Population estimates and projections in Vanuatu
Vanuatu had an estimated population of 320,408 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Vanuatu, 2023 (latest estimate)
320,408
Change from 2022
+2.4%
Projection for 2030
372,428 people
Projection for 2050
534,388 people
Projection for 2100
875,479 people
Position in 2023
177th of 216
Population estimates and projections in Vanuatu over time
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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Vanuatu |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 875,479 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 851,605 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 824,564 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 795,110 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 763,058 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 728,693 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 692,031 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 653,870 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 614,758 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 575,032 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 534,388 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 492,990 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 451,512 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 411,063 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 372,428 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 335,169 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 320,408 people |
| 2022 | 313,046 people |
| 2021 | 305,868 people |
| 2020 | 298,858 people |
| 2019 | 291,985 people |
| 2018 | 285,259 people |
| 2017 | 278,507 people |
| 2016 | 272,086 people |
| 2015 | 266,101 people |
| 2014 | 260,240 people |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +2.4% from 313,046 people in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 254,482 people, the figure has changed by +25.9%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Vanuatu has the 177th highest value.
More for Vanuatu
All statistics for Vanuatu
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