Total Fertility Rate in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Total Fertility Rate was 3.7 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Vanuatu, 1960–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 3.7 for total fertility rate in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Vanuatu peaked at 6.86 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 3.7, in 2022.
That places Vanuatu 40th out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.67 | 6.49 | 6.86 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.13 | 5.81 | 6.43 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.42 | 5.08 | 5.74 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.79 | 4.52 | 5.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.25 | 4.12 | 4.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.01 | 3.81 | 4.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.74 | 3.7 | 3.78 | 3 |
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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 total fertility rate in Vanuatu?
- Total fertility rate in Vanuatu was 3.7 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 6.86 in 1960.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 in 2022.
- How does Vanuatu rank for total fertility rate?
- Vanuatu ranks 40th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.