Vanuatu Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 55.32%, a 0.2% increase from 2022.
  • Vanuatu labor force participation rate for 2022 was 55.12%, a 1.16% increase from 2021.
  • Vanuatu labor force participation rate for 2021 was 53.96%, a 0.06% decline from 2020.
  • Vanuatu labor force participation rate for 2020 was 54.02%, a 0.52% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 71.27%
Cambodia 57.63%
Vanuatu 55.32%
Honduras 54.08%
Angola 53.11%
Nicaragua 50.65%
Lao PDR 48.45%
Cameroon 46.54%
Vietnam 46.49%
Indonesia 45.83%
Bolivia 45.72%
Myanmar 44.82%
Kyrgyz Republic 43.64%
El Salvador 43.60%
Pakistan 43.16%
Republic of Congo 42.38%
Lesotho 41.64%
Kenya 41.25%
Ghana 41.05%
Bangladesh 38.82%
Timor-Leste 38.49%
Moldova 37.16%
Georgia 36.51%
Uzbekistan 34.96%
Zambia 34.83%
Sao Tome and Principe 34.12%
Philippines 34.08%
Papua New Guinea 33.60%
Sri Lanka 30.99%
Mongolia 30.84%
India 30.22%
Cabo Verde 28.93%
Tunisia 28.47%
Morocco 26.53%
Sudan 26.39%
Bhutan 26.05%
Nigeria 24.61%
Eswatini 24.04%
Egypt 24.02%
Mauritania 19.77%
Djibouti 14.08%
Vanuatu Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 55.32% 0.20%
2022 55.12% 1.16%
2021 53.96% -0.06%
2020 54.02% -0.52%
2019 54.54% -0.10%
2018 54.63% -0.05%
2017 54.68% -0.45%
2016 55.13% -0.25%
2015 55.38% 0.29%
2014 55.08% -0.04%
2013 55.12% 0.29%
2012 54.83% 0.22%
2011 54.60% -0.05%
2010 54.65% 0.16%
2009 54.49% -0.07%
2008 54.56% -0.39%
2007 54.94% -0.06%
2006 55.00% -0.71%
2005 55.72% -0.33%
2004 56.05% -0.17%
2003 56.22% -0.20%
2002 56.42% 0.97%
2001 55.45% 0.71%
2000 54.74% -0.47%
1999 55.20% 0.19%
1998 55.02% 0.07%
1997 54.95% -0.37%
1996 55.31% -0.02%
1995 55.34% 0.18%
1994 55.16% -0.75%
1993 55.91% 0.27%
1992 55.64% 0.04%
1991 55.59% 0.04%