Population density in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Population density was 71.82 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
71.82
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
146th
of 235 countries
All-time high
71.82
in 2100
All-time low
0.0758
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100
Population density in Vanuatu, 1000–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 71.82 for population density in 2100. That is the highest value across all 318 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population density in Vanuatu peaked at 71.82 in 2100 and was at its lowest, 0.0758, in 1000.
Vanuatu ranks 146th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population density in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0758 | — |
| 1100 | 0.1137 | +50.0% |
| 1200 | 0.1706 | +50.0% |
| 1300 | 0.2559 | +50.0% |
| 1400 | 0.3838 | +50.0% |
| 1500 | 0.5757 | +50.0% |
| 1600 | 0.8637 | +50.0% |
| 1700 | 1.3 | +50.0% |
| 1710 | 1.36 | +5.3% |
| 1720 | 1.44 | +5.3% |
| 1730 | 1.51 | +5.3% |
| 1740 | 1.59 | +5.3% |
| 1750 | 1.67 | +5.3% |
| 1760 | 1.76 | +5.3% |
| 1770 | 1.86 | +5.3% |
| 1780 | 1.95 | +5.3% |
| 1790 | 2.06 | +5.3% |
| 1800 | 2.28 | +10.9% |
| 1801 | 2.28 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 2.28 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 2.28 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 2.28 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 2.28 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 2.28 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 2.28 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 2.28 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 2.28 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 2.28 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 2.28 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 2.28 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 2.28 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 2.28 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 2.28 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 2.28 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 2.28 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 2.28 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 2.28 | +0.2% |
| 1820 | 2.29 | +0.4% |
| 1821 | 2.31 | +0.6% |
| 1822 | 2.33 | +0.8% |
| 1823 | 2.35 | +1.0% |
| 1824 | 2.37 | +1.0% |
| 1825 | 2.39 | +1.0% |
| 1826 | 2.42 | +1.0% |
| 1827 | 2.44 | +1.0% |
| 1828 | 2.47 | +1.0% |
| 1829 | 2.49 | +1.0% |
| 1830 | 2.51 | +1.0% |
| 1831 | 2.54 | +1.0% |
| 1832 | 2.56 | +1.0% |
| 1833 | 2.59 | +1.0% |
| 1834 | 2.61 | +1.0% |
| 1835 | 2.64 | +1.0% |
| 1836 | 2.67 | +1.0% |
| 1837 | 2.69 | +1.0% |
| 1838 | 2.72 | +1.0% |
| 1839 | 2.75 | +1.0% |
| 1840 | 2.77 | +1.0% |
| 1841 | 2.8 | +1.0% |
| 1842 | 2.83 | +1.0% |
| 1843 | 2.86 | +1.0% |
| 1844 | 2.88 | +1.0% |
| 1845 | 2.91 | +1.0% |
| 1846 | 2.94 | +1.0% |
| 1847 | 2.97 | +1.0% |
| 1848 | 3 | +1.0% |
| 1849 | 3.03 | +1.0% |
| 1850 | 3.06 | +1.0% |
| 1851 | 3.09 | +1.0% |
| 1852 | 3.12 | +1.0% |
| 1853 | 3.15 | +1.0% |
| 1854 | 3.18 | +1.0% |
| 1855 | 3.21 | +1.0% |
| 1856 | 3.24 | +1.0% |
| 1857 | 3.27 | +1.0% |
| 1858 | 3.3 | +1.0% |
| 1859 | 3.33 | +1.0% |
| 1860 | 3.36 | +1.0% |
| 1861 | 3.39 | +1.0% |
| 1862 | 3.43 | +1.0% |
| 1863 | 3.46 | +1.0% |
| 1864 | 3.49 | +1.0% |
| 1865 | 3.52 | +1.0% |
| 1866 | 3.56 | +1.0% |
| 1867 | 3.59 | +1.0% |
| 1868 | 3.63 | +1.0% |
| 1869 | 3.66 | +1.0% |
| 1870 | 3.69 | +1.0% |
| 1871 | 3.73 | +1.0% |
| 1872 | 3.77 | +1.0% |
| 1873 | 3.8 | +1.0% |
| 1874 | 3.84 | +1.0% |
| 1875 | 3.87 | +1.0% |
| 1876 | 3.91 | +1.0% |
| 1877 | 3.95 | +1.0% |
| 1878 | 3.99 | +1.0% |
| 1879 | 4.02 | +1.0% |
| 1880 | 4.06 | +1.0% |
| 1881 | 4.1 | +1.0% |
| 1882 | 4.14 | +1.0% |
| 1883 | 4.18 | +1.0% |
