Share of the population that is female in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of the population that is female was 49.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
49.5%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
171st
of 215 countries
All-time high
49.5%
in 2025
All-time low
44.0%
in 1980
Years of data
66
1960–2025
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.
Share of the population that is female in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 46.1% | — |
| 1961 | 46.2% | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 46.4% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 46.5% | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 46.6% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 46.8% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 46.9% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 47.0% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 46.9% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 46.7% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 46.6% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 46.5% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 46.5% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 46.5% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 46.6% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 46.7% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 46.8% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 46.9% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 47.0% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 45.4% | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 44.0% | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 44.3% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 44.7% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 45.0% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 45.3% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 45.5% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 45.8% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 46.1% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 46.3% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 46.5% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 46.7% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 46.8% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 47.0% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 47.1% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 47.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 47.3% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 47.4% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 47.5% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 47.6% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 47.7% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 47.8% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 47.9% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 48.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 48.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 48.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 48.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 48.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 48.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 48.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 48.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 48.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 48.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 48.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 49.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 49.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 49.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 49.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.3%, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 49.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 49.8%, 100% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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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