Labor force, total, per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.3605 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force, total, per capita in Vanuatu, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.3605 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 0.4641 units per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.354 units per person, in 2020.
Vanuatu ranks 151st of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4319 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4322 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4301 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4247 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4211 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4226 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4248 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4273 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4308 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4347 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4383 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4434 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4487 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4528 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.457 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4608 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4641 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4506 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4349 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4173 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3976 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3944 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3904 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.386 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3812 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3763 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3714 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3665 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3618 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3574 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.354 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3558 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3574 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3585 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3599 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.3605 units per person | +0.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.3605 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3868 units per person, 93% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.3605 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5099 units per person, 71% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.428 units per person | 0.4211 units per person | 0.4347 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4468 units per person | 0.4173 units per person | 0.4641 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3783 units per person | 0.3574 units per person | 0.3976 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3577 units per person | 0.354 units per person | 0.3605 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More education data for Vanuatu
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,186 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,492 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,030 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,738 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 61,360 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 56,048 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.171 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Vanuatu?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Vanuatu was 0.3605 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4641 units per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.354 units per person in 2020.
- How does Vanuatu rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 151st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.