Population growth — all countries

Population growth — Vanuatu

Population growth in Vanuatu in 2025 — 2.23%. Ranked 36 in the world out of 217. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.58 pp.

2025 2.23% −0.04 pp vs 2024
World rank 36of 217
Period maximum 3.09%1978
Period minimum 2.07%1999

Trend over time

1961–2025 · % per year

Population growth — Vanuatu, 1961–202522.533.519611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 2.81%1963: 2.87%1965: 2.92%1967: 3%1969: 2.96%1971: 2.96%1973: 3.01%1975: 3.05%1977: 3.08%1979: 2.76%1981: 2.21%1983: 2.42%1985: 2.52%1987: 2.56%1989: 2.55%1991: 2.49%1993: 2.45%1995: 2.31%1997: 2.15%1999: 2.07%2001: 2.52%2003: 2.46%2005: 2.42%2007: 2.45%2009: 2.54%2011: 2.17%2013: 2.22%2015: 2.23%2017: 2.33%2019: 2.33%2021: 2.32%2023: 2.32%2025: 2.23%
Change over the period: −0.58 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Vanuatu

Vanuatu 2.23%
World 0.91%
Melanesia computed 1.69%
Population growth — Vanuatu, by year Vanuatu All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 2.23 −0.04 pp
2024 2.27 −0.05 pp
2023 2.32 +0.01 pp
2022 2.32 +0 pp
2021 2.32 −0.01 pp
2020 2.33 −0 pp
2019 2.33 −0.06 pp
2018 2.4 +0.06 pp
2017 2.33 +0.11 pp
2016 2.22 −0 pp
2015 2.23 −0.01 pp
2014 2.24 +0.01 pp
2013 2.22 +0.03 pp
2012 2.2 +0.03 pp
2011 2.17 −0.17 pp
2010 2.34 −0.2 pp
2009 2.54 +0.03 pp
2008 2.51 +0.06 pp
2007 2.45 +0.03 pp
2006 2.42 −0 pp
2005 2.42 −0.02 pp
2004 2.44 −0.02 pp
2003 2.46 −0.04 pp
2002 2.5 −0.02 pp
2001 2.52 +0.22 pp
2000 2.3 +0.23 pp
1999 2.07 −0.02 pp
1998 2.09 −0.06 pp
1997 2.15 −0.08 pp
1996 2.23 −0.08 pp
1995 2.31 −0.07 pp
1994 2.39 −0.06 pp
1993 2.45 −0.04 pp
1992 2.48 −0.01 pp
1991 2.49 −0.02 pp
1990 2.51 −0.04 pp
1989 2.55 −0.02 pp
1988 2.57 +0.01 pp
1987 2.56 +0.01 pp
1986 2.55 +0.03 pp
1985 2.52 +0.04 pp
1984 2.48 +0.06 pp
1983 2.42 +0.09 pp
1982 2.33 +0.11 pp
1981 2.21 −0.08 pp
1980 2.29 −0.47 pp
1979 2.76 −0.33 pp
1978 3.09 +0.01 pp
1977 3.08 +0.01 pp
1976 3.06 +0.02 pp
1975 3.05 +0.02 pp
1974 3.02 +0.01 pp
1973 3.01 +0.02 pp
1972 2.99 +0.03 pp
1971 2.96 +0.01 pp
1970 2.95 −0 pp
1969 2.96 −0.03 pp
1968 2.99 −0.01 pp
1967 3 +0.04 pp
1966 2.96 +0.04 pp
1965 2.92 +0.02 pp
1964 2.89 +0.02 pp
1963 2.87 +0.03 pp
1962 2.84 +0.04 pp
1961 2.81

Melanesia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The annual population growth rate is the change in population size over a year as a percent of the previous year. It takes in both natural increase (births minus deaths) and net migration. Negative values mean the population is shrinking; at 1% a year population doubles in about 70 years, at 2% in about 35.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.