Age dependency ratio in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Age dependency ratio was 73.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Vanuatu, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio in Vanuatu is 73.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Vanuatu peaked at 95.8% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 70.8%, in 2010.
Vanuatu ranks 32nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.6% | 93.6% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 93.7% | 91.0% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.5% | 91.4% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.7% | 86.2% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.9% | 71.1% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.9% | 70.8% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.9% | 73.4% | 75.6% | 6 |
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More health data for Vanuatu
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 3,380 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 3,060 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 3,405 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 3,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 3,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 3,515 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 3,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 3,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 3,229 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 3,729 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Vanuatu?
- Age dependency ratio in Vanuatu was 73.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 1980.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.8% in 2010.
- How does Vanuatu rank for age dependency ratio?
- Vanuatu ranks 32nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.