Vanuatu Population

Population now

338,509

World: 173rd
Oceania: 7th

Male:	171,755	(50.64 %)
Female:	166,755	(49.36 %)

Births in 2024:	10,952
Deaths in 2024:	1,974

Life expectancy & Rates (2024)

Male:	69.57 years
Female:	72.99 years
Total:	71.20 years
Median Age:	20.47 years

Birth Rate:	27.34
Death Rate:	4.93
Growth Rate:	4.55 %
Fertility Rate:	3.57

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Birth & Death rate
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Median Age
Population structure (mid 2024)
Urbanization

Vanuatu Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	64k	33k	31k	1.07	2.05%	48.77	16.01	7.20	48.98	48.09	49.96	15.77	10.40%	5.22
1961	66k	34k	32k	1.06	2.10%	48.28	15.57	7.12	49.50	48.61	50.48	15.73	10.58%	5.39
1962	68k	35k	33k	1.06	2.15%	47.70	15.12	7.03	50.03	49.13	51.03	15.72	10.77%	5.56
1963	70k	36k	34k	1.05	2.21%	47.05	14.66	6.94	50.58	49.65	51.59	15.72	10.95%	5.73
1964	72k	37k	35k	1.05	2.26%	46.33	14.21	6.84	51.13	50.17	52.19	15.75	11.14%	5.91
1965	74k	38k	36k	1.06	2.31%	45.56	13.76	6.73	51.69	50.69	52.80	15.80	11.33%	6.09
1966	76k	39k	37k	1.07	2.36%	44.77	13.33	6.63	52.26	51.23	53.41	15.88	11.52%	6.26
1967	79k	41k	38k	1.08	2.40%	44.00	12.94	6.53	52.82	51.77	54.02	15.98	11.72%	6.43
1968	81k	42k	38k	1.1	2.44%	43.28	12.58	6.43	53.37	52.32	54.61	16.08	11.92%	6.61
1969	83k	44k	39k	1.11	2.48%	42.61	12.25	6.35	53.92	52.87	55.19	16.19	12.12%	6.80
1970	85k	45k	40k	1.12	2.52%	42.04	11.96	6.27	54.45	53.43	55.74	16.29	12.33%	7.00
1971	88k	47k	41k	1.13	2.56%	41.55	11.68	6.20	54.98	53.99	56.29	16.28	12.53%	7.21
1972	91k	48k	43k	1.13	2.61%	41.14	11.41	6.13	55.51	54.55	56.83	16.28	12.74%	7.44
1973	94k	50k	44k	1.13	2.67%	40.81	11.13	6.07	56.04	55.10	57.38	16.29	12.96%	7.68
1974	97k	51k	45k	1.13	2.74%	40.52	10.84	6.00	56.58	55.63	57.94	16.30	13.18%	7.93
1975	100k	53k	47k	1.13	2.82%	40.28	10.55	5.93	57.13	56.17	58.50	16.33	13.40%	8.19
1976	103k	55k	48k	1.13	2.91%	40.06	10.24	5.86	57.68	56.70	59.08	16.34	13.62%	8.44
1977	106k	56k	50k	1.13	3.01%	39.84	9.93	5.79	58.25	57.24	59.67	16.37	13.85%	8.71
1978	109k	58k	51k	1.12	3.11%	39.62	9.63	5.72	58.82	57.78	60.25	16.40	14.07%	8.97
1979	113k	60k	53k	1.12	3.22%	39.39	9.33	5.65	59.39	58.34	60.83	16.44	14.37%	9.22
1980	116k	61k	55k	1.12	3.32%	39.12	9.05	5.58	59.96	58.90	61.41	16.47	14.74%	9.48
1981	119k	62k	56k	1.11	3.42%	38.83	8.79	5.50	60.53	59.46	61.97	16.58	15.12%	9.72
1982	121k	64k	58k	1.11	3.51%	38.51	8.54	5.43	61.09	60.02	62.52	16.66	15.51%	9.95
1983	124k	65k	59k	1.1	3.60%	38.18	8.30	5.36	61.63	60.58	63.04	16.71	15.91%	10.18
1984	127k	66k	61k	1.09	3.68%	37.84	8.08	5.28	62.16	61.12	63.54	16.74	16.31%	10.41
1985	130k	68k	62k	1.09	3.76%	37.51	7.88	5.21	62.66	61.64	64.00	16.75	16.72%	10.65
1986	133k	69k	64k	1.08	3.83%	37.19	7.70	5.14	63.13	62.13	64.44	16.86	17.14%	10.90
1987	136k	70k	66k	1.07	3.90%	36.88	7.53	5.08	63.57	62.60	64.84	16.95	17.57%	11.15
1988	139k	72k	67k	1.07	3.96%	36.60	7.38	5.02	63.99	63.04	65.21	17.02	18.01%	11.42
