Urban population, female in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Urban population, female was 12.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Vanuatu, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, female in Vanuatu stood at 12.2%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Vanuatu peaked at 12.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 1980.
That places Vanuatu 173rd out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, female in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.9% | — |
| 1985 | 7.7% | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 8.9% | +15.8% |
| 1995 | 9.5% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.3% | 6.9% | 7.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 8.9% | 9.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 10.3% | 11.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 11.4% | 12.2% | 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 urban population, female in Vanuatu?
- Urban population, female in Vanuatu was 12.2% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 1980.
- How does Vanuatu rank for urban population, female?
- Vanuatu ranks 173rd out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.