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Labor force — Vanuatu

Labor force in Vanuatu in 2025 — 120,833 people. Ranked 173 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 88.9%.

2025 120,833 people +2.43% vs 2024
World rank 173of 182
Period maximum 120,833 people2025
Period minimum 63,953 people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Vanuatu, 1990–202560,00080,000100,000120,000140,00019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 63,953 people1991: 65,600 people1992: 66,927 people1993: 67,729 people1994: 68,767 people1995: 70,640 people1996: 72,599 people1997: 74,616 people1998: 76,813 people1999: 79,129 people2000: 81,643 people2001: 84,696 people2002: 87,881 people2003: 90,905 people2004: 94,000 people2005: 97,119 people2006: 100,201 people2007: 99,698 people2008: 98,679 people2009: 97,111 people2010: 94,738 people2011: 96,016 people2012: 97,169 people2013: 98,219 people2014: 99,196 people2015: 100,128 people2016: 101,055 people2017: 102,073 people2018: 103,194 people2019: 104,361 people2020: 105,798 people2021: 108,816 people2022: 111,868 people2023: 114,864 people2024: 117,969 people2025: 120,833 people
Change over the period: +56,880 (+88.94%) Average annual rate: 1.83 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Vanuatu 120,833 people
World 3.74B people
East Asia & Pacific 1.28B people
Melanesia computed 4.84M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.34B people
Labor force — Vanuatu, by year Vanuatu All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 120,833 +2,864 +2.43%
2024 117,969 +3,105 +2.7%
2023 114,864 +2,996 +2.68%
2022 111,868 +3,052 +2.8%
2021 108,816 +3,018 +2.85%
2020 105,798 +1,437 +1.38%
2019 104,361 +1,167 +1.13%
2018 103,194 +1,121 +1.1%
2017 102,073 +1,018 +1.01%
2016 101,055 +927 +0.93%
2015 100,128 +932 +0.94%
2014 99,196 +977 +0.99%
2013 98,219 +1,050 +1.08%
2012 97,169 +1,153 +1.2%
2011 96,016 +1,278 +1.35%
2010 94,738 −2,373 −2.44%
2009 97,111 −1,568 −1.59%
2008 98,679 −1,019 −1.02%
2007 99,698 −503 −0.5%
2006 100,201 +3,082 +3.17%
2005 97,119 +3,119 +3.32%
2004 94,000 +3,095 +3.4%
2003 90,905 +3,024 +3.44%
2002 87,881 +3,185 +3.76%
2001 84,696 +3,053 +3.74%
2000 81,643 +2,514 +3.18%
1999 79,129 +2,316 +3.02%
1998 76,813 +2,197 +2.94%
1997 74,616 +2,017 +2.78%
1996 72,599 +1,959 +2.77%
1995 70,640 +1,873 +2.72%
1994 68,767 +1,038 +1.53%
1993 67,729 +802 +1.2%
1992 66,927 +1,327 +2.02%
1991 65,600 +1,647 +2.58%
1990 63,953

Melanesia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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