Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Vanuatu's youth unemployment rate stands at 11.34% as of 2025-12-31, down from 11.43% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Vanuatu's youth unemployment rate was 11.34%, down from 11.43% in 2024.
In 2024, Vanuatu's youth unemployment rate was 11.43%, down from 11.49% in 2023.
In 2023, Vanuatu's youth unemployment rate was 11.49%, down from 11.61% in 2022.
In 2022, Vanuatu's youth unemployment rate was 11.61%, up from 10.92% in 2021.
In 2021, Vanuatu's youth unemployment rate was 10.92%, up from 9.7% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.34% | -0.082% |
| 2024 | 11.43% | -0.064% |
| 2023 | 11.49% | -0.121% |
| 2022 | 11.61% | +0.689% |
| 2021 | 10.92% | +1.22% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | -2.64% |
| 2019 | 12.34% | +0.344% |
| 2018 | 11.99% | +0.38% |
| 2017 | 11.61% | +0.292% |
| 2016 | 11.32% | +0.253% |
| 2015 | 11.07% | +0.253% |
| 2014 | 10.81% | +0.349% |
| 2013 | 10.47% | +0.343% |
| 2012 | 10.12% | +0.364% |
| 2011 | 9.76% | +0.359% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | +0.442% |
| 2009 | 8.96% | -1.47% |
| 2008 | 10.43% | -1.59% |
| 2007 | 12.02% | -1.53% |
| 2006 | 13.54% | -0.09% |
| 2005 | 13.63% | -0.363% |
| 2004 | 14% | -0.339% |
| 2003 | 14.34% | -0.033% |
| 2002 | 14.37% | +0.117% |
| 2001 | 14.25% | +0.144% |
| 2000 | 14.11% | +0.008% |
| 1999 | 14.1% | +0.082% |
| 1998 | 14.02% | +0.008% |
| 1997 | 14.01% | +0.198% |
| 1996 | 13.81% | -0.039% |
| 1995 | 13.85% | +0.067% |
| 1994 | 13.78% | -0.102% |
| 1993 | 13.89% | +0.49% |
| 1992 | 13.4% | -0.001% |
| 1991 | 13.4% | — |
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Vanuatu's youth unemployment rate is 11.34% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 11.43% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 14.37% (2002); the lowest is 8.96% (2009), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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