Female share of the labor force — all countries

Female share of the labor force — Vanuatu

Female share of the labor force in Vanuatu in 2025 — 46.05%. Ranked 86 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 1.67 pp.

2025 46.05% +0.02 pp vs 2024
World rank 86of 182
Period maximum 46.93%2021
Period minimum 44.02%2010

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of labor force

Female share of the labor force — Vanuatu, 1990–20254445464719901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 44.38%1991: 44.34%1992: 44.32%1993: 44.35%1994: 44.37%1995: 44.57%1996: 44.74%1997: 44.87%1998: 45.03%1999: 45.2%2000: 45.33%2001: 45.62%2002: 45.93%2003: 46.09%2004: 46.24%2005: 46.37%2006: 46.46%2007: 46.01%2008: 45.46%2009: 44.81%2010: 44.02%2011: 44.23%2012: 44.43%2013: 44.65%2014: 44.86%2015: 45.07%2016: 45.28%2017: 45.5%2018: 45.73%2019: 45.96%2020: 46.05%2021: 46.93%2022: 46.01%2023: 46.03%2024: 46.03%2025: 46.05%
Change over the period: +1.67 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Vanuatu 46.05%
World 40.18%
Melanesia computed 46.54%
Female share of the labor force — Vanuatu, by year Vanuatu All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 46.05 +0.02 pp
2024 46.03 +0 pp
2023 46.03 +0.02 pp
2022 46.01 −0.93 pp
2021 46.93 +0.88 pp
2020 46.05 +0.09 pp
2019 45.96 +0.23 pp
2018 45.73 +0.24 pp
2017 45.5 +0.22 pp
2016 45.28 +0.21 pp
2015 45.07 +0.21 pp
2014 44.86 +0.21 pp
2013 44.65 +0.21 pp
2012 44.43 +0.21 pp
2011 44.23 +0.2 pp
2010 44.02 −0.78 pp
2009 44.81 −0.66 pp
2008 45.46 −0.55 pp
2007 46.01 −0.44 pp
2006 46.46 +0.08 pp
2005 46.37 +0.13 pp
2004 46.24 +0.16 pp
2003 46.09 +0.16 pp
2002 45.93 +0.32 pp
2001 45.62 +0.29 pp
2000 45.33 +0.13 pp
1999 45.2 +0.17 pp
1998 45.03 +0.16 pp
1997 44.87 +0.12 pp
1996 44.74 +0.17 pp
1995 44.57 +0.2 pp
1994 44.37 +0.02 pp
1993 44.35 +0.03 pp
1992 44.32 −0.02 pp
1991 44.34 −0.04 pp
1990 44.38

Melanesia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of women in the total labor force. It differs from female labor force participation in measuring composition rather than reach: the first answers what part of those working are women, the second what part of women work. Fifty percent would mean complete equality of composition; in most countries it comes to between forty and forty-eight, and in the Gulf states and South Asia to less than twenty.

Important: A measure of composition, not of access: the share can rise because men are leaving the labor market. It is worth reading together with female labor force participation.

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