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Median age in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Median age was 20.14 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
20.14 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
195th
of 236 countries
All-time high
20.2 years
in 2017
All-time low
15.88 years
in 1970
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Vanuatu, 1950–2023

05101520195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Vanuatu stood at 20.14 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Vanuatu peaked at 20.2 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.88 years, in 1970.

Vanuatu ranks 195th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Median age in Vanuatu, year by year

Year years Change
1950 17.66 years —
1951 17.56 years -0.6%
1952 17.45 years -0.6%
1953 17.34 years -0.6%
1954 17.23 years -0.6%
1955 17.12 years -0.6%
1956 17.01 years -0.6%
1957 16.91 years -0.6%
1958 16.8 years -0.6%
1959 16.7 years -0.6%
1960 16.59 years -0.7%
1961 16.47 years -0.7%
1962 16.36 years -0.7%
1963 16.26 years -0.6%
1964 16.16 years -0.6%
1965 16.08 years -0.4%
1966 16.02 years -0.4%
1967 15.95 years -0.5%
1968 15.9 years -0.3%
1969 15.89 years -0.1%
1970 15.88 years -0.0%
1971 15.89 years +0.0%
1972 15.9 years +0.1%
1973 15.93 years +0.1%
1974 15.95 years +0.2%
1975 15.99 years +0.2%
1976 16.04 years +0.3%
1977 16.09 years +0.4%
1978 16.16 years +0.4%
1979 16.35 years +1.2%
1980 16.54 years +1.2%
1981 16.6 years +0.3%
1982 16.64 years +0.3%
1983 16.67 years +0.2%
1984 16.68 years +0.0%
1985 16.66 years -0.1%
1986 16.64 years -0.1%
1987 16.63 years -0.0%
1988 16.64 years +0.1%
1989 16.67 years +0.2%
1990 16.72 years +0.3%
1991 16.78 years +0.3%
1992 16.84 years +0.4%
1993 16.91 years +0.4%
1994 16.97 years +0.4%
1995 16.88 years -0.5%
1996 16.53 years -2.1%
1997 16.54 years +0.1%
1998 16.72 years +1.1%
1999 16.9 years +1.1%
2000 17.11 years +1.3%
2001 17.35 years +1.4%
2002 17.59 years +1.4%
2003 17.84 years +1.4%
2004 18.09 years +1.4%
2005 18.35 years +1.4%
2006 18.6 years +1.4%
2007 18.84 years +1.3%
2008 19.06 years +1.2%
2009 19.27 years +1.1%
2010 19.46 years +1.0%
2011 19.61 years +0.8%
2012 19.75 years +0.7%
2013 19.88 years +0.7%
2014 19.99 years +0.6%
2015 20.09 years +0.5%
2016 20.17 years +0.4%
2017 20.2 years +0.2%
2018 20.2 years +0.0%
2019 20.19 years -0.1%
2020 20.16 years -0.1%
2021 20.13 years -0.2%
2022 20.12 years -0.0%
2023 20.14 years +0.1%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 20.14 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.43 years, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 20.14 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.83 years, 68% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 17.18 years 16.7 years 17.66 years 10
1960s 16.17 years 15.89 years 16.59 years 10
1970s 16.02 years 15.88 years 16.35 years 10
1980s 16.64 years 16.54 years 16.68 years 10
1990s 16.78 years 16.53 years 16.97 years 10
2000s 18.21 years 17.11 years 19.27 years 10
2010s 19.95 years 19.46 years 20.2 years 10
2020s 20.14 years 20.12 years 20.16 years 4

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 192 Comoros 20.33 years compare
  2. 193 Pakistan 20.29 years compare
  3. 194 Solomon Islands 20.25 years compare
  4. 196 Samoa 19.9 years compare
  5. 197 Palestine 19.76 years compare
  6. 198 Kenya 19.53 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Vanuatu?
Median age in Vanuatu was 20.14 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 20.2 years in 2017.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 15.88 years in 1970.
How does Vanuatu rank for median age?
Vanuatu ranks 195th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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