Fertility rate, total in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Fertility rate, total was 3.6 births per woman in 2023. βΌ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Vanuatu, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate, total in Vanuatu is 3.6 births per woman, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Vanuatu peaked at 6.35 births per woman in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3.6 births per woman, in 2023.
Vanuatu ranks 42nd of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.02 births per woman | 5.73 births per woman | 6.35 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.46 births per woman | 5.21 births per woman | 5.69 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.88 births per woman | 4.56 births per woman | 5.17 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.26 births per woman | 4.1 births per woman | 4.54 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.97 births per woman | 3.79 births per woman | 4.13 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.67 births per woman | 3.6 births per woman | 3.74 births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 39 Gabon 3.65 births per woman compare
- 40 Sao Tome and Principe 3.64 births per woman compare
- 41 Pakistan 3.6 births per woman compare
- 43 Solomon Islands 3.56 births per woman compare
- 44 Uzbekistan 3.5 births per woman compare
- 45 Ghana 3.4 births per woman compare
More population data for Vanuatu
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.504 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 59,723 (2100)
- Population density 71.82 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.504 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.57 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 0 (2023)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.57 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 3.57 (2024)
- Natural population growth 2.3 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 3.6 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Vanuatu?
- Fertility rate, total in Vanuatu was 3.6 births per woman in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 6.35 births per woman in 1970.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 births per woman in 2023.
- How does Vanuatu rank for fertility rate, total?
- Vanuatu ranks 42nd out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release