Population ages 15-64, female in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Population ages 15-64, female was 58.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, female in Vanuatu, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 58.3% for population ages 15-64, female in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, female in Vanuatu peaked at 59.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 1960.
Vanuatu ranks 184th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64, female in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.0% | — |
| 1961 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 50.3% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 50.5% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 50.6% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 50.8% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 51.0% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 51.2% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 51.4% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 51.5% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 51.7% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 51.9% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 52.0% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 51.9% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 51.9% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 52.1% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 52.2% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 52.2% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 52.3% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 52.3% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 52.4% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 52.4% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 52.5% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 52.4% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 52.1% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 51.4% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 51.1% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 51.5% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 51.9% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 52.5% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 53.1% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 53.7% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 54.3% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 55.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 55.7% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 56.3% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 56.9% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 57.5% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 58.1% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 58.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 59.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 59.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 59.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 59.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 59.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 59.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 58.9% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 58.7% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 58.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 58.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 57.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 57.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 57.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 57.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 58.1% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 58.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.2% | 50.0% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.4% | 50.6% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.3% | 51.9% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.2% | 51.1% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.1% | 54.3% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 58.0% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.0% | 57.9% | 58.3% | 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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, female in Vanuatu?
- Population ages 15-64, female in Vanuatu was 58.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 59.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 1960.
- How does Vanuatu rank for population ages 15-64, female?
- Vanuatu ranks 184th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, female rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.