Population ages 65 and above, female in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Population ages 65 and above, female was 4.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, female in Vanuatu, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 65 and above, female in Vanuatu is 4.6%, measured 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 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, female in Vanuatu peaked at 4.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2000.
Vanuatu ranks 167th 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 65 and above, female in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.1% | — |
| 1961 | 3.0% | -4.7% |
| 1962 | 2.9% | -4.6% |
| 1963 | 2.7% | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 2.6% | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 2.5% | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 2.4% | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 2.3% | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 2.4% | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 2.5% | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 2.5% | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 2.5% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 2.5% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 2.5% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 2.4% | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 2.4% | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 2.3% | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 2.3% | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 2.3% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 3.0% | +31.9% |
| 1980 | 3.7% | +24.0% |
| 1981 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 3.5% | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 3.4% | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 3.4% | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 3.3% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 3.2% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 3.2% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 3.1% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 3.1% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 3.0% | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 2.9% | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 2.8% | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 4.6% | +3.6% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 4.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.9%, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 4.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.8%, 52% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population ages 65 and above, female 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 | +31.9% | 2.3% | 3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.8% | 4.6% | 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 in Vanuatu?
- Population ages 65 and above, female in Vanuatu was 4.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for population ages 65 and above, female?
- Vanuatu ranks 167th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, female rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.0%. 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 65 and above, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population 65 years of age or older 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.