Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Vanuatu's unemployment rate stands at 5.07% as of 2025-12-31, up from 4.99% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Vanuatu's unemployment rate was 5.07%, up from 4.99% in 2024.
In 2024, Vanuatu's unemployment rate was 4.99%, down from 5.01% in 2023.
In 2023, Vanuatu's unemployment rate was 5.01%, down from 5.08% in 2022.
In 2022, Vanuatu's unemployment rate was 5.08%, up from 4.78% in 2021.
In 2021, Vanuatu's unemployment rate was 4.78%, up from 4.05% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.07% | +0.085% |
| 2024 | 4.99% | -0.023% |
| 2023 | 5.01% | -0.066% |
| 2022 | 5.08% | +0.301% |
| 2021 | 4.78% | +0.73% |
| 2020 | 4.05% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 5.44% | +0.091% |
| 2018 | 5.35% | +0.106% |
| 2017 | 5.25% | +0.05% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +0.029% |
| 2015 | 5.17% | +0.031% |
| 2014 | 5.14% | +0.099% |
| 2013 | 5.04% | +0.102% |
| 2012 | 4.94% | +0.125% |
| 2011 | 4.81% | +0.13% |
| 2010 | 4.68% | +0.116% |
| 2009 | 4.57% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 5.66% | -1.19% |
| 2007 | 6.86% | -1.15% |
| 2006 | 8.01% | -0.115% |
| 2005 | 8.12% | -0.311% |
| 2004 | 8.43% | -0.227% |
| 2003 | 8.66% | +0.061% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | +0.183% |
| 2001 | 8.42% | +0.149% |
| 2000 | 8.27% | -0.024% |
| 1999 | 8.29% | +0.067% |
| 1998 | 8.22% | +0.002% |
| 1997 | 8.22% | +0.13% |
| 1996 | 8.09% | -0.043% |
| 1995 | 8.13% | +0.051% |
| 1994 | 8.08% | -0.179% |
| 1993 | 8.26% | +0.317% |
| 1992 | 7.95% | -0.031% |
| 1991 | 7.98% | — |
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Vanuatu's unemployment rate is 5.07% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 4.99% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 8.66% (2003); the lowest is 4.05% (2020), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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