Population ages 80 and above, female in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Population ages 80 and above, female was 0.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 80 and above, female in Vanuatu, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 80 and above, female in Vanuatu stood at 0.5%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 80 and above, female in Vanuatu peaked at 0.9% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1978.
Vanuatu ranks 187th 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 80 and above, female in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5% | — |
| 1961 | 0.5% | -4.4% |
| 1962 | 0.5% | -5.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4% | -4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4% | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.4% | -4.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4% | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4% | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.4% | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 0.4% | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5% | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.5% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4% | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | -6.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.6% | +89.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | +46.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8% | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 67% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.4%, 34% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population ages 80 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 | +89.2% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| 1980 | +46.0% | 0.6% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 184 Tajikistan 0.5% compare
- 185 Benin 0.5% compare
- 186 Mauritania 0.5% compare
- 188 Uganda 0.5% compare
- 189 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.5% compare
- 190 Marshall Islands 0.4% compare
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 80 and above, female in Vanuatu?
- Population ages 80 and above, female in Vanuatu was 0.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 80 and above, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1980.
- What is the lowest population ages 80 and above, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1978.
- How does Vanuatu rank for population ages 80 and above, female?
- Vanuatu ranks 187th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 80 and above, female rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. 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 80 and above, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 80 and above as a percentage of the total female population.