Sex ratio at birth in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Sex ratio at birth was 1.07 male births per female births in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.07 male births per female births
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
22nd
of 218 countries
All-time high
1.07 male births per female births
in 1960
All-time low
1.07 male births per female births
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Sex ratio at birth in Vanuatu, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in male births per female births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex ratio at birth in Vanuatu is 1.07 male births per female births, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio at birth in Vanuatu peaked at 1.07 male births per female births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.07 male births per female births, in 1960.
That places Vanuatu 22nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Sex ratio at birth in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | male births per female births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.07 male births per female births | — |
| 1961 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 1.07 male births per female births is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.04 male births per female births, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 1.07 male births per female births is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 male births per female births, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 22 Cuba 1.07 male births per female births compare
- 22 Guam 1.07 male births per female births compare
- 22 Marshall Islands 1.07 male births per female births compare
- 22 Micronesia, Federated States of 1.07 male births per female births compare
- 22 Solomon Islands 1.07 male births per female births compare
- 22 Tuvalu 1.07 male births per female births 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 sex ratio at birth in Vanuatu?
- Sex ratio at birth in Vanuatu was 1.07 male births per female births in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest sex ratio at birth recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 male births per female births in 1960.
- What is the lowest sex ratio at birth recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 male births per female births in 1960.
- How does Vanuatu rank for sex ratio at birth?
- Vanuatu ranks 22nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sex ratio at birth rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sex ratio at birth refers to male births per female births.