Rural population in Vanuatu in 2025 — 260,353 people. Ranked 159 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 339.1%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Vanuatu
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 260,353 | +5,627 | +2.21% |
| 2024 | 254,726 | +5,657 | +2.27% |
| 2023 | 249,069 | +5,689 | +2.34% |
| 2022 | 243,380 | +5,568 | +2.34% |
| 2021 | 237,812 | +5,954 | +2.57% |
| 2020 | 231,858 | +8,497 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 223,361 | +7,343 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 216,018 | +6,482 | +3.09% |
| 2017 | 209,536 | +5,105 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 204,431 | +4,490 | +2.25% |
| 2015 | 199,941 | +4,384 | +2.24% |
| 2014 | 195,557 | +4,290 | +2.24% |
| 2013 | 191,267 | +4,153 | +2.22% |
| 2012 | 187,114 | +3,988 | +2.18% |
| 2011 | 183,126 | +3,827 | +2.13% |
| 2010 | 179,299 | +3,089 | +1.75% |
| 2009 | 176,210 | +3,606 | +2.09% |
| 2008 | 172,604 | +3,539 | +2.09% |
| 2007 | 169,065 | +3,428 | +2.07% |
| 2006 | 165,637 | +3,356 | +2.07% |
| 2005 | 162,281 | +3,326 | +2.09% |
| 2004 | 158,955 | +3,305 | +2.12% |
| 2003 | 155,650 | +3,271 | +2.15% |
| 2002 | 152,379 | +3,249 | +2.18% |
| 2001 | 149,130 | +3,192 | +2.19% |
| 2000 | 145,938 | +2,790 | +1.95% |
| 1999 | 143,148 | +2,421 | +1.72% |
| 1998 | 140,727 | +2,418 | +1.75% |
| 1997 | 138,309 | +2,467 | +1.82% |
| 1996 | 135,842 | +2,535 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 133,307 | +2,592 | +1.98% |
| 1994 | 130,715 | +2,628 | +2.05% |
| 1993 | 128,087 | +2,642 | +2.11% |
| 1992 | 125,445 | +2,617 | +2.13% |
| 1991 | 122,828 | +2,551 | +2.12% |
| 1990 | 120,277 | +2,505 | +2.13% |
| 1989 | 117,772 | +2,470 | +2.14% |
| 1988 | 115,302 | +2,406 | +2.13% |
| 1987 | 112,896 | +2,321 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 110,575 | +2,243 | +2.07% |
| 1985 | 108,332 | +2,159 | +2.03% |
| 1984 | 106,173 | +2,066 | +1.98% |
| 1983 | 104,107 | +1,967 | +1.93% |
| 1982 | 102,140 | +1,847 | +1.84% |
| 1981 | 100,293 | +1,714 | +1.74% |
| 1980 | 98,579 | +1,780 | +1.84% |
| 1979 | 96,799 | +2,209 | +2.34% |
| 1978 | 94,590 | +2,472 | +2.68% |
| 1977 | 92,118 | +2,400 | +2.68% |
| 1976 | 89,718 | +2,332 | +2.67% |
| 1975 | 87,386 | +2,262 | +2.66% |
| 1974 | 85,124 | +2,191 | +2.64% |
| 1973 | 82,933 | +2,129 | +2.63% |
| 1972 | 80,804 | +2,064 | +2.62% |
| 1971 | 78,740 | +1,994 | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 76,746 | +1,940 | +2.59% |
| 1969 | 74,806 | +1,898 | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 72,908 | +1,875 | +2.64% |
| 1967 | 71,033 | +1,864 | +2.69% |
| 1966 | 69,169 | +1,796 | +2.67% |
| 1965 | 67,373 | +1,726 | +2.63% |
| 1964 | 65,647 | +1,670 | +2.61% |
| 1963 | 63,977 | +1,617 | +2.59% |
| 1962 | 62,360 | +1,562 | +2.57% |
| 1961 | 60,798 | +1,506 | +2.54% |
| 1960 | 59,292 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
