Work & Labour in Vanuatu 236 indicators covering work & labour for Vanuatu. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture 43.0% 2025 down 9.1% 33rd Share of male vs. female employment in services 42.1% 2025 up 9.7% 142nd Employment rate, men vs. women 60.4% 2025 down 5.3% 133rd Employment rate 55.2% 2025 down 5.0% 113th Youth unemployment rate 11.3% 2025 up 2.5% 104th Population by labor force status 127,236 people 2025 up 24.1% 167th Employee compensation as share of government spending 46.1% 2023 down 14.3% 15th CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 38.41 2025 unchanged 50th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 4.34 Persons 2022 up 42.3% 151st Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 3.41 Persons 2022 down 34.0% 153rd Female labor force by age 2,011 people 2024 up 33.6% 164th Labor force participation rate by age 37.3% 2024 down 9.6% 104th Female labor force participation rate by age 34.0% 2024 down 12.3% 89th Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 11.4% 2024 up 5.7% 107th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0016 units per square kilometre 2023 up 15.6% 112th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0008 units per square kilometre 2023 up 14.8% 107th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 0.2536 units per square kilometre 2023 up 19.8% 163rd Employment by status 39.4% 2024 up 16.5% 142nd Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 39.4% 2024 up 16.5% 142nd Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 4.69 units per square kilometre 2023 up 94.0% 17th Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 4.69 units per square kilometre 2023 up 94.0% 16th Employment 145.47 2025 up 43.1% 146th Annual growth of GDP per employed person -0.7% 2025 down 121.5% 166th SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 2.83 2024 down 12.4% 60th Level of national compliance with labor rights 2.83 score 2024 down 12.4% 60th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 29.3% 2025 down 15.2% 13th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female 30.6% 2025 down 20.9% 21st Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male 28.0% 2025 down 7.0% 11th Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 65.3% 2025 up 30.0% 22nd Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 71.9% 2025 up 18.8% 50th Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 68.6% 2025 up 23.9% 26th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 45.2% 2025 up 38.5% 38th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 48.1% 2025 up 33.9% 47th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 42.1% 2025 up 42.6% 39th Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 60.8% 2025 down 0.7% 9th Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 4.0% 2020 up 76.9% 147th Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 4.0% 2020 up 118.9% 116th Incidence of part-time employment 41.67 2025 up 4.8% 19th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 23.35 2025 down 11.3% 105th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 28.17 2025 down 16.6% 19th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 16.15 2025 down 12.8% 101st NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 29.27 2025 down 15.2% 11th Employees 47.39 2025 up 19.6% 112th Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 24.37 2025 down 14.7% 101st Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 33.32 2025 down 11.9% 95th Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 4.0% 2020 up 76.9% 136th Female share of employment in senior and middle management 37.9% 2025 up 68.0% 38th Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 2.83 2024 down 12.4% 66th Own-account workers, total 63.9% 2016 down 0.0% 12th Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 15.85 2025 down 22.6% 87th Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 11.15 2025 up 30.7% 71st Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 145.47 2025 up 43.1% 72nd Employees 47.39 2025 up 19.6% 72nd Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 24.37 2025 down 14.7% 68th Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 33.32 2025 down 11.9% 66th Employment in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 3.58 2025 up 56.8% 65th ← Previous Page 4 of 4