Age dependency ratio, young in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Age dependency ratio, young was 65.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Vanuatu, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio, young in Vanuatu stood at 65.8%.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Vanuatu peaked at 89.6% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 65.2%, in 2011.
That places Vanuatu 32nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 86.3% | — |
| 1961 | 87.0% | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 87.5% | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 87.9% | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 88.2% | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 88.6% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 89.0% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 89.2% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 89.5% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 89.6% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 89.5% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 89.3% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 89.0% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 88.6% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 88.2% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 87.6% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 87.1% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 86.5% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 85.9% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 86.0% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 86.1% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 85.5% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 85.4% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 85.4% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 85.4% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 85.4% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 85.3% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 85.0% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 84.6% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 84.2% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 83.7% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 83.4% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 84.1% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 86.5% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 87.7% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 86.9% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 85.8% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 84.3% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 82.7% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 81.0% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 79.2% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 77.3% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 75.5% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 73.8% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 72.1% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 70.5% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 69.0% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 67.7% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 66.6% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 65.8% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 65.3% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 65.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 65.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 65.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 66.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 66.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 67.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 67.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 68.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 68.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 68.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 68.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 68.1% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 67.5% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 66.8% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 65.8% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.3% | 86.3% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 87.8% | 85.9% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.2% | 84.2% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.6% | 81.0% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.7% | 65.8% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.6% | 65.2% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 65.8% | 68.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 29 Liberia 67.9% compare
- 30 Madagascar 67.6% compare
- 31 Ethiopia 66.9% compare
- 33 Guinea-Bissau 65.6% compare
- 34 Eritrea 64.6% compare
- 35 South Sudan 64.5% compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (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, young in Vanuatu?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Vanuatu was 65.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 1969.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.2% in 2011.
- How does Vanuatu rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Vanuatu ranks 32nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.