Population by income level in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Population by income level was 335,169 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population by income level in Vanuatu, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 335,169 for population by income level in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population by income level in Vanuatu peaked at 335,169 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 64,431, in 1960.
Vanuatu ranks 176th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73,618 | 64,431 | 83,755 | 10 |
| 1970s | 99,159 | 86,266 | 113,040 | 10 |
| 1980s | 129,246 | 115,660 | 144,393 | 10 |
| 1990s | 165,128 | 148,063 | 182,048 | 10 |
| 2000s | 208,722 | 186,281 | 232,731 | 10 |
| 2010s | 263,927 | 238,248 | 291,985 | 10 |
| 2020s | 316,854 | 298,858 | 335,169 | 6 |
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More population data for Vanuatu
- 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)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.57 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 0 people (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.57 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.57 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 2.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.6 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population by income level in Vanuatu?
- Population by income level in Vanuatu was 335,169 in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population by income level recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 335,169 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population by income level recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,431 in 1960.
- How does Vanuatu rank for population by income level?
- Vanuatu ranks 176th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population by income level rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Population by income level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population, differentiated by World Bank income level.