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Population in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Population was 320,422 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
320,422 people
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
181st
of 238 countries
All-time high
320,422 people
in 2023
All-time low
924 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Vanuatu, 1000–2023

0100.0k200.0k300.0k100015112023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for population in Vanuatu is 320,422 people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Vanuatu peaked at 320,422 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 924 people, in 1000.

Vanuatu ranks 181st of 238 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 924 people 924 people 924 people 1
1100s 1,386 people 1,386 people 1,386 people 1
1200s 2,079 people 2,079 people 2,079 people 1
1300s 3,119 people 3,119 people 3,119 people 1
1400s 4,679 people 4,679 people 4,679 people 1
1500s 7,018 people 7,018 people 7,018 people 1
1600s 10,528 people 10,528 people 10,528 people 1
1700s 15,792 people 15,792 people 15,792 people 1
1710s 16,623 people 16,623 people 16,623 people 1
1720s 17,498 people 17,498 people 17,498 people 1
1730s 18,419 people 18,419 people 18,419 people 1
1740s 19,388 people 19,388 people 19,388 people 1
1750s 20,409 people 20,409 people 20,409 people 1
1760s 21,483 people 21,483 people 21,483 people 1
1770s 22,614 people 22,614 people 22,614 people 1
1780s 23,804 people 23,804 people 23,804 people 1
1790s 25,057 people 25,057 people 25,057 people 1
1800s 27,791 people 27,791 people 27,791 people 10
1810s 27,796 people 27,791 people 27,846 people 10
1820s 29,077 people 27,955 people 30,350 people 10
1830s 32,040 people 30,648 people 33,468 people 10
1840s 35,331 people 33,797 people 36,905 people 10
1850s 38,906 people 37,268 people 40,585 people 10
1860s 42,771 people 40,971 people 44,617 people 10
1870s 47,020 people 45,041 people 49,049 people 10
1880s 51,691 people 49,516 people 53,921 people 10
1890s 56,825 people 54,434 people 59,277 people 10
1900s 62,441 people 59,840 people 64,890 people 10
1910s 62,453 people 59,565 people 64,963 people 10
1920s 58,808 people 58,564 people 59,170 people 10
1930s 54,174 people 50,114 people 58,144 people 10
1940s 49,965 people 49,367 people 50,948 people 10
1950s 56,464 people 51,557 people 62,683 people 10
1960s 73,634 people 64,446 people 83,770 people 10
1970s 99,176 people 86,283 people 113,061 people 10
1980s 129,264 people 115,683 people 144,410 people 10
1990s 165,140 people 148,073 people 182,056 people 10
2000s 208,734 people 186,290 people 232,740 people 10
2010s 263,937 people 238,256 people 291,995 people 10
2020s 309,558 people 298,867 people 320,422 people 4

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 178 Iceland 387,559 people compare
  2. 183 French Guiana 303,408 people compare
  3. 184 New Caledonia 289,879 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Vanuatu?
Population in Vanuatu was 320,422 people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 320,422 people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 924 people in 1000.
How does Vanuatu rank for population?
Vanuatu ranks 181st out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.