Population in Vanuatu
The population of Vanuatu was 335,169 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Vanuatu, 2025
335,169
Change from 2024
+2.3%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
177th of 217
Population in Vanuatu over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Vanuatu | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 335,169 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 327,777 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 320,409 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 313,046 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 305,868 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 298,858 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 291,985 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 285,259 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 278,507 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 272,087 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 266,101 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 260,240 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 254,482 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 248,883 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 243,474 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 238,248 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 232,731 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 226,896 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 221,276 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 215,923 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 210,760 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 205,711 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 200,746 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 195,863 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 191,031 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.3% from 327,777 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 266,101 people, the figure has changed by +26.0%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Vanuatu has the 177th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Vanuatu
All statistics for Vanuatu
Population growth
2.23%
2025 · World Bank
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 aged 65 and over
4.4%
2025 · World Bank