| 1884 | 4.22 | +1.0% |
| 1885 | 4.26 | +1.0% |
| 1886 | 4.3 | +1.0% |
| 1887 | 4.34 | +1.0% |
| 1888 | 4.38 | +1.0% |
| 1889 | 4.42 | +1.0% |
| 1890 | 4.47 | +1.0% |
| 1891 | 4.51 | +1.0% |
| 1892 | 4.55 | +1.0% |
| 1893 | 4.59 | +1.0% |
| 1894 | 4.64 | +1.0% |
| 1895 | 4.68 | +0.9% |
| 1896 | 4.73 | +1.0% |
| 1897 | 4.77 | +1.0% |
| 1898 | 4.82 | +1.0% |
| 1899 | 4.86 | +1.0% |
| 1900 | 4.91 | +0.9% |
| 1901 | 4.96 | +1.0% |
| 1902 | 5 | +1.0% |
| 1903 | 5.05 | +1.0% |
| 1904 | 5.1 | +1.0% |
| 1905 | 5.15 | +1.0% |
| 1906 | 5.2 | +0.9% |
| 1907 | 5.25 | +1.0% |
| 1908 | 5.3 | +1.0% |
| 1909 | 5.32 | +0.5% |
| 1910 | 5.33 | +0.1% |
| 1911 | 5.31 | -0.3% |
| 1912 | 5.28 | -0.7% |
| 1913 | 5.22 | -1.1% |
| 1914 | 5.16 | -1.1% |
| 1915 | 5.1 | -1.1% |
| 1916 | 5.04 | -1.1% |
| 1917 | 4.98 | -1.1% |
| 1918 | 4.93 | -1.1% |
| 1919 | 4.89 | -0.9% |
| 1920 | 4.85 | -0.7% |
| 1921 | 4.83 | -0.4% |
| 1922 | 4.82 | -0.2% |
| 1923 | 4.82 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 4.82 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 4.82 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 4.82 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 4.82 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 4.82 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 4.8 | -0.4% |
| 1930 | 4.77 | -0.7% |
| 1931 | 4.72 | -1.1% |
| 1932 | 4.65 | -1.4% |
| 1933 | 4.57 | -1.8% |
| 1934 | 4.48 | -1.8% |
| 1935 | 4.4 | -1.8% |
| 1936 | 4.32 | -1.8% |
| 1937 | 4.25 | -1.8% |
| 1938 | 4.17 | -1.8% |
| 1939 | 4.11 | -1.4% |
| 1940 | 4.07 | -0.9% |
| 1941 | 4.05 | -0.5% |
| 1942 | 4.05 | -0.1% |
| 1943 | 4.07 | +0.4% |
| 1944 | 4.08 | +0.4% |
| 1945 | 4.1 | +0.4% |
| 1946 | 4.11 | +0.4% |
| 1947 | 4.13 | +0.4% |
| 1948 | 4.15 | +0.4% |
| 1949 | 4.18 | +0.8% |
| 1950 | 4.23 | +1.2% |
| 1951 | 4.3 | +1.6% |
| 1952 | 4.37 | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 4.46 | +1.9% |
| 1954 | 4.55 | +2.1% |
| 1955 | 4.65 | +2.2% |
| 1956 | 4.75 | +2.3% |
| 1957 | 4.87 | +2.5% |
| 1958 | 5 | +2.7% |
| 1959 | 5.14 | +2.8% |
| 1960 | 5.29 | +2.8% |
| 1961 | 5.44 | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 5.59 | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 5.76 | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 5.93 | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 6.1 | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 6.28 | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 6.48 | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 6.67 | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 6.87 | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 7.08 | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 7.29 | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 7.51 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 7.74 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 7.98 | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 8.23 | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 8.48 | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 8.75 | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 9.02 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 9.27 | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 9.49 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 9.7 | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 9.93 | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 10.17 | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 10.43 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 10.7 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 10.97 | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 11.26 | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 11.55 | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 11.85 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 12.15 | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 12.45 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 12.77 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 13.08 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 13.4 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 13.71 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 14.02 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 14.33 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 14.63 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 14.93 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 15.28 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 15.67 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 16.07 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 16.47 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 16.88 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 17.29 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 17.71 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 18.15 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 18.61 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 19.09 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 19.55 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 19.97 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 20.42 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 20.88 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 21.35 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 21.83 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 22.32 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 22.85 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 23.4 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 23.95 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 24.52 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 25.09 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 25.68 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 26.29 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 26.89 | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 27.5 | +2.3% |
| 2026 | 28.1 | +2.2% |
| 2027 | 28.71 | +2.2% |
| 2028 | 29.32 | +2.1% |
| 2029 | 29.93 | +2.1% |
| 2030 | 30.55 | +2.1% |
| 2031 | 31.18 | +2.0% |
| 2032 | 31.8 | +2.0% |
| 2033 | 32.43 | +2.0% |
| 2034 | 33.08 | +2.0% |
| 2035 | 33.72 | +2.0% |
| 2036 | 34.37 | +1.9% |
| 2037 | 35.03 | +1.9% |
| 2038 | 35.7 | +1.9% |
| 2039 | 36.37 | +1.9% |
| 2040 | 37.04 | +1.8% |
| 2041 | 37.72 | +1.8% |
| 2042 | 38.39 | +1.8% |
| 2043 | 39.07 | +1.8% |
| 2044 | 39.76 | +1.7% |
| 2045 | 40.44 | +1.7% |
| 2046 | 41.13 | +1.7% |
| 2047 | 41.81 | +1.7% |
| 2048 | 42.49 | +1.6% |
| 2049 | 43.16 | +1.6% |
| 2050 | 43.84 | +1.6% |
| 2051 | 44.51 | +1.5% |
| 2052 | 45.18 | +1.5% |
| 2053 | 45.85 | +1.5% |
| 2054 | 46.51 | +1.4% |
| 2055 | 47.17 | +1.4% |
| 2056 | 47.83 | +1.4% |
| 2057 | 48.48 | +1.4% |
| 2058 | 49.14 | +1.3% |
| 2059 | 49.79 | +1.3% |
| 2060 | 50.43 | +1.3% |
| 2061 | 51.07 | +1.3% |
| 2062 | 51.71 | +1.3% |
| 2063 | 52.36 | +1.2% |
| 2064 | 53 | +1.2% |
| 2065 | 53.64 | +1.2% |
| 2066 | 54.28 | +1.2% |
| 2067 | 54.91 | +1.2% |
| 2068 | 55.53 | +1.1% |
| 2069 | 56.15 | +1.1% |
| 2070 | 56.77 | +1.1% |
| 2071 | 57.38 | +1.1% |
| 2072 | 57.99 | +1.1% |
| 2073 | 58.6 | +1.0% |
| 2074 | 59.19 | +1.0% |
| 2075 | 59.78 | +1.0% |
| 2076 | 60.36 | +1.0% |
| 2077 | 60.93 | +0.9% |
| 2078 | 61.49 | +0.9% |
| 2079 | 62.05 | +0.9% |
| 2080 | 62.6 | +0.9% |
| 2081 | 63.14 | +0.9% |
| 2082 | 63.67 | +0.8% |
| 2083 | 64.19 | +0.8% |
| 2084 | 64.71 | +0.8% |
| 2085 | 65.23 | +0.8% |
| 2086 | 65.73 | +0.8% |
| 2087 | 66.22 | +0.7% |
| 2088 | 66.7 | +0.7% |
| 2089 | 67.18 | +0.7% |
| 2090 | 67.64 | +0.7% |
| 2091 | 68.1 | +0.7% |
| 2092 | 68.55 | +0.7% |
| 2093 | 69 | +0.7% |
| 2094 | 69.43 | +0.6% |
| 2095 | 69.86 | +0.6% |
| 2096 | 70.27 | +0.6% |
