What is median age in Vanuatu?

Median age in Vanuatu was 20.14 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Vanuatu?

The highest recorded value was 20.2 years in 2017.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Vanuatu?

The lowest recorded value was 15.88 years in 1970.

How does Vanuatu rank for median age?

Vanuatu ranks 195th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Vanuatu?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

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 Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Median age in Vanuatu

Name: Median age in Vanuatu
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Vanuatu: Median age was 20.14 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

20.14 years

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

195th

of 236 countries

All-time high

20.2 years

in 2017

All-time low

15.88 years

in 1970

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Vanuatu, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Vanuatu stood at 20.14 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Vanuatu peaked at 20.2 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.88 years, in 1970.

Vanuatu ranks 195th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	17.18 years	16.7 years	17.66 years	10
1960s	16.17 years	15.89 years	16.59 years	10
1970s	16.02 years	15.88 years	16.35 years	10
1980s	16.64 years	16.54 years	16.68 years	10
1990s	16.78 years	16.53 years	16.97 years	10
2000s	18.21 years	17.11 years	19.27 years	10
2010s	19.95 years	19.46 years	20.2 years	10
2020s	20.14 years	20.12 years	20.16 years	4

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

192 Comoros 20.33 years compare
193 Pakistan 20.29 years compare
194 Solomon Islands 20.25 years compare
196 Samoa 19.9 years compare
197 Palestine 19.76 years compare
198 Kenya 19.53 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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)
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 estimate 0.9602 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Vanuatu?: Median age in Vanuatu was 20.14 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Vanuatu?: The highest recorded value was 20.2 years in 2017.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Vanuatu?: The lowest recorded value was 15.88 years in 1970.
How does Vanuatu rank for median age?: Vanuatu ranks 195th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Vanuatu?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.