Population, female in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Population, female was 166,024 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
166,024
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
178th
of 218 countries
All-time high
166,024
in 2025
All-time low
29,694
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, female in Vanuatu, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female in Vanuatu is 166,024, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Vanuatu peaked at 166,024 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29,694, in 1960.
That places Vanuatu 178th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 29,694 | — |
| 1961 | 30,636 | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 31,619 | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 32,637 | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 33,690 | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 34,785 | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 35,923 | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 37,106 | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 38,170 | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 39,133 | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 40,179 | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 41,316 | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 42,563 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 43,901 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 45,316 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 46,819 | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 48,398 | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 50,033 | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 51,705 | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 51,341 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 50,886 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 52,426 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 54,051 | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 55,756 | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 57,531 | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 59,370 | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 61,259 | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 63,190 | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 65,171 | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 67,187 | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 69,160 | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 71,099 | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 73,075 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 75,072 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 77,067 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 79,049 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 81,003 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 82,925 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 84,832 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 86,760 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 88,959 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 91,440 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 93,957 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 96,497 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 99,080 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 101,708 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 104,397 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 107,183 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 110,108 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 113,150 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 116,043 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 118,787 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 121,621 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 124,549 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 127,549 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 130,601 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 133,712 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 137,056 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 140,599 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 144,129 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 147,696 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 151,286 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 154,916 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 158,611 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 162,312 | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 166,024 | +2.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 166,024 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.25 million, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 166,024 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 703,273, 24% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34,339 | 29,694 | 39,133 | 10 |
| 1970s | 46,157 | 40,179 | 51,705 | 10 |
| 1980s | 58,683 | 50,886 | 67,187 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78,004 | 69,160 | 86,760 | 10 |
| 2000s | 100,648 | 88,959 | 113,150 | 10 |
| 2010s | 129,465 | 116,043 | 144,129 | 10 |
| 2020s | 156,808 | 147,696 | 166,024 | 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, female in Vanuatu?
- Population, female in Vanuatu was 166,024 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 166,024 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,694 in 1960.
- How does Vanuatu rank for population, female?
- Vanuatu ranks 178th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.