Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Vanuatu

Share of population under 15 in Vanuatu in 2025 — 38%. Ranked 34 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 6.6 pp.

2025 38% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 34of 217
Period maximum 45.8%1968
Period minimum 38%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Vanuatu, 1960–202536384042444619601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 44.6%1962: 45.1%1964: 45.4%1966: 45.7%1968: 45.8%1970: 45.7%1972: 45.6%1974: 45.5%1976: 45.2%1978: 45%1980: 44%1982: 44%1984: 44.1%1986: 44.2%1988: 44.1%1990: 43.9%1992: 44.1%1994: 45.2%1996: 44.8%1998: 44%2000: 42.9%2002: 41.8%2004: 40.7%2006: 39.6%2008: 38.8%2010: 38.2%2012: 38.2%2014: 38.4%2016: 38.7%2018: 38.9%2020: 39%2022: 38.8%2024: 38.3%2025: 38%
Change over the period: −6.6 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Vanuatu 38%
World 24.4%
Melanesia computed 32.8%
Share of population under 15 — Vanuatu, by year Vanuatu All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 38 −0.4 pp
2024 38.3 −0.3 pp
2023 38.6 −0.2 pp
2022 38.8 −0.1 pp
2021 39 −0 pp
2020 39 +0 pp
2019 39 +0.1 pp
2018 38.9 +0.1 pp
2017 38.8 +0.2 pp
2016 38.7 +0.1 pp
2015 38.5 +0.2 pp
2014 38.4 +0.1 pp
2013 38.2 +0.1 pp
2012 38.2 +0 pp
2011 38.1 −0.1 pp
2010 38.2 −0.2 pp
2009 38.5 −0.3 pp
2008 38.8 −0.4 pp
2007 39.2 −0.5 pp
2006 39.6 −0.5 pp
2005 40.2 −0.5 pp
2004 40.7 −0.6 pp
2003 41.3 −0.6 pp
2002 41.8 −0.6 pp
2001 42.4 −0.6 pp
2000 42.9 −0.5 pp
1999 43.5 −0.5 pp
1998 44 −0.4 pp
1997 44.4 −0.4 pp
1996 44.8 −0.3 pp
1995 45 −0.2 pp
1994 45.2 +0.4 pp
1993 44.8 +0.7 pp
1992 44.1 +0.3 pp
1991 43.9 −0 pp
1990 43.9 −0.1 pp
1989 44 −0.1 pp
1988 44.1 −0.1 pp
1987 44.1 −0 pp
1986 44.2 +0 pp
1985 44.2 +0 pp
1984 44.1 +0.1 pp
1983 44 +0.1 pp
1982 44 +0 pp
1981 43.9 −0.1 pp
1980 44 −0.5 pp
1979 44.5 −0.5 pp
1978 45 −0.1 pp
1977 45.1 −0.1 pp
1976 45.2 −0.1 pp
1975 45.4 −0.1 pp
1974 45.5 −0.1 pp
1973 45.5 −0.1 pp
1972 45.6 −0.1 pp
1971 45.7 −0.1 pp
1970 45.7 −0.1 pp
1969 45.8 −0 pp
1968 45.8 +0 pp
1967 45.8 +0.1 pp
1966 45.7 +0.1 pp
1965 45.5 +0.2 pp
1964 45.4 +0.1 pp
1963 45.2 +0.2 pp
1962 45.1 +0.2 pp
1961 44.8 +0.3 pp
1960 44.6

Melanesia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

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