Share of women in the population — all countries

Share of women in the population — Vanuatu

Share of women in the population in Vanuatu in 2025 — 49.53%. Ranked 173 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 3.45 pp.

2025 49.53% +0.02 pp vs 2024
World rank 173of 217
Period maximum 49.53%2025
Period minimum 44%1980

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of women in the population — Vanuatu, 1960–2025424446485019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 46.09%1962: 46.38%1964: 46.65%1966: 46.9%1968: 46.94%1970: 46.58%1972: 46.49%1974: 46.59%1976: 46.81%1978: 47.02%1980: 44%1982: 44.66%1984: 45.26%1986: 45.81%1988: 46.3%1990: 46.71%1992: 46.96%1994: 47.19%1996: 47.39%1998: 47.57%2000: 47.76%2002: 47.97%2004: 48.16%2006: 48.35%2008: 48.53%2010: 48.71%2012: 48.87%2014: 49.01%2016: 49.14%2018: 49.29%2020: 49.42%2022: 49.49%2024: 49.52%2025: 49.53%
Change over the period: +3.45 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Vanuatu

Vanuatu 49.53%
World 49.73%
Melanesia computed 48.83%
Share of women in the population — Vanuatu, by year Vanuatu All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 49.53 +0.02 pp
2024 49.52 +0.02 pp
2023 49.5 +0.02 pp
2022 49.49 +0.03 pp
2021 49.46 +0.04 pp
2020 49.42 +0.06 pp
2019 49.36 +0.07 pp
2018 49.29 +0.08 pp
2017 49.21 +0.07 pp
2016 49.14 +0.06 pp
2015 49.08 +0.07 pp
2014 49.01 +0.07 pp
2013 48.94 +0.08 pp
2012 48.87 +0.08 pp
2011 48.79 +0.08 pp
2010 48.71 +0.09 pp
2009 48.62 +0.09 pp
2008 48.53 +0.09 pp
2007 48.44 +0.09 pp
2006 48.35 +0.09 pp
2005 48.26 +0.09 pp
2004 48.16 +0.1 pp
2003 48.07 +0.1 pp
2002 47.97 +0.1 pp
2001 47.87 +0.11 pp
2000 47.76 +0.1 pp
1999 47.66 +0.08 pp
1998 47.57 +0.09 pp
1997 47.49 +0.09 pp
1996 47.39 +0.1 pp
1995 47.3 +0.11 pp
1994 47.19 +0.11 pp
1993 47.08 +0.12 pp
1992 46.96 +0.12 pp
1991 46.84 +0.13 pp
1990 46.71 +0.18 pp
1989 46.53 +0.23 pp
1988 46.3 +0.24 pp
1987 46.06 +0.25 pp
1986 45.81 +0.27 pp
1985 45.54 +0.28 pp
1984 45.26 +0.3 pp
1983 44.97 +0.31 pp
1982 44.66 +0.32 pp
1981 44.34 +0.34 pp
1980 44 −1.42 pp
1979 45.42 −1.6 pp
1978 47.02 +0.09 pp
1977 46.93 +0.12 pp
1976 46.81 +0.12 pp
1975 46.69 +0.1 pp
1974 46.59 +0.07 pp
1973 46.52 +0.04 pp
1972 46.49 −0.01 pp
1971 46.49 −0.08 pp
1970 46.58 −0.15 pp
1969 46.72 −0.22 pp
1968 46.94 −0.08 pp
1967 47.02 +0.11 pp
1966 46.9 +0.12 pp
1965 46.78 +0.13 pp
1964 46.65 +0.13 pp
1963 46.52 +0.14 pp
1962 46.38 +0.15 pp
1961 46.23 +0.15 pp
1960 46.09

Melanesia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of women in total population. Slightly more boys than girls are born (about 105 to 100), but because male mortality is higher the ratio evens out at older ages and then tilts toward women. Deviations from 50% in either direction point either to labor migration (the male surplus in the Gulf states) or to a gap in life expectancy.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.