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Vanuatu Unemployment

Share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Latest Value

5.1%

As of 2025

YoY Change

+1.7%

2024 → 2025

Record High

8.7%

Recorded in 2003

Record Low

4.0%

Recorded in 2020

10-Year Average

5.0%

2016–2025

Data Range

1991–2025

35 data points

Source

World Bank

Code: SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS

Historical Trend

19912025

Historical Data

ValueYoY ChangeChange %
20255.1%0.1%+1.7%
20245.0%0.0%-0.5%
20235.0%0.1%-1.3%
20225.1%0.3%+6.3%
20214.8%0.7%+18.0%
20204.0%1.4%-25.7%
20195.4%0.1%+1.7%
20185.4%0.1%+2.0%
20175.2%0.0%+1.0%
20165.2%0.0%+0.6%

Source: World Bank Open Data · 1991–2025