World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until was 320,422 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
320,422
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
182nd
of 239 countries
All-time high
320,422
in 2023
All-time low
924
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023
World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until in Vanuatu, 1000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until in Vanuatu is 320,422, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until in Vanuatu peaked at 320,422 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 924, in 1000.
Vanuatu ranks 182nd of 239 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 924 | — |
| 1100 | 1,386 | +50.0% |
| 1200 | 2,079 | +50.0% |
| 1300 | 3,119 | +50.0% |
| 1400 | 4,679 | +50.0% |
| 1500 | 7,018 | +50.0% |
| 1600 | 10,528 | +50.0% |
| 1700 | 15,792 | +50.0% |
| 1710 | 16,623 | +5.3% |
| 1720 | 17,498 | +5.3% |
| 1730 | 18,419 | +5.3% |
| 1740 | 19,388 | +5.3% |
| 1750 | 20,409 | +5.3% |
| 1760 | 21,483 | +5.3% |
| 1770 | 22,614 | +5.3% |
| 1780 | 23,804 | +5.3% |
| 1790 | 25,057 | +5.3% |
| 1800 | 27,791 | +10.9% |
| 1801 | 27,791 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 27,791 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 27,791 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 27,791 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 27,791 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 27,791 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 27,791 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 27,791 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 27,791 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 27,791 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 27,791 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 27,791 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 27,791 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 27,791 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 27,791 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 27,791 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 27,791 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 27,791 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 27,846 | +0.2% |
| 1820 | 27,955 | +0.4% |
| 1821 | 28,121 | +0.6% |
| 1822 | 28,343 | +0.8% |
| 1823 | 28,621 | +1.0% |
| 1824 | 28,902 | +1.0% |
| 1825 | 29,186 | +1.0% |
| 1826 | 29,473 | +1.0% |
| 1827 | 29,763 | +1.0% |
| 1828 | 30,055 | +1.0% |
| 1829 | 30,350 | +1.0% |
| 1830 | 30,648 | +1.0% |
| 1831 | 30,950 | +1.0% |
| 1832 | 31,254 | +1.0% |
| 1833 | 31,561 | +1.0% |
| 1834 | 31,871 | +1.0% |
| 1835 | 32,184 | +1.0% |
| 1836 | 32,500 | +1.0% |
| 1837 | 32,820 | +1.0% |
| 1838 | 33,142 | +1.0% |
| 1839 | 33,468 | +1.0% |
| 1840 | 33,797 | +1.0% |
| 1841 | 34,129 | +1.0% |
| 1842 | 34,464 | +1.0% |
| 1843 | 34,803 | +1.0% |
| 1844 | 35,145 | +1.0% |
| 1845 | 35,490 | +1.0% |
| 1846 | 35,839 | +1.0% |
| 1847 | 36,191 | +1.0% |
| 1848 | 36,546 | +1.0% |
| 1849 | 36,905 | +1.0% |
| 1850 | 37,268 | +1.0% |
| 1851 | 37,623 | +1.0% |
| 1852 | 37,981 | +1.0% |
| 1853 | 38,342 | +1.0% |
| 1854 | 38,707 | +1.0% |
| 1855 | 39,076 | +1.0% |
| 1856 | 39,448 | +1.0% |
| 1857 | 39,823 | +1.0% |
| 1858 | 40,202 | +1.0% |
| 1859 | 40,585 | +1.0% |
| 1860 | 40,971 | +1.0% |
| 1861 | 41,361 | +1.0% |
| 1862 | 41,755 | +1.0% |
| 1863 | 42,152 | +1.0% |
| 1864 | 42,553 | +1.0% |
| 1865 | 42,958 | +1.0% |
| 1866 | 43,367 | +1.0% |
| 1867 | 43,780 | +1.0% |
| 1868 | 44,196 | +1.0% |
| 1869 | 44,617 | +1.0% |
| 1870 | 45,041 | +1.0% |
| 1871 | 45,470 | +1.0% |
| 1872 | 45,903 | +1.0% |
| 1873 | 46,340 | +1.0% |
| 1874 | 46,781 | +1.0% |
| 1875 | 47,226 | +1.0% |
| 1876 | 47,675 | +1.0% |
| 1877 | 48,129 | +1.0% |
| 1878 | 48,587 | +1.0% |
| 1879 | 49,049 | +1.0% |
| 1880 | 49,516 | +1.0% |
| 1881 | 49,987 | +1.0% |
| 1882 | 50,463 | +1.0% |
| 1883 | 50,943 | +1.0% |
| 1884 | 51,427 | +1.0% |
| 1885 | 51,917 | +1.0% |
| 1886 | 52,411 | +1.0% |
| 1887 | 52,909 | +1.0% |
| 1888 | 53,413 | +1.0% |
| 1889 | 53,921 | +1.0% |
| 1890 | 54,434 | +1.0% |
| 1891 | 54,952 | +1.0% |
| 1892 | 55,475 | +1.0% |
| 1893 | 56,003 | +1.0% |
| 1894 | 56,536 | +1.0% |
| 1895 | 57,073 | +0.9% |
| 1896 | 57,616 | +1.0% |
| 1897 | 58,165 | +1.0% |
| 1898 | 58,718 | +1.0% |
| 1899 | 59,277 | +1.0% |
| 1900 | 59,840 | +0.9% |
| 1901 | 60,410 | +1.0% |
| 1902 | 60,984 | +1.0% |
| 1903 | 61,565 | +1.0% |
| 1904 | 62,150 | +1.0% |
| 1905 | 62,742 | +1.0% |
| 1906 | 63,338 | +0.9% |
| 1907 | 63,941 | +1.0% |
| 1908 | 64,549 | +1.0% |
| 1909 | 64,890 | +0.5% |
| 1910 | 64,963 | +0.1% |
| 1911 | 64,769 | -0.3% |
| 1912 | 64,309 | -0.7% |
| 1913 | 63,584 | -1.1% |
| 1914 | 62,866 | -1.1% |
| 1915 | 62,157 | -1.1% |
| 1916 | 61,456 | -1.1% |
| 1917 | 60,763 | -1.1% |
| 1918 | 60,096 | -1.1% |
| 1919 | 59,565 | -0.9% |
| 1920 | 59,170 | -0.7% |
| 1921 | 58,907 | -0.4% |
| 1922 | 58,777 | -0.2% |
| 1923 | 58,777 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 58,777 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 58,777 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 58,777 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 58,777 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 58,777 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 58,564 | -0.4% |
| 1930 | 58,144 | -0.7% |
| 1931 | 57,518 | -1.1% |
