Birth rate, crude in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Birth rate, crude was 27.65 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
27.65 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
40th
of 217 countries
All-time high
44.34 per 1,000 people
in 1960
All-time low
27.65 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Birth rate, crude in Vanuatu, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 27.65 per 1,000 people for birth rate, crude in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Vanuatu peaked at 44.34 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 27.65 per 1,000 people, in 2024.
Vanuatu ranks 40th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Birth rate, crude in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.34 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 44.17 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 43.95 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 43.73 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 43.45 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 43.22 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 43.16 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 43.16 per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 42.88 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 42.57 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 42.27 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 42.1 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 41.9 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 41.63 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 41.25 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 40.95 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 40.56 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 40.24 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 40.18 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 40.27 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 40.3 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 40.83 per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 41.14 per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 41.24 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 41.17 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 41.01 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 40.76 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 40.38 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 39.92 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 39.41 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 38.97 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 38.54 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 38.05 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 37.28 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 36.34 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 35.35 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 34.31 per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 33.34 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 32.77 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 32.4 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 32.31 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 32.28 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 31.81 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 31.55 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 31.41 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 31.23 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 31.37 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 31.85 per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 32.49 per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 32.78 per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 32.95 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 33.09 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 33.17 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 33.23 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 33.09 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 32.79 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 32.51 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 32.08 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 31.43 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 30.72 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 29.94 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 29.33 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 28.67 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 28.05 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 27.65 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.46 per 1,000 people | 42.57 per 1,000 people | 44.34 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.14 per 1,000 people | 40.18 per 1,000 people | 42.27 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.62 per 1,000 people | 39.41 per 1,000 people | 41.24 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.74 per 1,000 people | 32.4 per 1,000 people | 38.97 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.91 per 1,000 people | 31.23 per 1,000 people | 32.78 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.51 per 1,000 people | 30.72 per 1,000 people | 33.23 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.73 per 1,000 people | 27.65 per 1,000 people | 29.94 per 1,000 people | 5 |
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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, total, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3796 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2888 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in Vanuatu?
- Birth rate, crude in Vanuatu was 27.65 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest birth rate, crude recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 44.34 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.65 per 1,000 people in 2024.
- How does Vanuatu rank for birth rate, crude?
- Vanuatu ranks 40th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. 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 Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.