Vanuatu Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Vanuatu labor force participation rate for 2021 was 54.47%, a 0.81% increase from 2020.
  • Vanuatu labor force participation rate for 2020 was 53.66%, a 0.92% decline from 2019.
  • Vanuatu labor force participation rate for 2019 was 54.59%, a 0.08% decline from 2018.
  • Vanuatu labor force participation rate for 2018 was 54.66%, a 0.08% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 70.82%
Cambodia 68.43%
Bolivia 57.65%
Lao PDR 57.02%
Angola 56.24%
Cameroon 54.87%
Vanuatu 54.47%
Vietnam 53.49%
Zambia 53.06%
Honduras 50.92%
Nicaragua 49.46%
Indonesia 48.33%
Ghana 43.33%
Kenya 42.07%
El Salvador 41.33%
Myanmar 40.61%
Republic of Congo 40.60%
Timor-Leste 40.17%
Lesotho 39.92%
Bangladesh 39.38%
Pakistan 38.99%
Uzbekistan 37.89%
Kyrgyz Republic 35.62%
Ukraine 35.50%
Georgia 34.47%
Papua New Guinea 34.46%
Sao Tome and Principe 33.59%
Nigeria 31.89%
Philippines 31.65%
Mongolia 31.30%
Cabo Verde 29.16%
Tunisia 28.90%
West Bank and Gaza 27.91%
Sri Lanka 26.76%
Bhutan 26.38%
Sudan 26.06%
Morocco 25.76%
India 23.68%
Eswatini 22.92%
Mauritania 21.94%
Egypt 21.02%
Moldova 16.90%
Djibouti 13.28%
Vanuatu Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 54.47% 0.81%
2020 53.66% -0.92%
2019 54.59% -0.08%
2018 54.66% -0.08%
2017 54.74% -0.27%
2016 55.01% -0.16%
2015 55.17% 0.26%
2014 54.91% 0.03%
2013 54.87% 0.09%
2012 54.78% 0.12%
2011 54.66% 0.17%
2010 54.50% -0.02%
2009 54.51% -0.21%
2008 54.72% -0.54%
2007 55.26% -0.37%
2006 55.62% -0.68%
2005 56.30% -0.33%
2004 56.63% -0.17%
2003 56.81% -0.20%
2002 57.00% 0.86%
2001 56.14% 0.67%
2000 55.47% -0.40%
1999 55.87% 0.20%
1998 55.66% -0.23%
1997 55.89% -0.28%
1996 56.18% 0.02%
1995 56.16% 0.15%
1994 56.01% -0.69%
1993 56.70% 0.24%
1992 56.46% 0.05%
1991 56.41% -0.02%
1990 56.43% -0.02%