Population, female in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Population, female was 49.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
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 173rd of 217 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 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% |
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
- 170 Belize 49.6% compare
- 171 Mali 49.6% compare
- 172 Uzbekistan 49.5% compare
- 174 Egypt 49.5% compare
- 175 Afghanistan 49.5% compare
- 176 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -0.3914 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 756 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0023 units per person (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 173rd out of 217 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.