Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita was 0.0226 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Vanuatu, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.0226 units per person for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0226 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0099 units per person, in 2000.
That places Vanuatu 167th out of 217 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 65 and above, female, per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0145 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0139 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0133 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0127 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0122 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0117 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0113 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.011 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0111 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0115 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0117 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0117 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0116 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0115 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0113 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0111 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0109 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0107 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0107 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0136 units per person | +27.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0163 units per person | +20.1% |
| 1981 | 0.016 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0157 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0154 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0152 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.015 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0147 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0145 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0144 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0142 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0139 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0134 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.013 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0125 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0121 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0116 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0112 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0108 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0104 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0101 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0099 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0099 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.01 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0101 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0103 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0105 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0108 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0111 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0115 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.012 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0125 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0131 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0136 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0141 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0147 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0153 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0159 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0165 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0172 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.018 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0188 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0195 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0202 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.021 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0218 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0226 units per person | +3.6% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0226 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0242 units per person, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0226 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0431 units per person, 52% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +27.3% | 0.0107 units per person | 0.0136 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0123 units per person | 0.011 units per person | 0.0145 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0115 units per person | 0.0107 units per person | 0.0136 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0152 units per person | 0.0142 units per person | 0.0163 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0119 units per person | 0.0101 units per person | 0.0139 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0106 units per person | 0.0099 units per person | 0.012 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0151 units per person | 0.0125 units per person | 0.018 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0207 units per person | 0.0188 units per person | 0.0226 units per person | 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)
- 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 65 and above, female, per capita in Vanuatu?
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Vanuatu was 0.0226 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, female, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0226 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, female, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0099 units per person in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 167th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, female, per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 65 and above, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 65 and above, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, female World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population ages 65 and above, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.