Fertility rate: births per woman in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Fertility rate: births per woman was 3.6 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Vanuatu, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate: births per woman in Vanuatu is 3.6 live births per woman, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Vanuatu peaked at 7.04 live births per woman in 1954 and was at its lowest, 3.6 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Vanuatu 44th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.99 live births per woman | 6.84 live births per woman | 7.04 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.58 live births per woman | 6.41 live births per woman | 6.78 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.02 live births per woman | 5.73 live births per woman | 6.35 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.46 live births per woman | 5.21 live births per woman | 5.69 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.88 live births per woman | 4.56 live births per woman | 5.17 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.26 live births per woman | 4.1 live births per woman | 4.54 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.97 live births per woman | 3.79 live births per woman | 4.13 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.67 live births per woman | 3.6 live births per woman | 3.74 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 41 Gabon 3.65 live births per woman compare
- 42 Sao Tome and Principe 3.64 live births per woman compare
- 43 Pakistan 3.6 live births per woman compare
- 45 Solomon Islands 3.56 live births per woman compare
- 46 Uzbekistan 3.5 live births per woman compare
- 47 Ghana 3.4 live births per woman compare
More reference data data for Vanuatu
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0516 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.621 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.4216 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 64.22 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 65.36 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.4864 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 82.3 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.9602 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Vanuatu?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Vanuatu was 3.6 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 7.04 live births per woman in 1954.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Vanuatu rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Vanuatu ranks 44th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.