Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 79.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Vanuatu, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 79.8% for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Vanuatu peaked at 79.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.1%, in 1960.
That places Vanuatu 142nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.1% | — |
| 1961 | 43.9% | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 44.7% | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 45.6% | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 46.6% | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 47.5% | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 48.4% | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 49.3% | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 50.1% | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 50.9% | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 51.7% | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 52.6% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 53.4% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 54.4% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 55.3% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 56.3% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 57.2% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 58.3% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 59.6% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 61.9% | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 63.0% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 64.1% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 65.3% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 66.4% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 67.5% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 68.4% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 69.8% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 69.2% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 71.8% | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 72.5% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 73.8% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 74.5% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 75.1% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 75.5% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 76.1% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 76.0% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 76.0% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 75.7% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 75.6% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 74.3% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 75.6% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 75.7% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 75.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 75.8% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 75.7% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 76.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 76.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 76.6% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 77.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 77.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 77.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 78.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 78.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 77.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 77.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 78.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 78.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 78.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 78.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 78.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 76.2% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 79.2% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 79.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 79.8% | +0.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 79.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 79.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83.0%, 96% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.0% | 43.1% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.1% | 51.7% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.8% | 63.0% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.3% | 73.8% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.2% | 75.6% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 77.5% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.6% | 76.2% | 79.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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 women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Vanuatu?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Vanuatu was 79.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.1% in 1960.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Vanuatu ranks 142nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.