Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 68.2% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
In 2016, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu stood at 68.2%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu peaked at 68.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 64.6%, in 1991.
Vanuatu ranks 15th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 64.6% | — |
| 1992 | 64.8% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 65.2% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 65.3% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 64.6% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 65.5% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 66.0% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 67.7% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 67.4% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 66.7% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 66.7% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 66.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 67.4% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 67.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 67.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 67.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 67.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 67.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 66.5% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 65.9% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 67.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 67.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 67.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 68.2% | +0.5% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 68.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.8%, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 68.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.4%, 3.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.7% | 64.6% | 67.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 67.2% | 66.4% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 65.9% | 68.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More gender data for Vanuatu
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 133.22 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.7563 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 239.2 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 239.2 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4,343 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4,637 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4,300 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4,274 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Vanuatu was 68.2% in 2016, according to International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
- What is the highest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 68.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.6% in 1991.
- How does Vanuatu rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Vanuatu ranks 15th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as part of Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".