1989	143k	74k	69k	1.06	4.02%	36.34	7.24	4.97	64.37	63.44	65.55	17.05	18.44%	11.71
1990	147k	75k	71k	1.06	4.07%	36.08	7.12	4.93	64.72	63.81	65.88	17.06	18.72%	12.01
1991	151k	77k	73k	1.06	4.11%	35.83	7.01	4.88	65.05	64.14	66.19	17.16	19.00%	12.35
1992	155k	80k	75k	1.06	4.15%	35.56	6.91	4.84	65.35	64.45	66.48	17.24	19.29%	12.72
1993	160k	82k	78k	1.05	4.17%	35.26	6.82	4.80	65.63	64.72	66.78	17.32	19.57%	13.09
1994	164k	84k	80k	1.05	4.19%	34.95	6.73	4.75	65.90	64.97	67.06	17.39	19.87%	13.45
1995	168k	86k	82k	1.05	4.21%	34.63	6.65	4.71	66.16	65.20	67.35	17.49	20.16%	13.78
1996	172k	88k	84k	1.05	4.23%	34.32	6.56	4.66	66.41	65.42	67.64	17.54	20.46%	14.08
1997	175k	90k	85k	1.05	4.27%	34.03	6.46	4.62	66.66	65.62	67.92	17.60	20.77%	14.34
1998	178k	91k	87k	1.05	4.32%	33.77	6.35	4.57	66.90	65.83	68.20	17.67	21.07%	14.59
1999	181k	93k	88k	1.05	4.38%	33.56	6.24	4.53	67.13	66.02	68.47	17.75	21.38%	14.86
2000	185k	95k	90k	1.05	4.45%	33.38	6.12	4.49	67.36	66.22	68.73	17.84	21.67%	15.16
2001	189k	97k	92k	1.05	4.54%	33.25	6.00	4.45	67.58	66.40	68.98	18.00	21.95%	15.51
2002	194k	99k	95k	1.05	4.63%	33.14	5.89	4.42	67.79	66.58	69.23	18.21	22.24%	15.90
2003	199k	102k	97k	1.04	4.72%	33.05	5.78	4.38	67.99	66.74	69.46	18.42	22.52%	16.31
2004	204k	104k	100k	1.04	4.79%	32.97	5.69	4.34	68.18	66.89	69.68	18.63	22.81%	16.73
2005	209k	107k	103k	1.04	4.85%	32.89	5.62	4.30	68.35	67.02	69.88	18.81	23.10%	17.15
2006	214k	109k	105k	1.04	4.89%	32.80	5.57	4.26	68.52	67.15	70.08	19.10	23.39%	17.57
2007	219k	112k	108k	1.04	4.90%	32.70	5.54	4.22	68.67	67.27	70.26	19.37	23.69%	17.99
2008	225k	114k	110k	1.03	4.89%	32.58	5.53	4.18	68.82	67.39	70.44	19.64	23.99%	18.42
2009	230k	117k	113k	1.03	4.88%	32.44	5.52	4.14	68.97	67.51	70.61	19.93	24.29%	18.87
2010	236k	120k	116k	1.03	4.83%	32.26	5.53	4.10	69.12	67.63	70.77	20.20	24.46%	19.36
2011	243k	123k	120k	1.03	4.80%	32.05	5.53	4.06	69.27	67.77	70.93	20.03	24.56%	19.89
2012	250k	127k	123k	1.03	4.75%	31.79	5.53	4.02	69.42	67.91	71.08	19.93	24.66%	20.45
2013	257k	130k	126k	1.03	4.72%	31.50	5.51	3.98	69.57	68.06	71.23	19.87	24.76%	21.04
2014	264k	134k	130k	1.03	4.68%	31.17	5.49	3.94	69.72	68.22	71.37	19.82	24.86%	21.63
2015	271k	138k	134k	1.03	4.65%	30.81	5.45	3.90	69.87	68.38	71.52	19.75	24.96%	22.22
2016	278k	141k	137k	1.03	4.63%	30.42	5.40	3.86	70.02	68.54	71.67	19.88	25.06%	22.81
2017	285k	145k	141k	1.03	4.63%	30.02	5.33	3.82	70.17	68.70	71.83	19.94	25.16%	23.40
2018	293k	148k	144k	1.03	4.62%	29.60	5.27	3.78	70.32	68.85	71.99	19.96	25.27%	23.99
2019	300k	152k	148k	1.03	4.61%	29.18	5.20	3.74	70.47	68.99	72.15	20.01	25.39%	24.58
2020	307k	156k	151k	1.03	4.61%	28.76	5.13	3.71	70.62	69.11	72.32	20.11	25.53%	25.18
2021	314k	159k	155k	1.03	4.61%	28.76	5.13	3.71	70.62	69.11	72.32	20.16	25.67%	25.78
2022	322k	163k	159k	1.03	4.61%	28.76	5.13	3.71	70.62	69.11	72.32	20.48	25.82%	26.39
2023	329k	167k	162k	1.03	4.56%	27.69	4.98	3.60	71.05	69.46	72.82	20.20	25.98%	26.97
2024	337k	171k	166k	1.03	4.55%	27.34	4.93	3.57	71.20	69.57	72.99	20.47	26.15%	27.62

