Vanuatu Demographics Profile 2008

Population

215,446 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 31.3% (male 34,441/female 33,000)
15-64 years: 64.8% (male 71,159/female 68,435)
65 years and over: 3.9% (male 4,352/female 4,059) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 23.8 years
male: 23.8 years
female: 23.8 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

1.434% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

21.95 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

7.61 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

NA

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: 1.07 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 50.77 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 53.32 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 48.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 63.61 years
male: 62.04 years
female: 65.27 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.57 children born/woman (2008 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)