Population ages 80 and above, male in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Population ages 80 and above, male was 0.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 80 and above, male in Vanuatu, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of male population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 80 and above, male in Vanuatu is 0.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 80 and above, male in Vanuatu peaked at 1.6% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1967.
Vanuatu ranks 143rd of 218 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 80 and above, male in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6% | — |
| 1961 | 0.5% | -3.3% |
| 1962 | 0.5% | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.5% | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.5% | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5% | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.5% | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.4% | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5% | +13.0% |
| 1969 | 0.6% | +21.1% |
| 1970 | 0.7% | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 0.7% | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.7% | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6% | -6.7% |
| 1976 | 0.6% | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5% | -7.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | -6.6% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | +130.0% |
| 1980 | 1.6% | +47.3% |
| 1981 | 1.5% | -7.4% |
| 1982 | 1.4% | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 1.2% | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | -2.6% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8%, 79% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population ages 80 and above, male 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 | +130.0% | 0.5% | 1.1% |
| 1980 | +47.3% | 1.1% | 1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 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 80 and above, male in Vanuatu?
- Population ages 80 and above, male in Vanuatu was 0.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 80 and above, male recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 1980.
- What is the lowest population ages 80 and above, male recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1967.
- How does Vanuatu rank for population ages 80 and above, male?
- Vanuatu ranks 143rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 80 and above, male rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. 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, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 80 and above as a percentage of the total male population.