Fertility Rate: Vanuatu
Vanuatu's fertility rate is currently 3.569 births per woman as of 2024. # Vanuatu Fertility Rate Vanuatu's fertility rate stands at 3.
Current (2024)
3.569 births per woman
-0.8% y/y
Peak (1960)
6.784 births per woman
Low (2024)
3.569 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Vanuatu
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Vanuatu
Analysis# Vanuatu Fertility Rate
Vanuatu's fertility rate stands at 3.569 births per woman in 2024, marking the lowest point in the nation's recorded history. The country has experienced a dramatic decline from its 1960 peak of 6.784 births per woman—a 47.4% reduction over six decades. This trajectory reflects broader demographic shifts as the island nation has developed economically and expanded access to family planning services.
The decline has been particularly pronounced since 2015, when the rate was 3.952 births per woman. Nearly a decade of consistent annual decreases demonstrates sustained momentum toward lower fertility levels. The steady downward trend suggests Vanuatu will continue moving toward demographic patterns more typical of developed nations, though the current rate remains above the global average of approximately 2.3 births per woman.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.569 births per woman | -0.75% |
| 2023 | 3.596 births per woman | -1.40% |
| 2022 | 3.647 births per woman | -1.33% |
| 2021 | 3.696 births per woman | -1.12% |
| 2020 | 3.738 births per woman | -1.37% |
| 2019 | 3.79 births per woman | -1.15% |
| 2018 | 3.834 births per woman | -1.06% |
| 2017 | 3.875 births per woman | -1.02% |
| 2016 | 3.915 births per woman | -0.94% |
| 2015 | 3.952 births per woman | -1.18% |
| 2014 | 3.999 births per woman | -0.99% |
| 2013 | 4.039 births per woman | -0.49% |
| 2012 | 4.059 births per woman | -0.83% |
| 2011 | 4.093 births per woman | -0.80% |
| 2010 | 4.126 births per woman | -0.75% |
| 2009 | 4.157 births per woman | -0.05% |
| 2008 | 4.159 births per woman | +1.02% |
| 2007 | 4.117 births per woman | +0.41% |
| 2006 | 4.1 births per woman | -0.80% |
| 2005 | 4.133 births per woman | -1.92% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4.214 births per woman | -1.84% |
| 2003 | 4.293 births per woman | -2.03% |
| 2002 | 4.382 births per woman | -2.51% |
| 2001 | 4.495 births per woman | -0.93% |
| 2000 | 4.537 births per woman | -0.42% |
| 1999 | 4.556 births per woman | -1.02% |
| 1998 | 4.603 births per woman | -1.16% |
| 1997 | 4.657 births per woman | -2.00% |
| 1996 | 4.752 births per woman | -1.96% |
| 1995 | 4.847 births per woman | -1.82% |
| 1994 | 4.937 births per woman | -1.71% |
| 1993 | 5.023 births per woman | -1.39% |
| 1992 | 5.094 births per woman | -0.70% |
| 1991 | 5.13 births per woman | -0.70% |
| 1990 | 5.166 births per woman | -0.86% |
| 1989 | 5.211 births per woman | -1.12% |
| 1988 | 5.27 births per woman | -1.09% |
| 1987 | 5.328 births per woman | -1.00% |
| 1986 | 5.382 births per woman | -0.94% |
| 1985 | 5.433 births per woman | -1.02% |
| 1984 | 5.489 births per woman | -1.05% |
| 1983 | 5.547 births per woman | -1.00% |
| 1982 | 5.603 births per woman | -0.85% |
| 1981 | 5.651 births per woman | -0.70% |
| 1980 | 5.691 births per woman | -0.73% |
| 1979 | 5.733 births per woman | -0.61% |
| 1978 | 5.768 births per woman | -0.65% |
| 1977 | 5.806 births per woman | -1.34% |
| 1976 | 5.885 births per woman | -1.52% |
| 1975 | 5.976 births per woman | -1.34% |
| 1974 | 6.057 births per woman | -1.53% |
| 1973 | 6.151 births per woman | -1.24% |
| 1972 | 6.228 births per woman | -1.03% |
| 1971 | 6.293 births per woman | -0.84% |
| 1970 | 6.346 births per woman | -1.00% |
| 1969 | 6.41 births per woman | -0.82% |
| 1968 | 6.463 births per woman | -0.71% |
| 1967 | 6.509 births per woman | -0.03% |
| 1966 | 6.511 births per woman | -0.20% |
| 1965 | 6.524 births per woman | -0.67% |
| 1964 | 6.568 births per woman | -0.83% |
| 1963 | 6.623 births per woman | -0.73% |
| 1962 | 6.672 births per woman | -0.85% |
| 1961 | 6.729 births per woman | -0.81% |
| 1960 | 6.784 births per woman | — |
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