Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 13,516 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Vanuatu, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Vanuatu is 13,516 people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Vanuatu peaked at 13,516 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,266 people, in 1967.
Vanuatu ranks 196th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,911 people | — |
| 1951 | 2,851 people | -2.1% |
| 1952 | 2,796 people | -1.9% |
| 1953 | 2,741 people | -2.0% |
| 1954 | 2,692 people | -1.8% |
| 1955 | 2,645 people | -1.7% |
| 1956 | 2,598 people | -1.8% |
| 1957 | 2,558 people | -1.5% |
| 1958 | 2,519 people | -1.5% |
| 1959 | 2,483 people | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 2,450 people | -1.3% |
| 1961 | 2,416 people | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 2,381 people | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 2,349 people | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 2,319 people | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 2,289 people | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 2,270 people | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 2,266 people | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 2,386 people | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 2,588 people | +8.5% |
| 1970 | 2,742 people | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 2,843 people | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 2,902 people | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 2,925 people | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 2,924 people | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 2,911 people | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 2,899 people | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 2,902 people | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 2,930 people | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 4,374 people | +49.3% |
| 1980 | 5,735 people | +31.1% |
| 1981 | 5,623 people | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 5,535 people | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 5,481 people | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 5,441 people | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 5,422 people | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 5,417 people | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 5,422 people | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 5,436 people | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 5,471 people | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 5,462 people | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 5,409 people | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 5,359 people | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 5,319 people | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 5,278 people | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 5,240 people | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 5,211 people | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 5,181 people | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 5,161 people | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 5,147 people | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 5,208 people | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 5,350 people | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 5,498 people | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 5,669 people | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 5,863 people | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 6,082 people | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 6,324 people | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 6,586 people | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 6,879 people | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 7,226 people | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 7,643 people | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 8,089 people | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 8,534 people | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 8,999 people | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 9,480 people | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 9,947 people | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 10,411 people | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 10,828 people | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 11,236 people | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 11,701 people | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 12,135 people | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 12,530 people | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 12,994 people | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 13,516 people | +4.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 13,516 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 495,679 people, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 13,516 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96,191 people, 14% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +49.3% | 2,930 people | 4,374 people |
| 1980 | +31.1% | 4,374 people | 5,735 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,679 people | 2,483 people | 2,911 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,371 people | 2,266 people | 2,588 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,035 people | 2,742 people | 4,374 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,498 people | 5,417 people | 5,735 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,277 people | 5,147 people | 5,462 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,068 people | 5,208 people | 7,226 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,687 people | 7,643 people | 11,701 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,794 people | 12,135 people | 13,516 people | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Vanuatu?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Vanuatu was 13,516 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 13,516 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,266 people in 1967.
- How does Vanuatu rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Vanuatu ranks 196th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.