Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 43.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
43.4%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
32nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
48.9%
in 1950
All-time low
41.0%
in 2010
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Wallis and Futuna, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Wallis and Futuna stood at 43.4%.
That represents a change of up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Wallis and Futuna peaked at 48.9% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 2010.
Wallis and Futuna ranks 32nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Wallis and Futuna, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 48.9% | — |
| 1951 | 48.9% | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 48.9% | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 48.8% | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 48.7% | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 48.6% | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 48.5% | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 48.5% | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 48.4% | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 48.3% | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 48.2% | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 48.0% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 47.9% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 47.8% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 47.7% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 47.6% | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 47.4% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 47.2% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 47.1% | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 47.0% | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 46.8% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 46.6% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 46.4% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 46.2% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 46.0% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 45.8% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 45.6% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 45.4% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 45.1% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 44.9% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 44.6% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 44.4% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 44.2% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 43.9% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 43.7% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 43.6% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 43.8% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 44.0% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 44.5% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 45.2% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 45.8% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 46.3% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 46.4% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 46.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 45.9% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 45.5% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 44.8% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 44.7% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 44.8% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 43.9% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 43.3% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 42.8% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 42.2% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 41.6% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 41.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 41.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 41.6% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 41.5% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 41.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 41.3% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 41.0% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 41.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 41.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 42.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 42.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 43.2% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 43.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 43.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 43.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 43.5% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 43.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 43.3% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 43.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 43.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.6% | 48.3% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 47.6% | 47.0% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.9% | 44.9% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.2% | 43.6% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.5% | 43.9% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.9% | 41.3% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 41.0% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.4% | 43.3% | 43.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Wallis and Futuna
- 30 Eritrea 43.7% compare
- 31 Bangladesh 43.7% compare
- 33 Burkina Faso 43.4% compare
- 34 Algeria 43.2% compare
- 35 Cameroon 43.0% compare
More gender data for Wallis and Futuna
- Share of women who are married or in a union 1.9% (2018)
- Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 62.9% (2050)
- Sex ratio at birth 106.38 males per 100 females (2023)
- Sex ratio at age 5 106.94 males per 100 females (2023)
- Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 106.38 males per 100 females (2023)
- Probability of dying that year, among females 1.4% (2023)
- Sex ratio at age 60 95.95 males per 100 females (2023)
- Male population by age group 292 people (2023)
- Female population by age group 274 people (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability that a man will outlive a woman in Wallis and Futuna?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Wallis and Futuna was 43.4% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Wallis and Futuna?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Wallis and Futuna?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 2010.
- How does Wallis and Futuna rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Wallis and Futuna ranks 32nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Wallis and Futuna?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Wallis and Futuna data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.