Tuvalu vs Vanuatu Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Tuvalu vs Vanuatu

Table

Year	Median age
	Tuvalu	Vanuatu
1960	23.1	17.7
1961	23.1	17.6
1962	23	17.5
1963	22.6	17.4
1964	21	17.3
1965	19.3	17.2
1966	18.5	17.1
1967	18.1	17.1
1968	17.9	17
1969	18	17
1970	18.2	17
1971	18.6	17
1972	19	17
1973	19.4	17
1974	19.7	17.1
1975	19.8	17.1
1976	19.9	17.1
1977	20.2	17.2
1978	20.5	17.3
1979	20.9	17.5
1980	21	17.6
1981	21.4	17.7
1982	21.9	17.7
1983	22.5	17.7
1984	23.2	17.7
1985	23.6	17.7
1986	23.8	17.8
1987	24	17.8
1988	24.2	17.8
1989	24.5	17.8
1990	24.7	17.8
1991	24.9	17.9
1992	25	17.8
1993	25	17.7
1994	25.1	17.7
1995	25	17.8
1996	24.9	18
1997	24.6	18
1998	24.4	18
1999	24.1	18
2000	23.9	18.2
2001	23.7	18.5
2002	23.5	18.7
2003	23.5	18.9
2004	23.5	19.2
2005	23.6	19.4
2006	23.6	19.6
2007	23.7	19.9
2008	23.8	20.1
2009	23.9	20.3
2010	24	20.5
2011	24.1	20.6
2012	24.2	20.8
2013	24.3	20.9
2014	24.5	21
2015	24.7	21.1
2016	24.9	21.1
2017	25.2	21.2
2018	25.3	21.2
2019	25.3	21.2
2020	25.3	21.2
2021	25.3	21.2
2022	25.3	21.2
2023	25.3	21.2
2024	25.3	21.3
2025	25.2	21.3
2026	25.2	21.4
2027	25.1	21.5
2028	25	21.6
2029	24.9	21.7
2030	24.8	21.9
2031	24.9	22.1
2032	24.9	22.3
2033	25	22.5
2034	25.1	22.8
2035	25.3	23
2036	25.5	23.2
2037	25.6	23.5
2038	25.9	23.7
2039	26.1	23.9
2040	26.4	24.2
2041	26.6	24.4
2042	26.9	24.6
2043	27.2	24.8
2044	27.5	25
2045	27.8	25.3
2046	28	25.5
2047	28.3	25.7
2048	28.5	25.9
2049	28.7	26.1
2050	28.9	26.2

In 1960, the median age in Tuvalu was 23.1 years compared to 17.7 years in Vanuatu. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 25.3 years in Tuvalu and to 21.3 years in Vanuatu.

According to United Nations projections, the median age in Tuvalu is expected to increased to around 28.9 years by 2050 compared to 26.2 years in Vanuatu. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Tuvalu		Vanuatu
	Male	Female	Male	Female
0-4	5.82%	5.19%	6.95%	6.51%
5-9	6.06%	5.51%	6.73%	6.34%
10-14	5.48%	4.89%	6.06%	5.72%
15-19	4.7%	4.16%	4.97%	4.71%
20-24	4%	3.77%	3.99%	3.98%
25-29	3.98%	3.66%	3.6%	3.92%
30-34	3.65%	3.16%	3.57%	3.91%
35-39	2.99%	2.66%	3.18%	3.39%
40-44	2.36%	1.97%	2.59%	2.72%
45-49	2.34%	2.09%	1.99%	1.7%
50-54	2.72%	2.26%	2.05%	1.75%
55-59	2.66%	2.82%	1.53%	1.43%
60-64	1.82%	2.59%	1.17%	1.26%
65-69	1.18%	1.72%	0.84%	1%
70-74	0.6%	0.98%	0.59%	0.64%
75-79	0.47%	0.72%	0.37%	0.31%
80+	0.34%	0.67%	0.31%	0.23%

The chart above is a variation of a population pyramid and represents a comparison of age and gender structure. Tuvalu has average demographic potential with 64% of people in the 0-34 age group compared to 71% and similar potential in Vanuatu.

