Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.2232 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Vanuatu, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Vanuatu is 0.2232 people per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 0.2487 people per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0798 people per person, in 1960.
That places Vanuatu 207th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0798 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0825 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0853 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0881 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.091 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0939 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0969 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0999 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1034 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1069 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1104 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1139 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1175 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1211 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1248 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1285 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1322 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.136 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1398 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1437 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1477 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1519 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1561 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1604 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1647 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.169 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1731 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1771 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1808 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1844 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1877 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1908 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1938 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1968 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1996 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2024 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2052 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.208 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2108 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2137 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2166 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2193 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.222 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2246 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2273 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.23 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2329 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.236 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2393 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2429 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2474 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2479 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2482 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2484 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2485 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2486 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2487 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2476 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2427 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.235 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2242 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2225 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2225 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2227 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2229 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.2232 people per person | +0.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.2232 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 44% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.2232 people per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6545 people per person, 34% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0928 people per person | 0.0798 people per person | 0.1069 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1268 people per person | 0.1104 people per person | 0.1437 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1665 people per person | 0.1477 people per person | 0.1844 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2009 people per person | 0.1877 people per person | 0.2137 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2291 people per person | 0.2166 people per person | 0.2429 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2463 people per person | 0.235 people per person | 0.2487 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.223 people per person | 0.2225 people per person | 0.2242 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 204 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2433 people per person compare
- 205 Ethiopia 0.2411 people per person compare
- 206 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.2248 people per person compare
- 208 Sri Lanka 0.2184 people per person compare
- 209 South Sudan 0.2168 people per person compare
- 210 Tonga 0.2116 people per person compare
More population data for Vanuatu
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.5164 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.6576 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 578.57 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.2 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2172 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.5% (2100)
- Population density 71.82 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 59,723 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Vanuatu?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Vanuatu was 0.2232 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2487 people per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0798 people per person in 1960.
- How does Vanuatu rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 207th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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 Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.