Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.0438 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Vanuatu, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.0438 units per person for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0495 units per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0266 units per person, in 1978.
Vanuatu ranks 158th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0379 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0364 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0349 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0334 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.032 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0307 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0296 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0287 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0293 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0308 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0317 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0319 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0316 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0309 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.03 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.029 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.028 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0271 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0266 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0386 units per person | +45.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0495 units per person | +28.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0475 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0457 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0441 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0428 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0415 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0405 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0395 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0386 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0378 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0368 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0356 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0344 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0333 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0323 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0313 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0304 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0296 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0289 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0282 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0279 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.028 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.028 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0282 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0285 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0288 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0293 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0297 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0303 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.031 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0321 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0332 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0343 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0354 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0364 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0374 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0383 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0389 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0394 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0401 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0406 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.041 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0415 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0422 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.043 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0438 units per person | +1.9% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0438 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0436 units per person, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0438 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0754 units per person, 58% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population ages 65 and above, total, 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 | +45.3% | 0.0266 units per person | 0.0386 units per person |
| 1980 | +28.2% | 0.0386 units per person | 0.0495 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0324 units per person | 0.0287 units per person | 0.0379 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0305 units per person | 0.0266 units per person | 0.0386 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0427 units per person | 0.0378 units per person | 0.0495 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0321 units per person | 0.0282 units per person | 0.0368 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.029 units per person | 0.0279 units per person | 0.031 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0365 units per person | 0.0321 units per person | 0.0401 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.042 units per person | 0.0406 units per person | 0.0438 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, total, per capita in Vanuatu?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Vanuatu was 0.0438 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0495 units per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0266 units per person in 1978.
- How does Vanuatu rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 158th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. 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, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 65 and above, total 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, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, total 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, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.