| 2097 | 70.67 | +0.6% |
| 2098 | 71.07 | +0.6% |
| 2099 | 71.45 | +0.5% |
| 2100 | 71.82 | +0.5% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 71.82 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 132.68, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 71.82 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 132.68, 54% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population density in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1300 | +50.0% | 0.1706 | 0.2559 |
| 1400 | +50.0% | 0.2559 | 0.3838 |
| 1600 | +50.0% | 0.5757 | 0.8637 |
| 1100 | +50.0% | 0.0758 | 0.1137 |
| 1200 | +50.0% | 0.1137 | 0.1706 |
| 1500 | +50.0% | 0.3838 | 0.5757 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0758 | 0.0758 | 0.0758 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.1137 | 0.1137 | 0.1137 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.1706 | 0.1706 | 0.1706 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.2559 | 0.2559 | 0.2559 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.3838 | 0.3838 | 0.3838 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.5757 | 0.5757 | 0.5757 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.8637 | 0.8637 | 0.8637 | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.44 | 1.44 | 1.44 | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.67 | 1.67 | 1.67 | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.76 | 1.76 | 1.76 | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.86 | 1.86 | 1.86 | 1 |
| 1780s | 1.95 | 1.95 | 1.95 | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.06 | 2.06 | 2.06 | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.28 | 2.28 | 2.28 | 10 |
| 1810s | 2.28 | 2.28 | 2.28 | 10 |
| 1820s | 2.39 | 2.29 | 2.49 | 10 |
| 1830s | 2.63 | 2.51 | 2.75 | 10 |
| 1840s | 2.9 | 2.77 | 3.03 | 10 |
| 1850s | 3.19 | 3.06 | 3.33 | 10 |
| 1860s | 3.51 | 3.36 | 3.66 | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.86 | 3.69 | 4.02 | 10 |
| 1880s | 4.24 | 4.06 | 4.42 | 10 |
| 1890s | 4.66 | 4.47 | 4.86 | 10 |
| 1900s | 5.12 | 4.91 | 5.32 | 10 |
| 1910s | 5.12 | 4.89 | 5.33 | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.82 | 4.8 | 4.85 | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.44 | 4.11 | 4.77 | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.1 | 4.05 | 4.18 | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.63 | 4.23 | 5.14 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.04 | 5.29 | 6.87 | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.14 | 7.08 | 9.27 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.6 | 9.49 | 11.85 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.55 | 12.15 | 14.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.12 | 15.28 | 19.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.65 | 19.55 | 23.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.2 | 24.52 | 29.93 | 10 |
| 2030s | 33.42 | 30.55 | 36.37 | 10 |
| 2040s | 40.1 | 37.04 | 43.16 | 10 |
| 2050s | 46.83 | 43.84 | 49.79 | 10 |
| 2060s | 53.31 | 50.43 | 56.15 | 10 |
| 2070s | 59.45 | 56.77 | 62.05 | 10 |
| 2080s | 64.94 | 62.6 | 67.18 | 10 |
| 2090s | 69.61 | 67.64 | 71.45 | 10 |
| 2100s | 71.82 | 71.82 | 71.82 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population density in Vanuatu?
- Population density in Vanuatu was 71.82 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population density recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 71.82 in 2100.
- What is the lowest population density recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0758 in 1000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for population density?
- Vanuatu ranks 146th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population density rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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