 −0.45 pp
2018 54.4 −0.44 pp
2017 54.84 −0.45 pp
2016 55.28 −0.45 pp
2015 55.73 −0.44 pp
2014 56.17 −0.44 pp
2013 56.62 −0.44 pp
2012 57.06 −0.44 pp
2011 57.5 −0.44 pp
2010 57.94 −4.33 pp
2009 62.27 −4.13 pp
2008 66.4 −3.89 pp
2007 70.29 −3.61 pp
2006 73.9 −0.24 pp
2005 74.14 −0.11 pp
2004 74.26 −0.06 pp
2003 74.32 −0.07 pp
2002 74.39 +0.37 pp
2001 74.02 +0.27 pp
2000 73.75 −0.14 pp
1999 73.89 +0.08 pp
1998 73.8 +0.05 pp
1997 73.76 −0.11 pp
1996 73.86 +0.01 pp
1995 73.86 +0.07 pp
1994 73.79 −0.28 pp
1993 74.07 +0.08 pp
1992 73.99 −0 pp
1991 73.99 −0.03 pp
1990 74.02

Melanesia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

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