Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 46.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Vanuatu, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 46.3% for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 63.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 44.1%, in 2019.
That places Vanuatu 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 63.0% | — |
| 1992 | 62.8% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 62.9% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 62.4% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 62.3% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 62.1% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 61.8% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 61.6% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 61.5% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 61.0% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 61.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 61.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 60.9% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 60.7% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 60.2% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 59.7% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 59.5% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 59.1% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 58.7% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 61.2% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 59.6% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 57.9% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 53.9% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 51.4% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 48.8% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 46.5% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 44.1% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 46.2% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 47.3% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 46.9% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 46.6% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 46.5% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 46.3% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.3% | 61.5% | 63.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 60.2% | 58.7% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 44.1% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 46.2% | 47.3% | 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 share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Vanuatu?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Vanuatu was 46.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.1% in 2019.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.