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Tuvalu			Vanuatu
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	81.8%	74.4%	7.32%	93.6%	86.3%	7.35%
1961	85.7%	78.2%	7.48%	94%	87%	7.06%
1962	89.1%	81.5%	7.58%	94.3%	87.5%	6.78%
1963	91.9%	84.2%	7.66%	94.4%	87.9%	6.5%
1964	92.8%	85.1%	7.73%	94.5%	88.2%	6.23%
1965	92.2%	84.4%	7.8%	94.6%	88.6%	5.98%
1966	92.5%	84.5%	7.99%	94.7%	89%	5.76%
1967	93.4%	85.3%	8.15%	94.8%	89.2%	5.58%
1968	94.2%	86%	8.29%	95.2%	89.5%	5.71%
1969	93.2%	84.9%	8.3%	95.6%	89.6%	6.03%
1970	90.5%	82.3%	8.26%	95.7%	89.5%	6.2%
1971	87.8%	79.5%	8.33%	95.6%	89.3%	6.24%
1972	84.7%	76.4%	8.34%	95.2%	89%	6.17%
1973	81%	72.7%	8.3%	94.7%	88.6%	6.02%
1974	78.3%	70.2%	8.13%	94%	88.2%	5.82%
1975	76.5%	68.6%	7.86%	93.2%	87.6%	5.6%
1976	73.7%	66.2%	7.5%	92.5%	87.1%	5.38%
1977	70%	62.8%	7.12%	91.7%	86.5%	5.2%
1978	65.8%	58.9%	6.84%	91%	85.9%	5.07%
1979	62.8%	56.2%	6.64%	93.5%	86%	7.47%
1980	61.5%	54.9%	6.59%	95.8%	86.1%	9.69%
1981	60.1%	53.5%	6.61%	94.8%	85.5%	9.24%
1982	58.7%	52%	6.7%	94.3%	85.4%	8.88%
1983	57.5%	50.6%	6.88%	94%	85.4%	8.56%
1984	56.7%	49.5%	7.13%	93.7%	85.4%	8.28%
1985	57.4%	49.9%	7.44%	93.4%	85.4%	8.03%
1986	59.2%	51.4%	7.79%	93.1%	85.3%	7.81%
1987	61.1%	53%	8.09%	92.6%	85%	7.6%
1988	63.1%	54.6%	8.44%	92%	84.6%	7.41%
1989	65%	56.2%	8.83%	91.4%	84.2%	7.24%
1990	66.8%	57.6%	9.2%	90.8%	83.7%	7.03%
1991	68.5%	58.9%	9.54%	90.2%	83.4%	6.77%
1992	70.1%	60.3%	9.82%	90.7%	84.1%	6.56%
1993	71.7%	61.6%	10.1%	93%	86.5%	6.43%
1994	72.7%	62.3%	10.4%	94%	87.7%	6.26%
1995	73.3%	62.7%	10.6%	92.9%	86.9%	6.04%
1996	73.8%	63.1%	10.8%	91.6%	85.8%	5.83%
1997	74%	63.2%	10.8%	89.9%	84.3%	5.63%
1998	73.8%	63%	10.8%	88.1%	82.7%	5.44%
1999	73.4%	62.8%	10.6%	86.2%	81%	5.26%
2000	73.1%	62.8%	10.3%	84.3%	79.2%	5.15%
2001	72.7%	62.6%	10%	82.4%	77.3%	5.1%
2002	72.2%	62.4%	9.74%	80.6%	75.5%	5.06%
2003	71.3%	61.7%	9.59%	78.8%	73.8%	5.04%
2004	70%	60.4%	9.65%	77.1%	72.1%	5.04%
2005	68.7%	59%	9.7%	75.5%	70.5%	5.06%
2006	67.3%	57.6%	9.63%	74.1%	69%	5.09%
2007	65.8%	56.3%	9.52%	72.8%	67.7%	5.14%
2008	64.3%	55%	9.31%	71.8%	66.6%	5.2%
2009	63%	53.9%	9.04%	71.1%	65.8%	5.31%
2010	61.9%	53.1%	8.78%	70.8%	65.3%	5.48%
2011	61.2%	52.6%	8.6%	70.8%	65.2%	5.67%
2012	60.9%	52.4%	8.57%	71.2%	65.3%	5.87%
2013	60.6%	52%	8.63%	71.7%	65.7%	6.07%
2014	60.1%	51.4%	8.66%	72.5%	66.2%	6.28%
2015	59.6%	51%	8.65%	73.2%	66.7%	6.47%
2016	59.2%	50.6%	8.6%	73.9%	67.3%	6.65%
2017	58.8%	50.2%	8.59%	74.6%	67.8%	6.79%
2018	59%	50.2%	8.73%	75.1%	68.2%	6.89%
2019	59.5%	50.5%	8.96%	75.5%	68.4%	7.03%
2020	59.7%	50.6%	9.15%	75.6%	68.5%	7.13%
2021	59.8%	50.6%	9.2%	75.6%	68.4%	7.19%
2022	61%	51.5%	9.47%	75.4%	68.1%	7.28%
2023	63.6%	53.3%	10.3%	74.9%	67.5%	7.38%
2024	65.6%	54.6%	11%	74.2%	66.8%	7.49%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64.

Age dependency in Tuvalu decreased from 70% to 65.6% between 2004 and 2024.

