Vanuatu - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Vanuatu was 43.62 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 43.66 in 2011, while its lowest value was 42.78 in 1998.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 42.84
1991 42.85
1992 42.86
1993 42.89
1994 42.81
1995 42.85
1996 42.83
1997 42.79
1998 42.78
1999 42.83
2000 42.80
2001 42.92
2002 43.07
2003 43.08
2004 43.09
2005 43.10
2006 43.11
2007 43.21
2008 43.33
2009 43.49
2010 43.64
2011 43.66
2012 43.64
2013 43.61
2014 43.59
2015 43.63
2016 43.61
2017 43.57
2018 43.55
2019 43.52
2020 43.32
2021 43.62

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Vanuatu was 133,619 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 133,619 in 2021 and a minimum value of 57,303 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 57,303
1991 59,189
1992 61,185
1993 63,256
1994 65,059
1995 66,984
1996 68,658
1997 70,170
1998 71,669
1999 73,358
2000 75,030
2001 77,411
2002 80,135
2003 82,709
2004 85,316
2005 87,828
2006 90,663
2007 93,275
2008 95,641
2009 98,182
2010 101,019
2011 103,477
2012 106,409
2013 109,414
2014 112,128
2015 114,647
2016 117,992
2017 121,011
2018 124,066
2019 127,385
2020 129,865
2021 133,619

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure