Number of births per year in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Number of births per year was 8,988 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of births per year in Vanuatu, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 8,988 for number of births per year in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of births per year in Vanuatu peaked at 8,988 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,145, in 1950.
That places Vanuatu 169th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,468 | 2,145 | 2,787 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3,196 | 2,857 | 3,565 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,072 | 3,647 | 4,552 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,246 | 4,661 | 5,690 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,876 | 5,770 | 5,944 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,662 | 6,019 | 7,628 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,567 | 7,850 | 8,969 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,971 | 8,948 | 8,988 | 4 |
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More population data for Vanuatu
- Population growth rate 0.504 (2100)
- Population density 71.82 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 59,723 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.504 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 3.57 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.57 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 0 (2023)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.57 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 3.6 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 3.48 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of births per year in Vanuatu?
- Number of births per year in Vanuatu was 8,988 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of births per year recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 8,988 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of births per year recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,145 in 1950.
- How does Vanuatu rank for number of births per year?
- Vanuatu ranks 169th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of births per year rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of births per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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