Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Vanuatu

Labor force participation rate in Vanuatu in 2025 — 58.11%. Ranked 117 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 18.88 pp.

2025 58.11% −0.23 pp vs 2024
World rank 117of 182
Period maximum 77.13%2002
Period minimum 58.04%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Vanuatu, 1990–202555606570758019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 76.99%1991: 76.98%1992: 76.97%1993: 77.01%1994: 76.87%1995: 76.9%1996: 76.9%1997: 76.84%1998: 76.86%1999: 76.9%2000: 76.82%2001: 76.96%2002: 77.13%2003: 77.09%2004: 77.06%2005: 77%2006: 76.87%2007: 74.05%2008: 71.02%2009: 67.79%2010: 64.39%2011: 63.76%2012: 63.13%2013: 62.49%2014: 61.85%2015: 61.21%2016: 60.56%2017: 59.91%2018: 59.25%2019: 58.6%2020: 58.04%2021: 58.28%2022: 58.43%2023: 58.4%2024: 58.35%2025: 58.11%
Change over the period: −18.88 pp Annual average: -0.54 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Vanuatu 58.11%
World 60.98%
Melanesia computed 54.74%
Labor force participation rate — Vanuatu, by year Vanuatu All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 58.11 −0.23 pp
2024 58.35 −0.05 pp
2023 58.4 −0.03 pp
2022 58.43 +0.14 pp
2021 58.28 +0.24 pp
2020 58.04 −0.56 pp
2019 58.6 −0.66 pp
2018 59.25 −0.66 pp
2017 59.91 −0.65 pp
2016 60.56 −0.65 pp
2015 61.21 −0.64 pp
2014 61.85 −0.64 pp
2013 62.49 −0.64 pp
2012 63.13 −0.63 pp
2011 63.76 −0.63 pp
2010 64.39 −3.41 pp
2009 67.79 −3.23 pp
2008 71.02 −3.03 pp
2007 74.05 −2.82 pp
2006 76.87 −0.13 pp
2005 77 −0.06 pp
2004 77.06 −0.03 pp
2003 77.09 −0.04 pp
2002 77.13 +0.17 pp
2001 76.96 +0.14 pp
2000 76.82 −0.08 pp
1999 76.9 +0.04 pp
1998 76.86 +0.02 pp
1997 76.84 −0.06 pp
1996 76.9 −0 pp
1995 76.9 +0.03 pp
1994 76.87 −0.14 pp
1993 77.01 +0.04 pp
1992 76.97 −0 pp
1991 76.98 −0.01 pp
1990 76.99

Melanesia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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