Rural population, male (% of total) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Rural population, male (% of total) was 36.9% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in Vanuatu, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, male in Vanuatu stood at 36.9%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Vanuatu peaked at 44.8% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 2015.
Vanuatu ranks 22nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Rural population, male (% of total) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 44.8% | — |
| 1985 | 43.1% | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 41.8% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 40.5% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 39.7% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 38.6% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 37.7% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 36.9% | -2.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 36.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.2%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 36.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.5%, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.0% | 43.1% | 44.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 41.1% | 40.5% | 41.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.1% | 38.6% | 39.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 36.9% | 37.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 19 Tonga 38.3% compare
- 20 Afghanistan 37.1% compare
- 21 Antigua and Barbuda 37.0% compare
- 23 Kenya 36.8% compare
- 24 Tajikistan 36.7% compare
- 25 Lesotho 36.7% compare
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)
- Population 239.2 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 239.2 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.81 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Vanuatu?
- Rural population, male in Vanuatu was 36.9% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 44.8% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 2015.
- How does Vanuatu rank for rural population, male?
- Vanuatu ranks 22nd out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male rural population is the percentage males who live in rural areas to total population.