Number of people employed in agriculture in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Number of people employed in agriculture was 51,075 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people employed in agriculture in Vanuatu, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people employed in agriculture in Vanuatu stood at 51,075 people. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Vanuatu peaked at 51,075 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 33,702 people, in 1991.
Vanuatu ranks 149th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 33,702 people | — |
| 1992 | 34,329 people | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 34,732 people | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 34,955 people | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 35,968 people | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 36,902 people | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 37,657 people | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 38,671 people | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 39,798 people | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 40,721 people | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 42,490 people | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 44,450 people | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 45,642 people | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 47,090 people | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 48,406 people | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 49,291 people | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 49,535 people | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 49,332 people | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 48,826 people | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 50,991 people | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 50,399 people | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 49,907 people | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 49,324 people | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 48,563 people | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 47,736 people | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 46,269 people | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 44,714 people | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 43,572 people | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 42,352 people | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 45,367 people | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 46,738 people | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 47,534 people | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 48,694 people | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 50,029 people | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 51,075 people | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36,302 people | 33,702 people | 39,798 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 46,578 people | 40,721 people | 49,535 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,383 people | 42,352 people | 50,991 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,240 people | 45,367 people | 51,075 people | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Vanuatu
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2663 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,054 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7768 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.8% (2011)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people employed in agriculture in Vanuatu?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Vanuatu was 51,075 people in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 51,075 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,702 people in 1991.
- How does Vanuatu rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Vanuatu ranks 149th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.