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Population — Vanuatu

Population in Vanuatu in 2025 — 335,169 people. Ranked 177 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 420.2%.

2025 335,169 people +2.26% vs 2024
World rank 177of 217
Period maximum 335,169 people2025
Period minimum 64,431 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population — Vanuatu, 1960–20250100,000200,000300,000400,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 64,431 people1962: 68,174 people1964: 72,219 people1966: 76,590 people1968: 81,314 people1970: 86,266 people1972: 91,562 people1974: 97,260 people1976: 103,388 people1978: 109,963 people1980: 115,660 people1982: 121,035 people1984: 127,109 people1986: 133,720 people1988: 140,756 people1990: 148,063 people1992: 155,608 people1994: 163,314 people1996: 170,911 people1998: 178,313 people2000: 186,281 people2002: 195,863 people2004: 205,711 people2006: 215,923 people2008: 226,896 people2010: 238,248 people2012: 248,883 people2014: 260,240 people2016: 272,087 people2018: 285,259 people2020: 298,858 people2022: 313,046 people2024: 327,777 people2025: 335,169 people
Change over the period: +270,738 (+420.2%) Average annual rate: 2.57 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Vanuatu 335,169 people
World 8.22B people
East Asia & Pacific 2.39B people
Melanesia computed 13.17M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 3.29B people
Population — Vanuatu, by year Vanuatu All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 335,169 +7,392 +2.26%
2024 327,777 +7,368 +2.3%
2023 320,409 +7,363 +2.35%
2022 313,046 +7,178 +2.35%
2021 305,868 +7,010 +2.35%
2020 298,858 +6,873 +2.35%
2019 291,985 +6,726 +2.36%
2018 285,259 +6,752 +2.42%
2017 278,507 +6,420 +2.36%
2016 272,087 +5,986 +2.25%
2015 266,101 +5,861 +2.25%
2014 260,240 +5,758 +2.26%
2013 254,482 +5,599 +2.25%
2012 248,883 +5,409 +2.22%
2011 243,474 +5,226 +2.19%
2010 238,248 +5,517 +2.37%
2009 232,731 +5,835 +2.57%
2008 226,896 +5,620 +2.54%
2007 221,276 +5,353 +2.48%
2006 215,923 +5,163 +2.45%
2005 210,760 +5,049 +2.45%
2004 205,711 +4,965 +2.47%
2003 200,746 +4,883 +2.49%
2002 195,863 +4,832 +2.53%
2001 191,031 +4,750 +2.55%
2000 186,281 +4,233 +2.33%
1999 182,048 +3,735 +2.09%
1998 178,313 +3,687 +2.11%
1997 174,626 +3,715 +2.17%
1996 170,911 +3,774 +2.26%
1995 167,137 +3,823 +2.34%
1994 163,314 +3,851 +2.41%
1993 159,463 +3,855 +2.48%
1992 155,608 +3,815 +2.51%
1991 151,793 +3,730 +2.52%
1990 148,063 +3,670 +2.54%
1989 144,393 +3,637 +2.58%
1988 140,756 +3,569 +2.6%
1987 137,187 +3,467 +2.59%
1986 133,720 +3,364 +2.58%
1985 130,356 +3,247 +2.55%
1984 127,109 +3,111 +2.51%
1983 123,998 +2,963 +2.45%
1982 121,035 +2,786 +2.36%
1981 118,249 +2,589 +2.24%
1980 115,660 +2,620 +2.32%
1979 113,040 +3,077 +2.8%
1978 109,963 +3,345 +3.14%
1977 106,618 +3,230 +3.12%
1976 103,388 +3,119 +3.11%
1975 100,269 +3,009 +3.09%
1974 97,260 +2,898 +3.07%
1973 94,362 +2,800 +3.06%
1972 91,562 +2,700 +3.04%
1971 88,862 +2,596 +3.01%
1970 86,266 +2,511 +3%
1969 83,755 +2,441 +3%
1968 81,314 +2,393 +3.03%
1967 78,921 +2,331 +3.04%
1966 76,590 +2,232 +3%
1965 74,358 +2,139 +2.96%
1964 72,219 +2,060 +2.94%
1963 70,159 +1,985 +2.91%
1962 68,174 +1,910 +2.88%
1961 66,264 +1,833 +2.84%
1960 64,431

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About the indicator

Total population counts all residents of a country regardless of legal status or citizenship, as of mid-year. The series follows the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN: national censuses and population registers are harmonized to a single de facto definition of population, so the figures may diverge from the official data of countries that count resident population instead.

Important: Values for the years after the latest census are estimates; for countries with heavy migration the gap with national statistics can reach several percent.

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