Employment-to-population ratio in Vanuatu
The ILO estimates that 55.2% of people aged 15 and over in Vanuatu were employed in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Vanuatu, 2025
55.2%
Change from 2024
−0.3percentage points
World, 2025
57.9%
Position in 2025
112th of 181
Employment-to-population ratio in Vanuatu over time
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% of population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Vanuatu | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55.2% | 57.9% |
| 2024 | 55.4% | 58.0% |
| 2023 | 55.5% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 55.5% | 57.5% |
| 2021 | 55.5% | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 55.7% | 55.7% |
| 2019 | 55.4% | 57.6% |
| 2018 | 56.1% | 57.7% |
| 2017 | 56.8% | 57.7% |
| 2016 | 57.4% | 57.8% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 55.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 58.0%, the figure has changed by −2.9 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Vanuatu has the 112th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.9%.
More for Vanuatu
All statistics for Vanuatu
Labour force participation
58.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
5.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
11.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
53.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
44.5%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
10.0%
2025 · World Bank