# Demographics of Vanuatu

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Demographics of Vanuatu Population pyramid of Vanuatu in 2020 Population 308,043 (2022 est.) Growth rate 1.63% (2022 est.) Birth rate 21.57 births/1,000 population Death rate 3.98 deaths/1,000 population Life expectancy 75.14 years • male 73.45 years • female 76.91 years Fertility rate 2.66 children Infant mortality 14.34 deaths/1,000 live births Net migration rate -1.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population Sex ratio Total 0.99 male(s)/female (2022 est.) At birth 1.05 male(s)/female Nationality Nationality Ni-Vanuatu Major ethnic Melanesian - 99.2%

[Demographic](/source/Demography) features of the [population](/source/Population_(human_biology)) of [Vanuatu](/source/Vanuatu) include [population density](/source/Population_density), [ethnicity](/source/Ethnic_group), education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects. 4% of the people living in [Vanuatu](/source/Vanuatu) are Europeans.[1]

## Population

Vanuatu's population (1961–2003).

### Structure of the population

Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 07.XI.2016) (Data is based on mini-census taken in 2016.): [2]

Age group Male Female Total % Total 138 265 134 194 272 459 100 0–4 20 172 18 764 38 936 14.29 5–9 19 276 17 872 37 148 13.63 10–14 15 560 14 286 29 846 10.95 15–19 13 207 12 695 25 902 9.51 20–24 11 738 13 124 24 862 9.13 25–29 10 986 12 045 23 031 8.45 30–34 8 909 9 158 18 067 6.63 35–39 8 148 8 085 16 233 5.96 40–44 6 726 6 525 13 251 4.86 45–49 6 125 5 708 11 833 4.34 50–54 4 756 4 573 9 329 3.42 55–59 3 792 3 435 7 227 2.65 60–64 2 832 2 525 5 357 1.97 65-69 2 089 1 921 4 010 1.47 70-74 1 521 1 266 2 787 1.02 75-79 1 069 840 1 909 0.70 80-84 516 533 1 049 0.39 85-89 407 406 813 0.30 90-94 120 129 249 0.09 95-99 90 104 194 0.07 100+ 226 200 426 0.17 Age group Male Female Total Percent 0–14 55 008 50 922 105 930 38.88 15–64 77 108 77 782 154 890 56.85 65+ 6 038 5 399 11 437 4.20 unknown 111 91 202 0.07

Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2021) (Estimates based on the results of 2020 census.): [3]

Age group Male Female Total % Total 155 124 151 875 307 000 100 0–4 21 893 20 674 42 567 13.87 5–9 21 002 19 349 40 351 13.14 10–14 18 448 17 096 35 544 11.58 15–19 15 221 14 432 29 653 9.66 20–24 13 036 13 305 26 341 8.58 25–29 12 090 12 707 24 797 8.08 30–34 10 299 11 110 21 408 6.97 35–39 8 687 8 699 17 385 5.66 40–44 7 691 7 763 15 454 5.03 45–49 6 901 6 652 13 554 4.41 50–54 5 558 5 658 11 216 3.65 55–59 4 457 4 499 8 956 2.92 60–64 3 460 3 555 7 015 2.29 65-69 2 467 2 504 4 971 1.62 70-74 1 646 1 649 3 296 1.07 75-79 1 115 1 036 2 151 0.70 80-84 571 575 1 146 0.37 85-89 293 303 596 0.19 90-94 138 143 281 0.09 95-99 83 83 166 0.05 100+ 70 84 154 0.05 Age group Male Female Total Percent 0–14 61 343 57 119 118 462 38.59 15–64 87 398 88 379 175 777 57.26 65+ 6 383 6 377 12 760 4.16

## Vital statistics

### Registered Births and deaths

[4]

Note: Birth and death registration incomplete in 2012–2014 period [5]

Year Population Live births Deaths Natural increase Crude birth rate Crude death rate Rate of natural increase TFR 1967 77,988 6.6 1979 111,251 6.5 1989 142,419 38.0 9.1 28.9 5.3 1999 186,678 5,262 28.2 4.6 2009 234,023 7,335 1,260 6,075 31.3 5.4 25.9 4.1 2012 5,520 868 4,652 2.87 2013 264,652 5,994 764 5,230 22.7 2.9 19.8 2.87 2014 6,774 614 6,160 2.87

## Ethnic groups

- [Ni-Vanuatu](/source/Ni-Vanuatu) 97.6%

- Part Ni-Vanuatu 1.1%

- Other 1.3%

## Languages

Main article: [Languages of Vanuatu](/source/Languages_of_Vanuatu)

First Language Languages Percentage Local languages (more than 100) 63.2% Bislama (official; creole) 33.7% English (official) 2% French (official) 0.6% Other 0.5%

## Religions

Further information: [Religion in Vanuatu](/source/Religion_in_Vanuatu)

- [Protestant](/source/Protestant) 70% - [Presbyterian](/source/Presbyterian) 27.9% - [Anglican](/source/Anglican) 15.1% - [Seventh-day Adventist](/source/Seventh-day_Adventist) 12.5% - [Assemblies of God](/source/Assemblies_of_God) 4.7% - [Church of Christ](/source/Church_of_Christ_(Latter_Day_Saints)) 4.5% - [Neil Thomas Ministry](/source/Neil_Thomas_Ministries) 3.1% - [Apostolic](/source/Apostolic_Christian_Church) 2.2%)

- [Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic) 12.4%,

- Customary beliefs 3.7% - Including [Jon Frum](/source/Jon_Frum) [cargo cult](/source/Cargo_cult)

- Other 12.6%

- None 1.1%

- Unspecified 0.2%

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Vanuatu - Country Profile - Nations Online Project"](https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/vanuatu.htm).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics"](https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/dyb_2019/).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics"](https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/dyb_2021/).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["2009 NPH Census"](https://web.archive.org/web/20201206012318/https://vnso.gov.vu/index.php/census-and-surveys/census/2009-census). Archived from [the original](https://vnso.gov.vu/index.php/census-and-surveys/census/2009-census) on 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2020-11-09.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Vanuatu CVRS Report 2012-14"](https://getinthepicture.org/sites/default/files/resources/Vanuatu_Vital_Statistics_Report_2012_2014.pdf) (PDF). *CIVIL REGISTRATION AND VITAL STATISTICS IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC*. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

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