Vanuatu Demographics Profile 2009

Population

218,519 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 30.7% (male 34,263/female 32,833)
15-64 years: 65.3% (male 72,670/female 69,970)
65 years and over: 4% (male 4,516/female 4,267) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 24.2 years
male: 24.2 years
female: 24.2 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

1.398% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

21.53 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

7.55 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

NA (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 25% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 4.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.06 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 49.45 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 51.97 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 46.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 63.98 years
male: 62.37 years
female: 65.66 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.5 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

Nationality

noun: Ni-Vanuatu (singular and plural)
adjective: Ni-Vanuatu

Ethnic groups

Ni-Vanuatu 98.5%, other 1.5% (1999 Census)

Religions

Presbyterian 31.4%, Anglican 13.4%, Roman Catholic 13.1%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, other Christian 13.8%, indigenous beliefs 5.6% (including Jon Frum cargo cult), other 9.6%, none 1%, unspecified 1.3% (1999 Census)

Languages

local languages (more than 100) 72.6%, pidgin (known as Bislama or Bichelama) 23.1%, English 1.9%, French 1.4%, other 0.3%, unspecified 0.7% (1999 Census)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74%
male: NA
female: NA (1999 census)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 10 years
male: 11 years
female: 10 years (2004)

Education expenditures

9.5% of GDP (2003)