In Vanuatu, the ratio of dependent people decreased from 77.1% to 74.2% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of young people and an increased proportion of people aged 65+.

Working age demographic

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Tuvalu	Vanuatu
1960	55%	51.6%
1961	53.9%	51.5%
1962	52.9%	51.5%
1963	52.1%	51.4%
1964	51.9%	51.4%
1965	52%	51.4%
1966	52%	51.4%
1967	51.7%	51.3%
1968	51.5%	51.2%
1969	51.8%	51.1%
1970	52.5%	51.1%
1971	53.2%	51.1%
1972	54.1%	51.2%
1973	55.3%	51.4%
1974	56.1%	51.5%
1975	56.7%	51.7%
1976	57.6%	52%
1977	58.8%	52.2%
1978	60.3%	52.4%
1979	61.4%	51.7%
1980	61.9%	51.1%
1981	62.4%	51.3%
1982	63%	51.5%
1983	63.5%	51.5%
1984	63.8%	51.6%
1985	63.5%	51.7%
1986	62.8%	51.8%
1987	62.1%	51.9%
1988	61.3%	52.1%
1989	60.6%	52.2%
1990	59.9%	52.4%
1991	59.4%	52.6%
1992	58.8%	52.4%
1993	58.2%	51.8%
1994	57.9%	51.5%
1995	57.7%	51.8%
1996	57.5%	52.2%
1997	57.5%	52.6%
1998	57.5%	53.2%
1999	57.7%	53.7%
2000	57.8%	54.3%
2001	57.9%	54.8%
2002	58.1%	55.4%
2003	58.4%	55.9%
2004	58.8%	56.5%
2005	59.3%	57%
2006	59.8%	57.4%
2007	60.3%	57.9%
2008	60.9%	58.2%
2009	61.4%	58.4%
2010	61.8%	58.6%
2011	62%	58.5%
2012	62.1%	58.4%
2013	62.2%	58.2%
2014	62.5%	58%
2015	62.7%	57.7%
2016	62.8%	57.5%
2017	63%	57.3%
2018	62.9%	57.1%
2019	62.7%	57%
2020	62.6%	56.9%
2021	62.6%	56.9%
2022	62.1%	57%
2023	61.1%	57.2%
2024	60.4%	57.4%
2025	59.9%	57.7%
2026	59.5%	58%
2027	59.4%	58.3%
2028	59.5%	58.6%
2029	59.7%	59%
2030	59.9%	59.4%
2031	60.1%	59.7%
2032	60.4%	60.1%
2033	60.7%	60.4%
2034	60.9%	60.7%
2035	61.2%	61%
2036	61.4%	61.2%
2037	61.7%	61.3%
2038	62.1%	61.5%
2039	62.4%	61.5%
2040	62.5%	61.6%
2041	62.6%	61.7%
2042	62.7%	61.8%
2043	62.9%	62.1%
2044	62.9%	62.3%
2045	63%	62.4%
2046	63.1%	62.4%
2047	63.2%	62.4%
2048	63.3%	62.5%
2049	63.4%	62.5%
2050	63.5%	62.5%

Between 2004 and 2024, the share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 changed from 58.8% to 60.4% in Tuvalu and from 56.5% to 57.4% in Vanuatu.

Share of young demographic (0-14 years old)

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Tuvalu	Vanuatu
1960	41%	44.6%
1961	42.1%	44.8%
1962	43.1%	45.1%
1963	43.9%	45.2%
1964	44.1%	45.4%
1965	43.9%	45.5%
1966	43.9%	45.7%
1967	44.1%	45.8%
1968	44.3%	45.8%
1969	43.9%	45.8%
1970	43.2%	45.7%
1971	42.3%	45.7%
1972	41.3%	45.6%
1973	40.2%	45.5%
1974	39.4%	45.5%
1975	38.9%	45.4%
1976	38.1%	45.2%
1977	37%	45.1%
1978	35.5%	45%
1979	34.5%	44.5%
1980	34%	44%
1981	33.4%	43.9%
1982	32.8%	44%
1983	32.1%	44%
1984	31.6%	44.1%
1985	31.7%	44.2%
1986	32.3%	44.2%
1987	32.9%	44.1%
1988	33.5%	44.1%
1989	34.1%	44%
1990	34.5%	43.9%
1991	35%	43.9%
1992	35.4%	44.1%
1993	35.9%	44.8%
1994	36.1%	45.2%
1995	36.2%	45%
1996	36.3%	44.8%
1997	36.3%	44.4%
1998	36.3%	44%
1999	36.2%	43.5%
2000	36.3%	42.9%
2001	36.3%	42.4%
2002	36.3%	41.8%
2003	36%	41.3%
2004	35.5%	40.7%
2005	35%	40.2%
2006	34.5%	39.6%
2007	34%	39.2%
2008	33.5%	38.8%
2009	33.1%	38.5%
2010	32.8%	38.2%
2011	32.6%	38.1%
2012	32.5%	38.2%
2013	32.4%	38.2%
2014	32.1%	38.4%
2015	31.9%	38.5%
2016	31.8%	38.7%
2017	31.6%	38.8%
2018	31.6%	38.9%
2019	31.7%	39%
2020	31.7%	39%
2021	31.6%	39%
2022	32%	38.8%
2023	32.6%	38.6%
2024	32.9%	38.3%
2025	33%	38%
2026	32.9%	37.6%
2027	32.7%	37.1%
2028	32.3%	36.7%
2029	31.8%	36.2%
2030	31.2%	35.8%
2031	30.6%	35.3%
2032	29.9%	34.9%
2033	29.3%	34.5%
2034	28.7%	34.1%
2035	28.2%	33.7%
2036	27.8%	33.4%
2037	27.5%	33.2%
2038	27.1%	32.9%
2039	26.9%	32.7%
2040	26.9%	32.5%
2041	26.9%	32.3%
2042	26.9%	32.2%
2043	27%	32%
2044	27.1%	31.8%
2045	27.3%	31.6%
2046	27.4%	31.5%
2047	27.6%	31.3%
2048	27.7%	31.1%
2049	27.8%	30.9%
2050	27.8%	30.6%

