Population, female in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Population, female was 166,024 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in Vanuatu, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female in Vanuatu is 166,024, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Vanuatu peaked at 166,024 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29,694, in 1960.
That places Vanuatu 176th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34,339 | 29,694 | 39,133 | 10 |
| 1970s | 46,157 | 40,179 | 51,705 | 10 |
| 1980s | 58,683 | 50,886 | 67,187 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78,004 | 69,160 | 86,760 | 10 |
| 2000s | 100,648 | 88,959 | 113,150 | 10 |
| 2010s | 129,465 | 116,043 | 144,129 | 10 |
| 2020s | 156,808 | 147,696 | 166,024 | 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 population, female in Vanuatu?
- Population, female in Vanuatu was 166,024 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 166,024 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,694 in 1960.
- How does Vanuatu rank for population, female?
- Vanuatu ranks 176th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Population, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.