Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Vanuatu

Share of population aged 65 and over in Vanuatu in 2025 — 4.4%. Ranked 158 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 0.6 pp.

2025 4.4% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 158of 217
Period maximum 4.9%1980
Period minimum 2.7%1978

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Vanuatu, 1960–2025234519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3.8%1962: 3.5%1964: 3.2%1966: 3%1968: 2.9%1970: 3.2%1972: 3.2%1974: 3%1976: 2.8%1978: 2.7%1980: 4.9%1982: 4.6%1984: 4.3%1986: 4%1988: 3.9%1990: 3.7%1992: 3.4%1994: 3.2%1996: 3%1998: 2.9%2000: 2.8%2002: 2.8%2004: 2.8%2006: 2.9%2008: 3%2010: 3.2%2012: 3.4%2014: 3.6%2016: 3.8%2018: 3.9%2020: 4.1%2022: 4.1%2024: 4.3%2025: 4.4%
Change over the period: +0.6 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Vanuatu 4.4%
World 10.4%
Melanesia computed 4%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Vanuatu, by year Vanuatu All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 4.4 +0.1 pp
2024 4.3 +0.1 pp
2023 4.2 +0.1 pp
2022 4.1 +0.1 pp
2021 4.1 +0 pp
2020 4.1 +0.1 pp
2019 4 +0.1 pp
2018 3.9 +0.1 pp
2017 3.9 +0.1 pp
2016 3.8 +0.1 pp
2015 3.7 +0.1 pp
2014 3.6 +0.1 pp
2013 3.5 +0.1 pp
2012 3.4 +0.1 pp
2011 3.3 +0.1 pp
2010 3.2 +0.1 pp
2009 3.1 +0.1 pp
2008 3 +0.1 pp
2007 3 +0 pp
2006 2.9 +0 pp
2005 2.9 +0 pp
2004 2.8 +0 pp
2003 2.8 +0 pp
2002 2.8 +0 pp
2001 2.8 +0 pp
2000 2.8 −0 pp
1999 2.8 −0.1 pp
1998 2.9 −0.1 pp
1997 3 −0.1 pp
1996 3 −0.1 pp
1995 3.1 −0.1 pp
1994 3.2 −0.1 pp
1993 3.3 −0.1 pp
1992 3.4 −0.1 pp
1991 3.6 −0.1 pp
1990 3.7 −0.1 pp
1989 3.8 −0.1 pp
1988 3.9 −0.1 pp
1987 3.9 −0.1 pp
1986 4 −0.1 pp
1985 4.2 −0.1 pp
1984 4.3 −0.1 pp
1983 4.4 −0.2 pp
1982 4.6 −0.2 pp
1981 4.7 −0.2 pp
1980 4.9 +1.1 pp
1979 3.9 +1.2 pp
1978 2.7 −0.1 pp
1977 2.7 −0.1 pp
1976 2.8 −0.1 pp
1975 2.9 −0.1 pp
1974 3 −0.1 pp
1973 3.1 −0.1 pp
1972 3.2 −0 pp
1971 3.2 +0 pp
1970 3.2 +0.1 pp
1969 3.1 +0.2 pp
1968 2.9 +0.1 pp
1967 2.9 −0.1 pp
1966 3 −0.1 pp
1965 3.1 −0.1 pp
1964 3.2 −0.1 pp
1963 3.3 −0.1 pp
1962 3.5 −0.2 pp
1961 3.6 −0.2 pp
1960 3.8

Melanesia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of population aged 65 and over. The international threshold for an old population is 7%, for a very old one 14%. The indicator directly determines the load on the pension system and health care, which is why demographic projections use it more often than median age.

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