Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Vanuatu

Population aged 65 and over in Vanuatu in 2025 — 14,677 people. Ranked 188 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 500.3%.

2025 14,677 people +4.24% vs 2024
World rank 188of 217
Period maximum 14,677 people2025
Period minimum 2,262 people1967

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Vanuatu, 1960–202505,00010,00015,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2,445 people1962: 2,377 people1964: 2,314 people1966: 2,266 people1968: 2,379 people1970: 2,732 people1972: 2,892 people1974: 2,918 people1976: 2,891 people1978: 2,922 people1980: 5,723 people1982: 5,530 people1984: 5,434 people1986: 5,410 people1988: 5,431 people1990: 5,456 people1992: 5,354 people1994: 5,271 people1996: 5,201 people1998: 5,154 people2000: 5,203 people2002: 5,492 people2004: 5,856 people2006: 6,316 people2008: 6,872 people2010: 7,639 people2012: 8,530 people2014: 9,477 people2016: 10,408 people2018: 11,232 people2020: 12,132 people2022: 12,991 people2024: 14,080 people2025: 14,677 people
Change over the period: +12,232 (+500.29%) Average annual rate: 2.8 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Vanuatu 14,677 people
World 855M people
East Asia & Pacific 333M people
Melanesia computed 528,317 people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 210M people
Population aged 65 and over — Vanuatu, by year Vanuatu All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 14,677 +597 +4.24%
2024 14,080 +564 +4.17%
2023 13,516 +525 +4.04%
2022 12,991 +462 +3.69%
2021 12,529 +397 +3.27%
2020 12,132 +434 +3.71%
2019 11,698 +466 +4.15%
2018 11,232 +406 +3.75%
2017 10,826 +418 +4.02%
2016 10,408 +463 +4.66%
2015 9,945 +468 +4.94%
2014 9,477 +479 +5.32%
2013 8,998 +468 +5.49%
2012 8,530 +447 +5.53%
2011 8,083 +444 +5.81%
2010 7,639 +417 +5.77%
2009 7,222 +350 +5.09%
2008 6,872 +292 +4.44%
2007 6,580 +264 +4.18%
2006 6,316 +242 +3.98%
2005 6,074 +218 +3.72%
2004 5,856 +195 +3.44%
2003 5,661 +169 +3.08%
2002 5,492 +149 +2.79%
2001 5,343 +140 +2.69%
2000 5,203 +62 +1.21%
1999 5,141 −13 −0.25%
1998 5,154 −20 −0.39%
1997 5,174 −27 −0.52%
1996 5,201 −32 −0.61%
1995 5,233 −38 −0.72%
1994 5,271 −41 −0.77%
1993 5,312 −42 −0.78%
1992 5,354 −48 −0.89%
1991 5,402 −54 −0.99%
1990 5,456 −8 −0.15%
1989 5,464 +33 +0.61%
1988 5,431 +18 +0.33%
1987 5,413 +3 +0.06%
1986 5,410 −4 −0.07%
1985 5,414 −20 −0.37%
1984 5,434 −40 −0.73%
1983 5,474 −56 −1.01%
1982 5,530 −83 −1.48%
1981 5,613 −110 −1.92%
1980 5,723 +1,360 +31.17%
1979 4,363 +1,441 +49.32%
1978 2,922 +28 +0.97%
1977 2,894 +3 +0.1%
1976 2,891 −13 −0.45%
1975 2,904 −14 −0.48%
1974 2,918 +0 +0%
1973 2,918 +26 +0.9%
1972 2,892 +57 +2.01%
1971 2,835 +103 +3.77%
1970 2,732 +151 +5.85%
1969 2,581 +202 +8.49%
1968 2,379 +117 +5.17%
1967 2,262 −4 −0.18%
1966 2,266 −19 −0.83%
1965 2,285 −29 −1.25%
1964 2,314 −32 −1.36%
1963 2,346 −31 −1.3%
1962 2,377 −34 −1.41%
1961 2,411 −34 −1.39%
1960 2,445

Melanesia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

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