Population density in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Population density was 71.82 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
71.82 people per km²
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
146th
of 235 countries
All-time high
71.82 people per km²
in 2100
All-time low
0.0758 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Vanuatu, 1000–2100

020406080100015502100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

Vanuatu recorded 71.82 people per km² 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 people per km² in 2100 and was at its lowest, 0.0758 people per km², 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

Annual values for Population density in Vanuatu, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 0.0758 people per km²
1100 0.1137 people per km² +50.0%
1200 0.1706 people per km² +50.0%
1300 0.2559 people per km² +50.0%
1400 0.3838 people per km² +50.0%
1500 0.5757 people per km² +50.0%
1600 0.8637 people per km² +50.0%
1700 1.3 people per km² +50.0%
1710 1.36 people per km² +5.3%
1720 1.44 people per km² +5.3%
1730 1.51 people per km² +5.3%
1740 1.59 people per km² +5.3%
1750 1.67 people per km² +5.3%
1760 1.76 people per km² +5.3%
1770 1.86 people per km² +5.3%
1780 1.95 people per km² +5.3%
1790 2.06 people per km² +5.3%
1800 2.28 people per km² +10.9%
1801 2.28 people per km² +0.0%
1802 2.28 people per km² +0.0%
1803 2.28 people per km² +0.0%
1804 2.28 people per km² +0.0%
1805 2.28 people per km² +0.0%
1806 2.28 people per km² +0.0%
1807 2.28 people per km² +0.0%
1808 2.28 people per km² +0.0%
1809 2.28 people per km² +0.0%
1810 2.28 people per km² +0.0%
1811 2.28 people per km² +0.0%
1812 2.28 people per km² +0.0%
1813 2.28 people per km² +0.0%
1814 2.28 people per km² +0.0%
1815 2.28 people per km² +0.0%
1816 2.28 people per km² +0.0%
1817 2.28 people per km² +0.0%
1818 2.28 people per km² +0.0%
1819 2.28 people per km² +0.2%
1820 2.29 people per km² +0.4%
1821 2.31 people per km² +0.6%
1822 2.33 people per km² +0.8%
1823 2.35 people per km² +1.0%
1824 2.37 people per km² +1.0%
1825 2.39 people per km² +1.0%
1826 2.42 people per km² +1.0%
1827 2.44 people per km² +1.0%
1828 2.47 people per km² +1.0%
1829 2.49 people per km² +1.0%
1830 2.51 people per km² +1.0%
1831 2.54 people per km² +1.0%
1832 2.56 people per km² +1.0%
1833 2.59 people per km² +1.0%
1834 2.61 people per km² +1.0%
1835 2.64 people per km² +1.0%
1836 2.67 people per km² +1.0%
1837 2.69 people per km² +1.0%
1838 2.72 people per km² +1.0%
1839 2.75 people per km² +1.0%
1840 2.77 people per km² +1.0%
1841 2.8 people per km² +1.0%
1842 2.83 people per km² +1.0%
1843 2.86 people per km² +1.0%
1844 2.88 people per km² +1.0%
1845 2.91 people per km² +1.0%
1846 2.94 people per km² +1.0%
1847 2.97 people per km² +1.0%
1848 3 people per km² +1.0%
1849 3.03 people per km² +1.0%
1850 3.06 people per km² +1.0%
1851 3.09 people per km² +1.0%
1852 3.12 people per km² +1.0%
1853 3.15 people per km² +1.0%
1854 3.18 people per km² +1.0%
1855 3.21 people per km² +1.0%
1856 3.24 people per km² +1.0%
1857 3.27 people per km² +1.0%
1858 3.3 people per km² +1.0%
1859 3.33 people per km² +1.0%
1860 3.36 people per km² +1.0%
1861 3.39 people per km² +1.0%
1862 3.43 people per km² +1.0%
1863 3.46 people per km² +1.0%
1864 3.49 people per km² +1.0%
1865 3.52 people per km² +1.0%
1866 3.56 people per km² +1.0%
1867 3.59 people per km² +1.0%
1868 3.63 people per km² +1.0%
1869 3.66 people per km² +1.0%
1870 3.69 people per km² +1.0%
1871 3.73 people per km² +1.0%
1872 3.77 people per km² +1.0%
1873 3.8 people per km² +1.0%
1874 3.84 people per km² +1.0%
1875 3.87 people per km² +1.0%
1876 3.91 people per km² +1.0%
1877 3.95 people per km² +1.0%
1878 3.99 people per km² +1.0%
1879 4.02 people per km² +1.0%
1880 4.06 people per km² +1.0%
1881 4.1 people per km² +1.0%
1882 4.14 people per km² +1.0%
1883 4.18 people per km² +1.0%
1884 4.22 people per km² +1.0%
1885 4.26 people per km² +1.0%
1886 4.3 people per km² +1.0%
1887 4.34 people per km² +1.0%
1888 4.38 people per km² +1.0%
1889 4.42 people per km² +1.0%
1890 4.47 people per km² +1.0%
1891 4.51 people per km² +1.0%
1892 4.55 people per km² +1.0%
1893 4.59 people per km² +1.0%
1894 4.64 people per km² +1.0%
1895 4.68 people per km² +0.9%
1896 4.73 people per km² +1.0%
1897 4.77 people per km² +1.0%
1898 4.82 people per km² +1.0%
1899 4.86 people per km² +1.0%
1900 4.91 people per km² +0.9%
1901 4.96 people per km² +1.0%
1902 5 people per km² +1.0%
1903 5.05 people per km² +1.0%
1904 5.1 people per km² +1.0%
1905 5.15 people per km² +1.0%
1906 5.2 people per km² +0.9%
1907 5.25 people per km² +1.0%
1908 5.3 people per km² +1.0%
1909 5.32 people per km² +0.5%
1910 5.33 people per km² +0.1%
1911 5.31 people per km² -0.3%
1912 5.28 people per km² -0.7%
1913 5.22 people per km² -1.1%
1914 5.16 people per km² -1.1%
1915 5.1 people per km² -1.1%
1916 5.04 people per km² -1.1%
1917 4.98 people per km² -1.1%
1918 4.93 people per km² -1.1%
1919 4.89 people per km² -0.9%
1920 4.85 people per km² -0.7%
1921 4.83 people per km² -0.4%
1922 4.82 people per km² -0.2%
1923 4.82 people per km² +0.0%
1924 4.82 people per km² +0.0%
1925 4.82 people per km² +0.0%
1926 4.82 people per km² +0.0%
1927 4.82 people per km² +0.0%
1928 4.82 people per km² +0.0%
1929 4.8 people per km² -0.4%
1930 4.77 people per km² -0.7%
1931 4.72 people per km² -1.1%
1932 4.65 people per km² -1.4%
1933 4.57 people per km² -1.8%
1934 4.48 people per km² -1.8%
1935 4.4 people per km² -1.8%
1936 4.32 people per km² -1.8%
1937 4.25 people per km² -1.8%
1938 4.17 people per km² -1.8%
1939 4.11 people per km² -1.4%
1940 4.07 people per km² -0.9%
1941 4.05 people per km² -0.5%
1942 4.05 people per km² -0.1%
1943 4.07 people per km² +0.4%
1944 4.08 people per km² +0.4%
1945 4.1 people per km² +0.4%
1946 4.11 people per km² +0.4%
1947 4.13 people per km² +0.4%
1948 4.15 people per km² +0.4%
1949 4.18 people per km² +0.8%
1950 4.23 people per km² +1.2%
1951 4.3 people per km² +1.6%
1952 4.37 people per km² +1.7%
1953 4.46 people per km² +1.9%
1954 4.55 people per km² +2.1%
1955 4.65 people per km² +2.2%
1956 4.75 people per km² +2.3%
1957 4.87 people per km² +2.5%
1958 5 people per km² +2.7%
1959 5.14 people per km² +2.8%
1960 5.29 people per km² +2.8%
1961 5.44 people per km² +2.8%
1962 5.59 people per km² +2.9%
1963 5.76 people per km² +2.9%
1964 5.93 people per km² +2.9%
1965 6.1 people per km² +3.0%
1966 6.28 people per km² +3.0%
1967 6.48 people per km² +3.0%
1968 6.67 people per km² +3.0%
1969 6.87 people per km² +3.0%
1970 7.08 people per km² +3.0%
1971 7.29 people per km² +3.0%
1972 7.51 people per km² +3.0%
1973 7.74 people per km² +3.1%
1974 7.98 people per km² +3.1%
1975 8.23 people per km² +3.1%
1976 8.48 people per km² +3.1%
1977 8.75 people per km² +3.1%
1978 9.02 people per km² +3.1%
1979 9.27 people per km² +2.8%
1980 9.49 people per km² +2.3%
1981 9.7 people per km² +2.2%
1982 9.93 people per km² +2.4%
1983 10.17 people per km² +2.4%
1984 10.43 people per km² +2.5%
1985 10.7 people per km² +2.6%
1986 10.97 people per km² +2.6%
1987 11.26 people per km² +2.6%
1988 11.55 people per km² +2.6%
1989 11.85 people per km² +2.6%
1990 12.15 people per km² +2.5%
1991 12.45 people per km² +2.5%
1992 12.77 people per km² +2.5%
1993 13.08 people per km² +2.5%
1994 13.4 people per km² +2.4%
1995 13.71 people per km² +2.3%
1996 14.02 people per km² +2.3%
1997 14.33 people per km² +2.2%
1998 14.63 people per km² +2.1%
1999 14.93 people per km² +2.1%
2000 15.28 people per km² +2.3%
2001 15.67 people per km² +2.6%
2002 16.07 people per km² +2.5%
2003 16.47 people per km² +2.5%
2004 16.88 people per km² +2.5%
2005 17.29 people per km² +2.5%
2006 17.71 people per km² +2.5%
2007 18.15 people per km² +2.5%
2008 18.61 people per km² +2.5%
2009 19.09 people per km² +2.6%
2010 19.55 people per km² +2.4%
2011 19.97 people per km² +2.2%
2012 20.42 people per km² +2.2%
2013 20.88 people per km² +2.3%
2014 21.35 people per km² +2.3%
2015 21.83 people per km² +2.3%
2016 22.32 people per km² +2.2%
2017 22.85 people per km² +2.4%
2018 23.4 people per km² +2.4%
2019 23.95 people per km² +2.4%
2020 24.52 people per km² +2.4%
2021 25.09 people per km² +2.3%
2022 25.68 people per km² +2.3%
2023 26.29 people per km² +2.4%
2024 26.89 people per km² +2.3%
2025 27.5 people per km² +2.3%
2026 28.1 people per km² +2.2%
2027 28.71 people per km² +2.2%
2028 29.32 people per km² +2.1%
2029 29.93 people per km² +2.1%
2030 30.55 people per km² +2.1%
2031 31.18 people per km² +2.0%
2032 31.8 people per km² +2.0%
2033 32.43 people per km² +2.0%
2034 33.08 people per km² +2.0%
2035 33.72 people per km² +2.0%
2036 34.37 people per km² +1.9%
2037 35.03 people per km² +1.9%
2038 35.7 people per km² +1.9%
2039 36.37 people per km² +1.9%
2040 37.04 people per km² +1.8%
2041 37.72 people per km² +1.8%
2042 38.39 people per km² +1.8%
2043 39.07 people per km² +1.8%
2044 39.76 people per km² +1.7%
2045 40.44 people per km² +1.7%
2046 41.13 people per km² +1.7%
2047 41.81 people per km² +1.7%
2048 42.49 people per km² +1.6%
2049 43.16 people per km² +1.6%
2050 43.84 people per km² +1.6%
2051 44.51 people per km² +1.5%
2052 45.18 people per km² +1.5%
2053 45.85 people per km² +1.5%
2054 46.51 people per km² +1.4%
2055 47.17 people per km² +1.4%
2056 47.83 people per km² +1.4%
2057 48.48 people per km² +1.4%
2058 49.14 people per km² +1.3%
2059 49.79 people per km² +1.3%
2060 50.43 people per km² +1.3%
2061 51.07 people per km² +1.3%
2062 51.71 people per km² +1.3%
2063 52.36 people per km² +1.2%
2064 53 people per km² +1.2%
2065 53.64 people per km² +1.2%
2066 54.28 people per km² +1.2%
2067 54.91 people per km² +1.2%
2068 55.53 people per km² +1.1%
2069 56.15 people per km² +1.1%
2070 56.77 people per km² +1.1%
2071 57.38 people per km² +1.1%
2072 57.99 people per km² +1.1%
2073 58.6 people per km² +1.0%
2074 59.19 people per km² +1.0%
2075 59.78 people per km² +1.0%
2076 60.36 people per km² +1.0%
2077 60.93 people per km² +0.9%
2078 61.49 people per km² +0.9%
2079 62.05 people per km² +0.9%
2080 62.6 people per km² +0.9%
2081 63.14 people per km² +0.9%
2082 63.67 people per km² +0.8%
2083 64.19 people per km² +0.8%
2084 64.71 people per km² +0.8%
2085 65.23 people per km² +0.8%
2086 65.73 people per km² +0.8%
2087 66.22 people per km² +0.7%
2088 66.7 people per km² +0.7%
2089 67.18 people per km² +0.7%
2090 67.64 people per km² +0.7%
2091 68.1 people per km² +0.7%
2092 68.55 people per km² +0.7%
2093 69 people per km² +0.7%
2094 69.43 people per km² +0.6%
2095 69.86 people per km² +0.6%
2096 70.27 people per km² +0.6%
2097 70.67 people per km² +0.6%
2098 71.07 people per km² +0.6%
2099 71.45 people per km² +0.5%
2100 71.82 people per km² +0.5%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 71.82 people per km² is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 132.68 people per km², 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 71.82 people per km² is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 132.68 people per km², 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.

