Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence was 3.57 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Vanuatu, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Vanuatu is 3.57 births per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Vanuatu peaked at 6.78 births per woman in 1960 and was at its lowest, 3.57 births per woman, in 2024.
Vanuatu ranks 42nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.58 births per woman | 6.41 births per woman | 6.78 births per woman | 10 |
| 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 | 3.65 births per woman | 3.57 births per woman | 3.74 births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 39 Sao Tome and Principe 3.6 births per woman compare
- 40 Gabon 3.59 births per woman compare
- 41 Malawi 3.59 births per woman compare
- 43 Pakistan 3.55 births per woman compare
- 44 Solomon Islands 3.51 births per woman compare
- 45 Uzbekistan 3.49 births per woman compare
More population data for Vanuatu
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.5% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 59,723 people (2100)
- Population density 71.82 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.5% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.57 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 0 people (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.57 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 2.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 3.6 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Vanuatu?
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Vanuatu was 3.57 births per woman in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 6.78 births per woman in 1960.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.57 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Vanuatu rank for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence?
- Vanuatu ranks 42nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.