Vanuatu—Youth Dependency Ratio (%)
Category: PeopleSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #34 of 217Updated May 2026
Latest Value
66.8%
2024
YoY Change
-1.2%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#34
of 217 countries
Maximum
79.2%
2000
Minimum
65.2%
2011
CAGR
-0.7%
25 years
Last
66.8%
Previous
67.5%
Highest
79.2%
Lowest
65.2%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Vanuatu's youth dependency ratio was 66.8% in 2024, ranking #34 out of 217 countries. This represents a -1.2% change from 2023. Over the past 25 years, the highest recorded value was 79.2% (2000) and the lowest was 65.2% (2011). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 66.8% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 67.5% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 68.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 68.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 68.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 68.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 68.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 67.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 67.3% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 66.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 66.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 65.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 65.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 65.2% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 65.3% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 65.8% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 66.6% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 67.7% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 69.0% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 70.5% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 72.1% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 73.8% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 75.5% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 77.3% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 79.2% |
Top Countries — Youth Dependency Ratio (%)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 100.3% | 2024 |
| 2 | Niger | 91.7% | 2024 |
| 3 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 91.7% | 2024 |
| 4 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 90.5% | 2024 |
| 5 | Mali | 89.6% | 2024 |
| 6 | Chad | 88.9% | 2024 |
| 7 | Burundi | 84.7% | 2024 |
| 8 | Mozambique | 84.3% | 2024 |
| 9 | Angola | 84.0% | 2024 |
| 10 | Uganda | 80.2% | 2024 |