Vanuatu — Unemployment rate
percent · Annual · 1991–2025 · 35 observations
About this series
The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.
The latest unemployment rate reading for Vanuatu was 5.07% in 2025. The previous reading was 4.99% in 2024; the period change was +0.09 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 5.02%.
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- Annual data, 1991–2025
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.07 % |
| 2024 | 4.99 % |
| 2023 | 5.01 % |
| 2022 | 5.08 % |
| 2021 | 4.78 % |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | 4.05 % |
| 2019 | 5.44 % |
| 2018 | 5.35 % |
| 2017 | 5.25 % |
| 2016 | 5.2 % |