Vanuatu

Population estimates and projections 320,408 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 20.1 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 3.60 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 2.30% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 335,169 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 2.23% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 4.4% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 38.0% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 3.57 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 27.7 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 5.0 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 22.3% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 65.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 73.4 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 26.9 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 2.39% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections 0.0 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration -52 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 1.0% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 17.2% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 5.1% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 11.3% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 58.1% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 53.3% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 55.2% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 44.5% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 10.0% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 45.4% 2025 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$1.4 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$4,039 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$3,867 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$4,410 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 3.1% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 56.8% 2024 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 26.1% 2024 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 7.2% 2022 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$5,724 per person 2024 · World Bank

Consumer price inflation 0.7% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 152.5 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 2.2% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 120.324 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

Slum population 3.1% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 34.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 81.5% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 49.5% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 23.1% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 2.5% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 6.1% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 18.2% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 97.5% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 93.9% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 51.7% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 19.3% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 7.6% 2024 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 112.5% 2024 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 4.9% 2004 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 88.0% 2023 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 113.4% 2024 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 134.7% 2023 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 71.5 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 14.4 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 59.1 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 52 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 2.24 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 22.6% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 39.5% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 16.4 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 36.0% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 6.8% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 77% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 30.4% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 0.4 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 14.6 per 10,000 people 2019 · WHO Dentists 0.31 per 10,000 people 2019 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 71.7 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 74.1 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 69.6 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 4.1% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 17.1 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 14.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 100 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 0.16 per 1,000 people 2019 · World Bank Hospital beds 1.7 per 1,000 people 2008 · World Bank Measles immunisation 61% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 24.9% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 8.4% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$143 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 19.7% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 9.0 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 28.9% 2013 · World Bank Malaria incidence 12.3 per 1,000 at risk 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 44 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 0.10 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 22.4% 2015 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 89 per 100 people 2023 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 1.2 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 10.1% 2024 · World Bank New businesses registered 258 companies 2018 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 4.0% 2024 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 25.3% 2024 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 48.0% 2024 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 73.4% 2024 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 2.4% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance -11.1% 2022 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 14.9 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 359,290 passengers 2023 · World Bank

Access to electricity 65.5% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 20.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 25.0% 2022 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 74.8% 2021 · World Bank

Temperature change 1.02e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 4.66e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 0.6 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 1.9 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 0.87 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 0.3 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 0.07 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 6.2 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 74.6% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 0.1% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 7.0 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 4.8% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 87.1% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 19.2% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 47.8% 2024 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 31,944 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank

Pesticide use 0.13e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 0.1e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 26.6% 2024 · World Bank Cereal yield 636 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 13.3% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 44,422 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 5.8% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 140.1 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 0.5 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 12,189 km² 2024 · World Bank

Gini index 32.3 (0 to 100) 2019 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 24.7% 2019 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 19.5% 2019 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 15.9% 2019 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 36.9% 2019 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 81.3% 2019 · World Bank

Tax revenue 16.5% 2023 · World Bank Central government expense 26.6% 2023 · World Bank

Scientific and technical journal articles 12 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 0.3 per 100,000 people 2020 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 1.9% 2025 · World Bank