Age population, age 16, female, interpolated in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Age population, age 16, female, interpolated was 3,380 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated in Vanuatu, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 3,380 for age population, age 16, female, interpolated in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age population, age 16, female, interpolated in Vanuatu peaked at 3,380 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 649, in 1960.
That places Vanuatu 173rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 649 | — |
| 1961 | 663 | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 678 | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 694 | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 723 | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 755 | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 776 | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 802 | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 840 | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 882 | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 922 | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 961 | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 996 | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 1,029 | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 1,061 | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 1,092 | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 1,121 | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 1,152 | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 1,183 | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 1,241 | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 1,286 | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 1,292 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 1,285 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 1,261 | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 1,264 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 1,301 | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 1,335 | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 1,375 | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 1,414 | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 1,446 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 1,467 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 1,475 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1,471 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 1,285 | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 978 | -23.9% |
| 1995 | 1,303 | +33.2% |
| 1996 | 1,791 | +37.5% |
| 1997 | 1,866 | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 1,943 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 2,014 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 2,081 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 2,150 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 2,220 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 2,288 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 2,349 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 2,407 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 2,460 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 2,509 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 2,554 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 2,583 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 2,592 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 2,585 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2,561 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 2,525 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 2,495 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 2,484 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 2,500 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 2,543 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2,588 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 2,649 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 2,742 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 2,841 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 2,942 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 3,069 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 3,225 | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 3,380 | +4.8% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 3,380 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 117,847, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 3,380 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,103, 22% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Age population, age 16, female, interpolated in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +37.5% | 1,303 | 1,791 |
| 1995 | +33.2% | 978 | 1,303 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 746.2 | 649 | 882 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,076 | 922 | 1,241 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,326 | 1,261 | 1,446 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,559 | 978 | 2,014 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,360 | 2,081 | 2,583 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,552 | 2,484 | 2,649 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,033 | 2,742 | 3,380 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3888 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.395 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0682 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age population, age 16, female, interpolated in Vanuatu?
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated in Vanuatu was 3,380 in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision.
- What is the highest age population, age 16, female, interpolated recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 3,380 in 2025.
- What is the lowest age population, age 16, female, interpolated recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 649 in 1960.
- How does Vanuatu rank for age population, age 16, female, interpolated?
- Vanuatu ranks 173rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age population, age 16, female, interpolated rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision, published as part of Age population, age 16, female, interpolated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level. The geographical areas included in the data are the same as the data source.