Demographics of Vanuatu
Appearance
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Demographics of Vanuatu | |
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![]() Population pyramid of Vanuatu in 2020 | |
Population | 308,043 (2022 est.) |
Growth rate | 1.63% (2022 est.) |
Birth rate | 21.57 births/1,000 population |
Death rate | 3.98 deaths/1,000 population |
Life expectancy | 75.14 years |
• male | 73.45 years |
• female | 76.91 years |
Fertility rate | 2.66 children |
Infant mortality rate | 14.34 deaths/1,000 live births |
Net migration rate | -1.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population |
Sex ratio | |
Total | 0.99 male(s)/female (2022 est.) |
At birth | 1.05 male(s)/female |
Nationality | |
Nationality | Ni-Vanuatu |
Major ethnic | Melanesian - 99.2% |
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.[1]
Vital statistics
[edit]Births and deaths[2]
Note: Birth and death registration incomplete in 2012-2014 period [3]
Year | Population | Live births | Deaths | Natural increase | Crude birth rate | Crude death rate | Rate of natural increase | TFR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1967 | 77,988 | 6.6 | ||||||
1979 | 111,251 | 6.5 | ||||||
1989 | 142,419 | 38.0 | 9.1 | 28.9 | 5.3 | |||
1999 | 186,678 | 5,262 | 28.2 | 4.6 | ||||
2009 | 234,023 | 7,335 | 1,260 | 6,075 | 31.3 | 5.4 | 25.9 | 4.1 |
2012 | 5,520 | 868 | 4,652 | 2.87 | ||||
2013 | 264,652 | 5,994 | 764 | 5,230 | 22.7 | 2.9 | 19.8 | 2.87 |
2014 | 6,774 | 614 | 6,160 | 2.87 |
Structure of the population
[edit]Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 07.XI.2016) (Data is based on mini-census taken in 2016.): [4]
Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 138 265 | 134 194 | 272 459 | 100 |
0–4 | 20 172 | 18 764 | 38 936 | 14.29 |
5–9 | 19 276 | 17 872 | 37 148 | 13.63 |
10–14 | 15 560 | 14 286 | 29 846 | 10.95 |
15–19 | 13 207 | 12 695 | 25 902 | 9.51 |
20–24 | 11 738 | 13 124 | 24 862 | 9.13 |
25–29 | 10 986 | 12 045 | 23 031 | 8.45 |
30–34 | 8 909 | 9 158 | 18 067 | 6.63 |
35–39 | 8 148 | 8 085 | 16 233 | 5.96 |
40–44 | 6 726 | 6 525 | 13 251 | 4.86 |
45–49 | 6 125 | 5 708 | 11 833 | 4.34 |
50–54 | 4 756 | 4 573 | 9 329 | 3.42 |
55–59 | 3 792 | 3 435 | 7 227 | 2.65 |
60–64 | 2 832 | 2 525 | 5 357 | 1.97 |
65-69 | 2 089 | 1 921 | 4 010 | 1.47 |
70-74 | 1 521 | 1 266 | 2 787 | 1.02 |
75-79 | 1 069 | 840 | 1 909 | 0.70 |
80-84 | 516 | 533 | 1 049 | 0.39 |
85-89 | 407 | 406 | 813 | 0.30 |
90-94 | 120 | 129 | 249 | 0.09 |
95-99 | 90 | 104 | 194 | 0.07 |
100+ | 226 | 200 | 426 | 0.17 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
0–14 | 55 008 | 50 922 | 105 930 | 38.88 |
15–64 | 77 108 | 77 782 | 154 890 | 56.85 |
65+ | 6 038 | 5 399 | 11 437 | 4.20 |
unknown | 111 | 91 | 202 | 0.07 |
Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2021) (Estimates based on the results of 2020 census.): [5]
Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 155 124 | 151 875 | 307 000 | 100 |
0–4 | 21 893 | 20 674 | 42 567 | 13.87 |
5–9 | 21 002 | 19 349 | 40 351 | 13.14 |
10–14 | 18 448 | 17 096 | 35 544 | 11.58 |
15–19 | 15 221 | 14 432 | 29 653 | 9.66 |
20–24 | 13 036 | 13 305 | 26 341 | 8.58 |
25–29 | 12 090 | 12 707 | 24 797 | 8.08 |
30–34 | 10 299 | 11 110 | 21 408 | 6.97 |
35–39 | 8 687 | 8 699 | 17 385 | 5.66 |
40–44 | 7 691 | 7 763 | 15 454 | 5.03 |
45–49 | 6 901 | 6 652 | 13 554 | 4.41 |
50–54 | 5 558 | 5 658 | 11 216 | 3.65 |
55–59 | 4 457 | 4 499 | 8 956 | 2.92 |
60–64 | 3 460 | 3 555 | 7 015 | 2.29 |
65-69 | 2 467 | 2 504 | 4 971 | 1.62 |
70-74 | 1 646 | 1 649 | 3 296 | 1.07 |
75-79 | 1 115 | 1 036 | 2 151 | 0.70 |
80-84 | 571 | 575 | 1 146 | 0.37 |
85-89 | 293 | 303 | 596 | 0.19 |
90-94 | 138 | 143 | 281 | 0.09 |
95-99 | 83 | 83 | 166 | 0.05 |
100+ | 70 | 84 | 154 | 0.05 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
0–14 | 61 343 | 57 119 | 118 462 | 38.59 |
15–64 | 87 398 | 88 379 | 175 777 | 57.26 |
65+ | 6 383 | 6 377 | 12 760 | 4.16 |
CIA World Factbook demographic statistics
[edit]The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook,[when?] unless otherwise indicated.
Population
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Vanuatu_demography.png/450px-Vanuatu_demography.png)
- 307,145
Age structure
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 1.95%
Birth rate
[edit]- 25.04 births/1,000 population
Death rate
[edit]- 4.09 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate
[edit]- -1.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Sex ratio
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Total population: 73.06 years
- Male: 71.47 years
- Female: 74.72 years
Total fertility rate
[edit]- 3.25 children born/woman
Nationality
[edit]- Ni-Vanuatu (noun; singular and plural)
- Ni-Vanuatu (adjective)
Ethnic groups
[edit]- Ni-Vanuatu 97.6%
- Part Ni-Vanuatu 1.1%
- Other 1.3%
Religions
[edit]- 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%
Languages
[edit]Languages | Percentage |
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Local languages (more than 100) | |
Bislama (official; creole) | |
English (official) | |
French (official) | |
Other |
Literacy
[edit]- Total population: 85.2%
- Male: 86.6%
- Female: 83.8%
References
[edit]- ^ "Vanuatu - Country Profile - Nations Online Project".
- ^ "2009 NPH Census".
- ^ "Vanuatu CVRS Report 2012-14" (PDF). CIVIL REGISTRATION AND VITAL STATISTICS IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/dyb_2019/ [bare URL]
- ^ https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/dyb_2021/ [bare URL]