Number of one year olds in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Number of one year olds was 4,272 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4,272
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
170th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4,272
in 2023
All-time low
867
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of one year olds in Vanuatu, 1950–2023

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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

Annual values for Number of one year olds in Vanuatu, 1950 to 2023.
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.

YearChange FromTo
1981 +32.2% 1,559 2,061

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 167 Mayotte 5,122 compare
  2. 168 Bhutan 4,795 compare
  3. 169 Western Sahara 4,391 compare
  4. 171 Montenegro 3,557 compare
  5. 172 Luxembourg 3,318 compare
  6. 173 Belize 3,303 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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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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Indicator
Number of one year olds
Source
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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