Population, female (% of total population) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Population, female (% of total population) was 49.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
49.5%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
174th
of 218 countries
All-time high
49.5%
in 2025
All-time low
44.0%
in 1980
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, female in Vanuatu, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population, female in Vanuatu stood at 49.5%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Vanuatu peaked at 49.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 1980.
Vanuatu ranks 174th 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, female (% of total population) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 46.1% | — |
| 1961 | 46.2% | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 46.4% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 46.5% | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 46.6% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 46.8% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 46.9% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 47.0% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 46.9% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 46.7% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 46.6% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 46.5% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 46.5% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 46.5% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 46.6% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 46.7% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 46.8% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 46.9% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 47.0% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 45.4% | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 44.0% | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 44.3% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 44.7% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 45.0% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 45.3% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 45.5% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 45.8% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 46.1% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 46.3% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 46.5% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 46.7% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 46.8% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 47.0% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 47.1% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 47.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 47.3% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 47.4% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 47.5% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 47.6% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 47.7% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 47.8% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 47.9% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 48.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 48.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 48.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 48.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 48.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 48.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 48.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 48.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 48.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 48.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 48.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 49.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 49.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 49.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 49.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.3%, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 49.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 49.8%, 100% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.6% | 46.1% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.6% | 45.4% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.3% | 44.0% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.2% | 46.7% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.2% | 47.8% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 48.7% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 49.4% | 49.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 171 Belize 49.6% compare
- 172 Mali 49.6% compare
- 173 Uzbekistan 49.5% compare
- 175 Egypt 49.5% compare
- 176 Afghanistan 49.5% compare
- 177 French Polynesia 49.5% 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, female in Vanuatu?
- Population, female in Vanuatu was 49.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 1980.
- How does Vanuatu rank for population, female?
- Vanuatu ranks 174th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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, female (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.