Age dependency ratio in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Age dependency ratio was 73.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Vanuatu, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio in Vanuatu is 73.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Vanuatu peaked at 95.8% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 70.8%, in 2010.
Vanuatu ranks 32nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 93.6% | — |
| 1961 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 94.3% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 94.5% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 95.2% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 95.6% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 95.6% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 95.2% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 94.7% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 94.0% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 93.2% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 92.5% | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 91.7% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 91.0% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 93.5% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 95.8% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 94.8% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 94.3% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 94.0% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 93.7% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 93.4% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 93.1% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 92.6% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 92.0% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 91.4% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 90.8% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 90.2% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 90.7% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 93.0% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 92.9% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 91.6% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 89.9% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 88.1% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 86.2% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 84.3% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 82.4% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 80.6% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 78.8% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 77.1% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 75.5% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 74.1% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 72.8% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 71.8% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 71.1% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 70.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 70.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 71.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 71.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 72.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 73.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 73.9% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 74.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 75.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 75.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 75.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 75.6% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 75.4% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 74.9% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 74.2% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 73.4% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.6% | 93.6% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 93.7% | 91.0% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.5% | 91.4% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.7% | 86.2% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.9% | 71.1% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.9% | 70.8% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.9% | 73.4% | 75.6% | 6 |
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More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 695.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.184 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1957 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Vanuatu?
- Age dependency ratio in Vanuatu was 73.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 1980.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.8% in 2010.
- How does Vanuatu rank for age dependency ratio?
- Vanuatu ranks 32nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.