Maldives vs Vanuatu: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Maldives
105,459 people
in 2023
Vanuatu
123,722 people
in 2023
Maldives rank
174th
Vanuatu rank
171st
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Maldives
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 123,722 people against 105,459 people in Maldives, a difference of 18,263 people.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.2 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 174th and Vanuatu ranks 171st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 6 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31,700 people | 24,410 people | 7,290 people | Maldives |
| 1960s | 43,442 people | 33,426 people | 10,016 people | Maldives |
| 1970s | 64,665 people | 44,906 people | 19,760 people | Maldives |
| 1980s | 87,011 people | 56,930 people | 30,081 people | Maldives |
| 1990s | 114,444 people | 73,242 people | 41,202 people | Maldives |
| 2000s | 102,222 people | 84,375 people | 17,847 people | Maldives |
| 2010s | 98,586 people | 101,698 people | 3,112 people | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 106,536 people | 120,259 people | 13,724 people | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Maldives or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 123,722 people against 105,459 people in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Maldives and Vanuatu?
- 18,263 people, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Vanuatu?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Vanuatu rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Maldives ranks 174th and Vanuatu ranks 171st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.