Vanuatu Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

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 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.
  • Vanuatu labor force participation rate for 2019 was 54.54%, a 0.1% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 71.00%
Cambodia 57.70%
Vanuatu 55.12%
Honduras 54.01%
Angola 53.14%
Nicaragua 50.46%
Lao PDR 48.35%
Cameroon 46.51%
Indonesia 45.29%
Myanmar 44.63%
Bolivia 44.38%
Vietnam 43.72%
El Salvador 43.69%
Kyrgyz Republic 43.64%
Pakistan 43.17%
Republic of Congo 42.16%
Lesotho 41.67%
Kenya 41.12%
Ghana 41.11%
Bangladesh 39.04%
Timor-Leste 38.36%
Moldova 36.92%
Georgia 36.65%
Uzbekistan 35.02%
Zambia 34.96%
Sao Tome and Principe 33.92%
Papua New Guinea 33.79%
Philippines 33.50%
Sri Lanka 30.92%
West Bank and Gaza 30.81%
Mongolia 30.40%
Cabo Verde 28.98%
India 28.90%
Tunisia 28.02%
Sudan 26.83%
Morocco 26.77%
Bhutan 26.56%
Nigeria 24.39%
Eswatini 23.93%
Egypt 23.87%
Mauritania 19.63%
Djibouti 14.14%
Kiribati 0.00%
Micronesia 0.00%
Ukraine 0.00%
Kosovo 0.00%
Vanuatu Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
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% 55.59%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%