Demographics of Vanuatu

Demographic features of the population of Vanuatu include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects. 4% of the people living in Vanuatu are Europeans.

Vital statistics
Births and deaths

Note: Birth and death registration incomplete in 2012-2014 period

Structure of the population
Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 07.XI.2016) (Data is based on mini-census taken in 2016.):

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

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Population

 * 307,145

Age structure

 * 0–14 years: 36.71% (male 51,014/female 48,940)
 * 15–24 years: 19.94% (male 26,970/female 27,314)
 * 25–54 years: 34.45% (male 45,935/female 47,864)
 * 55–64 years: 5.13% (male 7,034/female 6,932)
 * 65 years and over: 3.77% (male 5,236/female 5,025) (2015 est.)

Population growth rate

 * 1.95%

Birth rate

 * 25.04 births/1,000 population

Death rate

 * 4.09 deaths/1,000 population

Net migration rate

 * -1.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Sex ratio

 * At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
 * 0–14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
 * 15–24 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
 * 25–54 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
 * 55–64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
 * 65 years and over: 1.04 male(s)/female
 * Total population: 1 male(s)/female

Infant mortality rate

 * Total: 15.7 deaths/1,000 live births
 * Male: 16.77 deaths/1,000 live births
 * Female: 14.58 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

 * Total population: 73.06 years
 * Male: 71.47 years
 * Female: 74.72 years

Total fertility rate

 * 3.25 children born/woman

Nationality

 * Ni-Vanuatu (noun; singular and plural)
 * Ni-Vanuatu (adjective)

Ethnic groups

 * Ni-Vanuatu 97.6%
 * Part Ni-Vanuatu 1.1%
 * Other 1.3%

Religions

 * Protestant 70%
 * 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%
 * 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%

Literacy

 * Total population: 85.2%
 * Male: 86.6%
 * Female: 83.8%