Population ages 0-14 in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Population ages 0-14 was 38.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Vanuatu, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 38.0% for population ages 0-14 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Vanuatu peaked at 45.8% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2025.
Vanuatu ranks 34th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.6% | — |
| 1961 | 44.8% | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 45.1% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 45.2% | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 45.4% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 45.5% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 45.7% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 45.8% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 45.8% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 45.8% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 45.7% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 45.7% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 45.6% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 45.5% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 45.5% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 45.4% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 45.2% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 45.1% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 45.0% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 44.5% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 44.0% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 43.9% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 44.0% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 44.0% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 44.1% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 44.2% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 44.2% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 44.1% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 44.1% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 44.0% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 43.9% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 43.9% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 44.1% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 44.8% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 45.2% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 45.0% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 44.8% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 44.4% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 44.0% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 43.5% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 42.9% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 42.4% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 41.8% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 41.3% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 40.7% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 40.2% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 39.6% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 39.2% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 38.8% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 38.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 38.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 38.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 38.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 38.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 38.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 38.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 39.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 39.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 39.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 38.8% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 38.6% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 38.3% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 38.0% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.4% | 44.6% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.3% | 44.5% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.0% | 43.9% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.4% | 43.5% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.5% | 38.5% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 38.1% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 38.0% | 39.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 31 Guinea-Bissau 38.3% compare
- 32 Samoa 38.1% compare
- 33 South Sudan 38.0% compare
- 35 Senegal 37.7% compare
- 36 Sierra Leone 37.7% compare
- 37 Palestine, State of 37.6% compare
More education data for Vanuatu
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,892 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Vanuatu?
- Population ages 0-14 in Vanuatu was 38.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 45.8% in 1968.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2025.
- How does Vanuatu rank for population ages 0-14?
- Vanuatu ranks 34th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.