Population ages 15-19, female in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Population ages 15-19, female was 16,104 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-19, female in Vanuatu, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 16,104 for population ages 15-19, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-19, female in Vanuatu peaked at 16,104 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,164, in 1960.
That places Vanuatu 172nd 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.
Population ages 15-19, female in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,164 | — |
| 1961 | 3,230 | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 3,301 | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 3,389 | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 3,495 | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 3,608 | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 3,732 | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 3,876 | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 4,042 | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 4,225 | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 4,416 | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 4,609 | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 4,792 | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 4,965 | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 5,129 | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 5,285 | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 5,437 | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 5,590 | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 5,746 | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 6,070 | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 6,337 | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 6,367 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 6,361 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 6,347 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 6,363 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 6,407 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 6,499 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 6,652 | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 6,836 | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 7,003 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 7,147 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 7,247 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 7,120 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 6,651 | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 6,485 | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 6,801 | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 7,198 | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 7,855 | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 8,888 | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 9,660 | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 10,024 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 10,390 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 10,742 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 11,081 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 11,408 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 11,718 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 12,006 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 12,271 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 12,505 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 12,688 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 12,835 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 12,928 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 12,920 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 12,838 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 12,727 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 12,641 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 12,617 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 12,664 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 12,803 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 13,059 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 13,391 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 13,775 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 14,244 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 14,812 | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 15,442 | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 16,104 | +4.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 16,104 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 582,883, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 16,104 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76,682, 21% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,606 | 3,164 | 4,225 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,204 | 4,416 | 6,070 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,517 | 6,337 | 7,003 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,505 | 6,485 | 9,660 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,483 | 10,024 | 12,688 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,803 | 12,617 | 13,059 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,628 | 13,391 | 16,104 | 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44 (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 population ages 15-19, female in Vanuatu?
- Population ages 15-19, female in Vanuatu was 16,104 in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 15-19, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 16,104 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-19, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,164 in 1960.
- How does Vanuatu rank for population ages 15-19, female?
- Vanuatu ranks 172nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-19, female rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 15-19, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 15 to 19.