Number of one year olds in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Number of one year olds was 4,272 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of one year olds in Vanuatu, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of one year olds in Vanuatu is 4,272, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one year olds in Vanuatu peaked at 4,272 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 867, in 1950.
That places Vanuatu 170th 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.
Number of one year olds in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 867 | — |
| 1951 | 883 | +1.8% |
| 1952 | 904 | +2.4% |
| 1953 | 938 | +3.8% |
| 1954 | 975 | +3.9% |
| 1955 | 1,010 | +3.6% |
| 1956 | 1,046 | +3.6% |
| 1957 | 1,081 | +3.3% |
| 1958 | 1,116 | +3.2% |
| 1959 | 1,150 | +3.0% |
| 1960 | 1,184 | +3.0% |
| 1961 | 1,217 | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 1,251 | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 1,285 | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 1,320 | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 1,355 | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 1,391 | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 1,433 | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 1,444 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 1,456 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 1,506 | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 1,559 | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 1,615 | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 1,674 | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 1,730 | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 1,785 | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 1,835 | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 1,883 | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 1,924 | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 1,520 | -21.0% |
| 1980 | 1,559 | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 2,061 | +32.2% |
| 1982 | 2,143 | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 2,222 | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 2,294 | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 2,358 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 2,417 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 2,472 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 2,521 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 2,564 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 2,607 | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 2,651 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 2,691 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 2,728 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 2,753 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 2,757 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 2,751 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 2,735 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 2,715 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 2,712 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 2,732 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 2,779 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 2,846 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 2,897 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 2,937 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 2,991 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 3,050 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 3,126 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 3,236 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 3,376 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 3,517 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 3,637 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 3,740 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 3,839 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 3,936 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 4,021 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 4,088 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 4,145 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 4,194 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 4,222 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 4,240 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 4,250 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 4,258 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 4,272 | +0.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 4,272 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 123,421, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 4,272 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,573, 29% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of one year olds 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +32.2% | 1,559 | 2,061 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 997 | 867 | 1,150 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,334 | 1,184 | 1,456 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,703 | 1,506 | 1,924 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,261 | 1,559 | 2,564 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,710 | 2,607 | 2,757 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,997 | 2,732 | 3,376 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,934 | 3,517 | 4,222 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,255 | 4,240 | 4,272 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 167 Mayotte 5,122 compare
- 168 Bhutan 4,795 compare
- 169 Western Sahara 4,391 compare
- 171 Montenegro 3,557 compare
- 172 Luxembourg 3,318 compare
- 173 Belize 3,303 compare
More reference data data for Vanuatu
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0174 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0658 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4612 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5857 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one year olds in Vanuatu?
- Number of one year olds in Vanuatu was 4,272 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of one year olds recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 4,272 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of one year olds recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 867 in 1950.
- How does Vanuatu rank for number of one year olds?
- Vanuatu ranks 170th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one year olds rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 one year olds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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