Rural population, female in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Rural population, female was 37.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Vanuatu, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, female in Vanuatu is 37.3%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Vanuatu peaked at 40.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 37.3%, in 2015.
That places Vanuatu 23rd out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
Rural population, female in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 40.5% | — |
| 1985 | 40.0% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 39.7% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 39.3% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 38.6% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 38.1% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 37.7% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 37.3% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.3% | 40.0% | 40.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 39.5% | 39.3% | 39.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 38.1% | 38.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 37.3% | 37.7% | 2 |
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More gender data for Vanuatu
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 133.22 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.7563 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4,343 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4,637 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4,300 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4,274 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 4,562 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 4,265 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 4,552 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Vanuatu?
- Rural population, female in Vanuatu was 37.3% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.3% in 2015.
- How does Vanuatu rank for rural population, female?
- Vanuatu ranks 23rd out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female rural population is the percentage of females who live in rural areas to total population.