Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Vanuatu's labour force participation stands at 58.11% as of 2025-12-31, down from 58.35% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2025 (36 observations).
In 2025, Vanuatu's labour force participation was 58.11%, down from 58.35% in 2024.
In 2024, Vanuatu's labour force participation was 58.35%, down from 58.4% in 2023.
In 2023, Vanuatu's labour force participation was 58.4%, down from 58.43% in 2022.
In 2022, Vanuatu's labour force participation was 58.43%, up from 58.28% in 2021.
In 2021, Vanuatu's labour force participation was 58.28%, up from 58.04% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58.11% | -0.234% |
| 2024 | 58.35% | -0.054% |
| 2023 | 58.4% | -0.026% |
| 2022 | 58.43% | +0.141% |
| 2021 | 58.28% | +0.245% |
| 2020 | 58.04% | -0.557% |
| 2019 | 58.6% | -0.658% |
| 2018 | 59.25% | -0.655% |
| 2017 | 59.91% | -0.652% |
| 2016 | 60.56% | -0.648% |
| 2015 | 61.21% | -0.644% |
| 2014 | 61.85% | -0.639% |
| 2013 | 62.49% | -0.636% |
| 2012 | 63.13% | -0.631% |
| 2011 | 63.76% | -0.626% |
| 2010 | 64.39% | -3.41% |
| 2009 | 67.79% | -3.23% |
| 2008 | 71.02% | -3.03% |
| 2007 | 74.05% | -2.82% |
| 2006 | 76.87% | -0.129% |
| 2005 | 77% | -0.061% |
| 2004 | 77.06% | -0.033% |
| 2003 | 77.09% | -0.038% |
| 2002 | 77.13% | +0.175% |
| 2001 | 76.96% | +0.135% |
| 2000 | 76.82% | -0.079% |
| 1999 | 76.9% | +0.04% |
| 1998 | 76.86% | +0.02% |
| 1997 | 76.84% | -0.059% |
| 1996 | 76.9% | -0.002% |
| 1995 | 76.9% | +0.03% |
| 1994 | 76.87% | -0.142% |
| 1993 | 77.01% | +0.038% |
| 1992 | 76.97% | -0.001% |
| 1991 | 76.98% | -0.014% |
| 1990 | 76.99% | — |
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Vanuatu's labour force participation is 58.11% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 58.35% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 77.13% (2002); the lowest is 58.04% (2020), across data from 1990 to 2025.
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