Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Number of 1-year-olds, by sex was 4,272 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4,272 people
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
170th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4,272 people
in 2023
All-time low
867 people
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex 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 1-year-olds, by sex in Vanuatu is 4,272 people, 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 1-year-olds, by sex in Vanuatu peaked at 4,272 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 867 people, 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 1-year-olds, by sex in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 867 people | — |
| 1951 | 883 people | +1.8% |
| 1952 | 904 people | +2.4% |
| 1953 | 938 people | +3.8% |
| 1954 | 975 people | +3.9% |
| 1955 | 1,010 people | +3.6% |
| 1956 | 1,046 people | +3.6% |
| 1957 | 1,081 people | +3.3% |
| 1958 | 1,116 people | +3.2% |
| 1959 | 1,150 people | +3.0% |
| 1960 | 1,184 people | +3.0% |
| 1961 | 1,217 people | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 1,251 people | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 1,285 people | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 1,320 people | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 1,355 people | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 1,391 people | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 1,433 people | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 1,444 people | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 1,456 people | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 1,506 people | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 1,559 people | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 1,615 people | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 1,674 people | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 1,730 people | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 1,785 people | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 1,835 people | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 1,883 people | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 1,924 people | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 1,520 people | -21.0% |
| 1980 | 1,559 people | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 2,061 people | +32.2% |
| 1982 | 2,143 people | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 2,222 people | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 2,294 people | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 2,358 people | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 2,417 people | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 2,472 people | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 2,521 people | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 2,564 people | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 2,607 people | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 2,651 people | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 2,691 people | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 2,728 people | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 2,753 people | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 2,757 people | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 2,751 people | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 2,735 people | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 2,715 people | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 2,712 people | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 2,732 people | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 2,779 people | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 2,846 people | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 2,897 people | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 2,937 people | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 2,991 people | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 3,050 people | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 3,126 people | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 3,236 people | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 3,376 people | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 3,517 people | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 3,637 people | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 3,740 people | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 3,839 people | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 3,936 people | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 4,021 people | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 4,088 people | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 4,145 people | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 4,194 people | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 4,222 people | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 4,240 people | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 4,250 people | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 4,258 people | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 4,272 people | +0.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 4,272 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 123,421 people, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 4,272 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,573 people, 29% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of 1-year-olds, by sex 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 people | 2,061 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 997 people | 867 people | 1,150 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,334 people | 1,184 people | 1,456 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,703 people | 1,506 people | 1,924 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,261 people | 1,559 people | 2,564 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,710 people | 2,607 people | 2,757 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,997 people | 2,732 people | 3,376 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,934 people | 3,517 people | 4,222 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,255 people | 4,240 people | 4,272 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 167 Mayotte 5,122 people compare
- 168 Bhutan 4,795 people compare
- 169 Western Sahara 4,391 people compare
- 171 Montenegro 3,557 people compare
- 172 Luxembourg 3,318 people compare
- 173 Belize 3,303 people 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 1-year-olds, by sex in Vanuatu?
- Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Vanuatu was 4,272 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 4,272 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 867 people in 1950.
- How does Vanuatu rank for number of 1-year-olds, by sex?
- Vanuatu ranks 170th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of 1-year-olds, by sex 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of 1-year-olds, by sex. 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 women aged 1.