Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 48.79 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Vanuatu, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 48.79 % for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Vanuatu peaked at 55.39 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 40.54 %, in 2006.
That places Vanuatu 64th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.2 % | — |
| 2001 | 50.33 % | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 49.54 % | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 49.77 % | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 49.05 % | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 49.88 % | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 40.54 % | -18.7% |
| 2007 | 41.49 % | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 42.52 % | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 47.26 % | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 44.55 % | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 48.46 % | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 50.16 % | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 51.53 % | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 52.64 % | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 53.53 % | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 54.32 % | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 54.94 % | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 55.39 % | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 53.27 % | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 48.84 % | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 48.61 % | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 48.58 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 48.79 % | +0.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 48.79 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.31 %, 99% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 48.79 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 49.48 %, 99% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.06 % | 40.54 % | 50.33 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.88 % | 44.55 % | 55.39 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.7 % | 48.58 % | 48.84 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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 employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Vanuatu?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Vanuatu was 48.79 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 55.39 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.54 % in 2006.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Vanuatu ranks 64th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.