Africa's Development: Demographic estimates Population … square in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates was 0.0274 Persons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Vanuatu, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Persons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Vanuatu is 0.0274 Persons per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0274 Persons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0124 Persons per square kilometre, in 1990.
Vanuatu ranks 129th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Persons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0124 Persons per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0127 Persons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.013 Persons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0133 Persons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0137 Persons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.014 Persons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0143 Persons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0147 Persons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.015 Persons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0154 Persons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0158 Persons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0162 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0166 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.017 Persons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0174 Persons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0179 Persons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0183 Persons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0187 Persons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0192 Persons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0197 Persons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0201 Persons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0206 Persons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0211 Persons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0216 Persons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0221 Persons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0227 Persons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0232 Persons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0238 Persons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0244 Persons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.025 Persons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0256 Persons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0262 Persons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0268 Persons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0274 Persons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0274 Persons per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0802 Persons per square kilometre, 34% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0274 Persons per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1225 Persons per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0138 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0124 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0154 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0177 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0158 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0197 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0225 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0201 Persons per square kilometre | 0.025 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0265 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0256 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0274 Persons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 126 Angola 0.0294 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 127 Somalia 0.0289 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 128 Zambia 0.0277 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 130 Peru 0.0268 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 131 Solomon Islands 0.0265 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 132 Chile 0.0264 Persons per square kilometre compare
More population data for Vanuatu
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 578.57 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.6576 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.5164 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7815 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.5164 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.5% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 59,723 people (2100)
- Population density 71.82 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.5% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2172 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Vanuatu?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Vanuatu was 0.0274 Persons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0274 Persons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0124 Persons per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Vanuatu rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- Vanuatu ranks 129th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.