Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 1.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Vanuatu, 2006–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Vanuatu is 1.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 74.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Vanuatu peaked at 8.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2025.
Vanuatu ranks 176th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 4.6% | 8.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 1.8% | 5.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 1.4% | 4.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Vanuatu?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Vanuatu was 1.4% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2025.
- How does Vanuatu rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Vanuatu ranks 176th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.