Share of the population that is female in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of the population that is female was 49.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that is female in Vanuatu, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in Vanuatu stood at 49.5%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Vanuatu peaked at 49.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 1980.
Vanuatu ranks 171st of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.6% | 46.1% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.6% | 45.4% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.3% | 44.0% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.2% | 46.7% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.2% | 47.8% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 48.7% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 49.4% | 49.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 168 Belize 49.6% compare
- 169 Mali 49.6% compare
- 170 Uzbekistan 49.5% compare
- 172 Egypt 49.5% compare
- 173 Afghanistan 49.5% compare
- 174 French Polynesia 49.5% compare
More gender data for Vanuatu
- 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)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 4,250 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 4,534 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Vanuatu?
- Share of the population that is female in Vanuatu was 49.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 1980.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of the population that is female?
- Vanuatu ranks 171st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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