Gender in Vanuatu 197 indicators covering gender for Vanuatu. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 22.1% 58th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 21.6% 56th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 19.7% 71st Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.09 index 2025 up 5.0% 42nd Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 0.871 index 2025 up 9.5% 143rd Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year 2025 up 74.2% 51st Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 60.5% 2050 down 6.8% 25th Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Labor force, female, per square kilometre 4.34 units per square kilometre 2023 up 20.6% 148th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0101 units per square kilometre 2023 up 27.1% 134th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0161 units per square kilometre 2023 up 25.1% 151st Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.621 2023 up 4.9% 146th Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 3,940 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 5.6% 159th Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 49.5% 2025 up 0.9% 171st Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 112.49 2024 down 9.2% 29th Gender Development Index 0.952 2023 up 2.0% 118th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.952 2023 up 2.0% 118th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.952 2023 up 2.0% 118th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.6346 2023 up 3.5% 142nd Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 24.8% 11th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate -0.3245 % change on previous year 2023 down 136.4% 176th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 26.8 2016 up 2.3% 70th Access to justice for women 1 2025 — 1st Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 — 18th Gender of the head of government 0 2025 — 20th Gender of the head of state 0 2025 — 18th Share of women in parliament 1.9% 2025 — 172nd Population 327,777 2024 up 26.0% 170th Life Expectancy at Birth 71.65 2024 up 2.3% 141st SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 35.87 2025 down 3.3% 71st Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 30.4% 2023 up 16.0% 67th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 30.4% 2023 up 16.0% 67th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 32.3% 2023 up 0.9% 67th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 134.67 2023 up 135.2% 6th Sex ratio at birth 106.77 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.0% 27th Sex ratio by age 50 males per 100 females 2023 unchanged 24th Sex ratio at age 5 106.37 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.0% 41st Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 106.77 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.0% 27th Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 155th Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Probability of dying that year, among females 1.4% 2023 down 19.4% 85th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 40.3% 2023 up 1.1% 94th Sex ratio at age 60 96.19 males per 100 females 2023 down 5.4% 85th Male population by age group 22,713 people 2023 up 14.0% 170th Female population by age group 21,287 people 2023 up 13.9% 170th Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 0 2023 — 170th Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 0 2023 — 123rd Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 0 2023 — 154th Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 0 2023 — 123rd Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 0 2023 — 175th Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 156th Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 75 2023 unchanged 135th ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →