Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita was 22.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Vanuatu, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Vanuatu is 22.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 24.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1950.
Vanuatu ranks 225th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.6% | 5.6% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.3% | 8.0% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.7% | 11.0% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.7% | 14.8% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.1% | 18.8% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 21.7% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 23.5% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 22.3% | 22.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 222 Antigua and Barbuda 24.3% compare
- 223 Ethiopia 24.1% compare
- 224 Micronesia (country) 22.5% compare
- 226 South Sudan 21.7% compare
- 227 Tonga 21.2% compare
- 228 Sri Lanka 20.5% compare
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 share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Vanuatu?
- Share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Vanuatu was 22.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1950.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 225th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp 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 United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.