Vanuatu Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2025	344k	174k	170k	1.02	4.53%	26.98	4.88	3.53	71.34	69.69	73.16	20.55	26.33%	28.20
2026	352k	178k	174k	1.02	4.49%	26.74	4.87	3.50	71.47	69.80	73.31	20.77	26.52%	28.85
2027	360k	182k	178k	1.02	4.45%	26.49	4.86	3.47	71.61	69.91	73.47	21.12	26.72%	29.51
2028	368k	186k	182k	1.02	4.40%	26.25	4.86	3.43	71.74	70.01	73.62	21.43	26.94%	30.16
2029	375k	190k	186k	1.02	4.36%	26.00	4.85	3.40	71.88	70.12	73.78	21.57	27.16%	30.74
2030	383k	194k	190k	1.02	4.32%	25.76	4.84	3.37	72.01	70.23	73.93	21.50	27.40%	31.39
2031	391k	198k	194k	1.02	4.26%	25.57	4.86	3.34	72.14	70.33	74.08	21.91	27.64%	32.05
2032	400k	202k	198k	1.02	4.19%	25.37	4.89	3.31	72.27	70.44	74.22	22.03	27.90%	32.79
2033	408k	206k	202k	1.02	4.13%	25.18	4.91	3.29	72.39	70.54	74.37	22.42	28.17%	33.44
2034	416k	210k	206k	1.02	4.06%	24.98	4.94	3.26	72.52	70.65	74.51	22.68	28.45%	34.10
2035	425k	214k	210k	1.02	4.00%	24.79	4.96	3.23	72.65	70.75	74.66	22.65	28.75%	34.84
2036	433k	219k	214k	1.02	3.93%	24.59	4.99	3.21	72.78	70.85	74.80	22.91	29.05%	35.49
2037	442k	223k	219k	1.02	3.85%	24.39	5.03	3.18	72.90	70.96	74.94	23.23	29.37%	36.23
2038	450k	227k	223k	1.02	3.78%	24.20	5.06	3.16	73.03	71.06	75.09	23.27	29.70%	36.89
2039	459k	231k	227k	1.02	3.71%	24.00	5.10	3.13	73.15	71.17	75.23	23.57	30.04%	37.62
2040	468k	236k	232k	1.02	3.64%	23.80	5.13	3.11	73.28	71.27	75.37	23.76	30.39%	38.36
2041	476k	240k	236k	1.02	3.56%	23.60	5.17	3.09	73.40	71.38	75.50	23.77	30.76%	39.02
2042	485k	245k	241k	1.02	3.49%	23.39	5.21	3.06	73.52	71.49	75.63	23.94	31.14%	39.75
2043	494k	249k	245k	1.02	3.43%	23.19	5.24	3.04	73.65	71.59	75.77	24.24	31.53%	40.49
2044	503k	253k	249k	1.02	3.35%	22.98	5.28	3.01	73.77	71.70	75.90	24.55	31.93%	41.23
2045	512k	258k	254k	1.02	3.28%	22.78	5.32	2.99	73.89	71.81	76.03	24.61	32.32%	41.97
2046	521k	262k	258k	1.02	3.21%	22.57	5.36	2.97	74.01	71.92	76.16	24.76	32.72%	42.70
2047	530k	267k	263k	1.02	3.14%	22.36	5.40	2.95	74.13	72.03	76.29	24.93	33.13%	43.44
2048	539k	271k	267k	1.01	3.07%	22.16	5.44	2.93	74.26	72.14	76.42	25.22	33.53%	44.18
2049	548k	276k	272k	1.01	3.01%	21.95	5.48	2.91	74.38	72.25	76.55	25.28	33.94%	44.92
2050	557k	280k	276k	1.01	2.94%	21.74	5.52	2.89	74.50	72.36	76.68	25.45	34.35%	45.66

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