The share of young people aged below 15 is 32.9% in Tuvalu and 38.3% in Vanuatu. Birth rates in Tuvalu compared to Vanuatu .

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Tuvalu	Vanuatu
1960	4.03%	3.79%
1961	4.03%	3.64%
1962	4.01%	3.49%
1963	3.99%	3.34%
1964	4.01%	3.2%
1965	4.06%	3.07%
1966	4.15%	2.96%
1967	4.21%	2.87%
1968	4.27%	2.93%
1969	4.3%	3.08%
1970	4.34%	3.17%
1971	4.43%	3.19%
1972	4.51%	3.16%
1973	4.58%	3.09%
1974	4.56%	3%
1975	4.46%	2.9%
1976	4.32%	2.8%
1977	4.19%	2.71%
1978	4.12%	2.66%
1979	4.08%	3.86%
1980	4.08%	4.95%
1981	4.13%	4.75%
1982	4.22%	4.57%
1983	4.37%	4.41%
1984	4.55%	4.28%
1985	4.73%	4.15%
1986	4.89%	4.05%
1987	5.02%	3.95%
1988	5.18%	3.86%
1989	5.35%	3.78%
1990	5.51%	3.68%
1991	5.66%	3.56%
1992	5.77%	3.44%
1993	5.88%	3.33%
1994	6.02%	3.23%
1995	6.13%	3.13%
1996	6.2%	3.04%
1997	6.23%	2.96%
1998	6.2%	2.89%
1999	6.1%	2.82%
2000	5.98%	2.79%
2001	5.82%	2.8%
2002	5.66%	2.8%
2003	5.6%	2.82%
2004	5.67%	2.85%
2005	5.75%	2.88%
2006	5.76%	2.93%
2007	5.74%	2.97%
2008	5.66%	3.03%
2009	5.54%	3.1%
2010	5.42%	3.21%
2011	5.33%	3.32%
2012	5.32%	3.43%
2013	5.37%	3.54%
2014	5.41%	3.64%
2015	5.42%	3.74%
2016	5.4%	3.83%
2017	5.41%	3.89%
2018	5.49%	3.94%
2019	5.62%	4.01%
2020	5.73%	4.06%
2021	5.76%	4.1%
2022	5.88%	4.15%
2023	6.28%	4.22%
2024	6.67%	4.3%
2025	7.1%	4.38%
2026	7.58%	4.47%
2027	7.91%	4.56%
2028	8.22%	4.65%
2029	8.54%	4.75%
2030	8.88%	4.85%
2031	9.3%	4.94%
2032	9.67%	5.02%
2033	10.1%	5.1%
2034	10.4%	5.18%
2035	10.6%	5.28%
2036	10.7%	5.39%
2037	10.7%	5.5%
2038	10.7%	5.63%
2039	10.7%	5.75%
2040	10.6%	5.87%
2041	10.5%	5.98%
2042	10.3%	6%
2043	10.1%	5.89%
2044	9.98%	5.87%
2045	9.73%	5.99%
2046	9.45%	6.12%
2047	9.25%	6.27%
2048	9.02%	6.44%
2049	8.82%	6.61%
2050	8.71%	6.81%

The share of older people aged 65 and over is 6.67% in Tuvalu and 4.3% in Vanuatu. Life expectancy in Tuvalu compared to Vanuatu .