YearChange FromTo
1300 +50.0% 0.1706 people per km² 0.2559 people per km²
1400 +50.0% 0.2559 people per km² 0.3838 people per km²
1600 +50.0% 0.5757 people per km² 0.8637 people per km²
1100 +50.0% 0.0758 people per km² 0.1137 people per km²
1200 +50.0% 0.1137 people per km² 0.1706 people per km²
1500 +50.0% 0.3838 people per km² 0.5757 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.0758 people per km² 0.0758 people per km² 0.0758 people per km² 1
1100s 0.1137 people per km² 0.1137 people per km² 0.1137 people per km² 1
1200s 0.1706 people per km² 0.1706 people per km² 0.1706 people per km² 1
1300s 0.2559 people per km² 0.2559 people per km² 0.2559 people per km² 1
1400s 0.3838 people per km² 0.3838 people per km² 0.3838 people per km² 1
1500s 0.5757 people per km² 0.5757 people per km² 0.5757 people per km² 1
1600s 0.8637 people per km² 0.8637 people per km² 0.8637 people per km² 1
1700s 1.3 people per km² 1.3 people per km² 1.3 people per km² 1
1710s 1.36 people per km² 1.36 people per km² 1.36 people per km² 1
1720s 1.44 people per km² 1.44 people per km² 1.44 people per km² 1
1730s 1.51 people per km² 1.51 people per km² 1.51 people per km² 1
1740s 1.59 people per km² 1.59 people per km² 1.59 people per km² 1
1750s 1.67 people per km² 1.67 people per km² 1.67 people per km² 1
1760s 1.76 people per km² 1.76 people per km² 1.76 people per km² 1
1770s 1.86 people per km² 1.86 people per km² 1.86 people per km² 1
1780s 1.95 people per km² 1.95 people per km² 1.95 people per km² 1
1790s 2.06 people per km² 2.06 people per km² 2.06 people per km² 1
1800s 2.28 people per km² 2.28 people per km² 2.28 people per km² 10
1810s 2.28 people per km² 2.28 people per km² 2.28 people per km² 10
1820s 2.39 people per km² 2.29 people per km² 2.49 people per km² 10
1830s 2.63 people per km² 2.51 people per km² 2.75 people per km² 10
1840s 2.9 people per km² 2.77 people per km² 3.03 people per km² 10
1850s 3.19 people per km² 3.06 people per km² 3.33 people per km² 10
1860s 3.51 people per km² 3.36 people per km² 3.66 people per km² 10
1870s 3.86 people per km² 3.69 people per km² 4.02 people per km² 10
1880s 4.24 people per km² 4.06 people per km² 4.42 people per km² 10
1890s 4.66 people per km² 4.47 people per km² 4.86 people per km² 10
1900s 5.12 people per km² 4.91 people per km² 5.32 people per km² 10
1910s 5.12 people per km² 4.89 people per km² 5.33 people per km² 10
1920s 4.82 people per km² 4.8 people per km² 4.85 people per km² 10
1930s 4.44 people per km² 4.11 people per km² 4.77 people per km² 10
1940s 4.1 people per km² 4.05 people per km² 4.18 people per km² 10
1950s 4.63 people per km² 4.23 people per km² 5.14 people per km² 10
1960s 6.04 people per km² 5.29 people per km² 6.87 people per km² 10
1970s 8.14 people per km² 7.08 people per km² 9.27 people per km² 10
1980s 10.6 people per km² 9.49 people per km² 11.85 people per km² 10
1990s 13.55 people per km² 12.15 people per km² 14.93 people per km² 10
2000s 17.12 people per km² 15.28 people per km² 19.09 people per km² 10
2010s 21.65 people per km² 19.55 people per km² 23.95 people per km² 10
2020s 27.2 people per km² 24.52 people per km² 29.93 people per km² 10
2030s 33.42 people per km² 30.55 people per km² 36.37 people per km² 10
2040s 40.1 people per km² 37.04 people per km² 43.16 people per km² 10
2050s 46.83 people per km² 43.84 people per km² 49.79 people per km² 10
2060s 53.31 people per km² 50.43 people per km² 56.15 people per km² 10
2070s 59.45 people per km² 56.77 people per km² 62.05 people per km² 10
2080s 64.94 people per km² 62.6 people per km² 67.18 people per km² 10
2090s 69.61 people per km² 67.64 people per km² 71.45 people per km² 10
2100s 71.82 people per km² 71.82 people per km² 71.82 people per km² 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Vanuatu?
Population density in Vanuatu was 71.82 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 71.82 people per km² in 2100.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0758 people per km² 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 HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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