| Population | 303,009 (July 2021 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Ni-Vanuatu (singular and plural) adjective: Ni-Vanuatu |
| Ethnic groups | Melanesian 99.2%, non-Melanesian 0.8% (2016 est.) |
| Languages | local languages (more than 100) 63.2%, Bislama (official; creole) 33.7%, English (official) 2%, French (official) 0.6%, other 0.5% (2009 est.) |
| Religions | Protestant 70% (includes Presbyterian 27.9%, Anglican 15.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 12.5%, Assemblies of God 4.7%, Church of Christ 4.5%, Neil Thomas Ministry 3.1%, and Apostolic 2.2%), Roman Catholic 12.4%, customary beliefs 3.7% (including Jon Frum cargo cult), other 12.6%, none 1.1%, unspecified 0.2% (2009 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 33.65% (male 51,267/female 49,111) 15-24 years: 19.99% (male 29,594/female 30,050) 25-54 years: 36.09% (male 52,529/female 55,130) 55-64 years: 5.89% (male 8,666/female 8,904) 65 years and over: 4.39% (male 6,518/female 6,564) (2020 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 72.5 youth dependency ratio: 66.2 elderly dependency ratio: 12.3 potential support ratio: 8.1 (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 23 years male: 22.6 years female: 23.5 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 1.67% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 21.95 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 3.97 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -1.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Population distribution | three-quarters of the population lives in rural areas; the urban populace lives primarily in two cities, Port-Vila and Lugenville; three largest islands - Espiritu Santo, Malakula, and Efate - accomodate over half of the populace |
| Urbanization | urban population: 25.7% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 2.55% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 53,000 PORT-VILA (capital) (2018) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.99 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 72 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 14.69 deaths/1,000 live births male: 16.14 deaths/1,000 live births female: 13.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 74.87 years male: 73.18 years female: 76.66 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 2.72 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 49% (2013) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 89.7% of population total: 92.3% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 10.3% of population total: 7.7% of population (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 3.4% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 0.17 physicians/1,000 population (2016) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 91.6% of population rural: 60.9% of population total: 68.6% of population unimproved: urban: 8.4% of population rural: 39.1% of population total: 31.4% of population (2017 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| Major infectious diseases | degree of risk: high (2020) food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea vectorborne diseases: malaria |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 25.2% (2016) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 11.7% (2013) |
| Education expenditures | 4.5% of GDP (2017) |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 87.5% male: 88.3% female: 86.7% (2018) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
