Demographics & population — Vanuatu
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Demographics & population at a glance
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators. Key figure for Vanuatu: 298,333
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Population overview
- Population
298,333
- Population Growth Rate
2.06%
- Urban Population
24.900000
- Population in Major Urban Areas
PORT-VILA (capital) 47,000
Age & family
- Age Structure
36.110000
- Median Age
20.800000
- Birth Rate - births/1,000 population
26
- Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population
4.2
- Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman
3.47
- Contraceptive Prevalance Rate - female 12-49
38.4%
- Contraceptive Prevalence Rate - female 12-49
38.4%
- Sex Ratio at Birth - male/female
1.050000
Migration
- Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population
-1.53
Ethnicity & language
- Ethnic Groups
indigenous Melanesian 98%, French, Vietnamese, Chinese, other Pacific Islanders
- Nationality Noun
Ni-Vanuatu (singular and plural)
Education
- Literacy - total population
74%
- Literacy Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
- Education Expenditures - percent of GDP
5%
- Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary)
11.000000
Health & living conditions
- Life Expectancy at Birth
72.380000
- Infant Mortality Rate
17.150000
- Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births
17.150000
- Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births
110
- Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population
.12
- Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population
1.7
- Health Expenditures - percent of GDP
4.1%
- Obesity - adult prevalence rate
27.5%
- Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved
97.800000
- Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved
65.100000
- Underweight - percent of children under five years
11.7%