| 1932 | 56,691 | -1.4% |
| 1933 | 55,667 | -1.8% |
| 1934 | 54,661 | -1.8% |
| 1935 | 53,674 | -1.8% |
| 1936 | 52,704 | -1.8% |
| 1937 | 51,752 | -1.8% |
| 1938 | 50,817 | -1.8% |
| 1939 | 50,114 | -1.4% |
| 1940 | 49,640 | -0.9% |
| 1941 | 49,393 | -0.5% |
| 1942 | 49,367 | -0.1% |
| 1943 | 49,561 | +0.4% |
| 1944 | 49,756 | +0.4% |
| 1945 | 49,951 | +0.4% |
| 1946 | 50,148 | +0.4% |
| 1947 | 50,345 | +0.4% |
| 1948 | 50,543 | +0.4% |
| 1949 | 50,948 | +0.8% |
| 1950 | 51,557 | +1.2% |
| 1951 | 52,378 | +1.6% |
| 1952 | 53,285 | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 54,316 | +1.9% |
| 1954 | 55,435 | +2.1% |
| 1955 | 56,650 | +2.2% |
| 1956 | 57,941 | +2.3% |
| 1957 | 59,391 | +2.5% |
| 1958 | 60,999 | +2.7% |
| 1959 | 62,683 | +2.8% |
| 1960 | 64,446 | +2.8% |
| 1961 | 66,279 | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 68,188 | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 70,171 | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 72,232 | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 74,375 | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 76,605 | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 78,935 | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 81,334 | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 83,770 | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 86,283 | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 88,881 | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 91,578 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 94,379 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 97,273 | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 100,288 | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 103,402 | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 106,634 | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 109,980 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 113,061 | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 115,683 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 118,268 | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 121,051 | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 124,013 | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 127,125 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 130,375 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 133,737 | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 137,206 | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 140,769 | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 144,410 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 148,073 | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 151,807 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 155,619 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 159,475 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 163,328 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 167,155 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 170,926 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 174,638 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 178,322 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 182,056 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 186,290 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 191,047 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 195,871 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 200,760 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 205,720 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 210,772 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 215,939 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 221,291 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 226,908 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 232,740 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 238,256 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 243,483 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 248,894 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 254,495 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 260,247 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 266,115 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 272,097 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 278,518 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 285,273 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 291,995 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 298,867 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 305,882 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 313,061 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 320,422 | +2.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 320,422 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.20 million, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 320,422 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.38 million, 23% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +50.0% | 924 | 1,386 |
| 1200 | +50.0% | 1,386 | 2,079 |
| 1300 | +50.0% | 2,079 | 3,119 |
| 1400 | +50.0% | 3,119 | 4,679 |
| 1500 | +50.0% | 4,679 | 7,018 |
| 1600 | +50.0% | 7,018 | 10,528 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 924 | 924 | 924 | 1 |
| 1100s | 1,386 | 1,386 | 1,386 | 1 |
| 1200s | 2,079 | 2,079 | 2,079 | 1 |
| 1300s | 3,119 | 3,119 | 3,119 | 1 |
| 1400s | 4,679 | 4,679 | 4,679 | 1 |
| 1500s | 7,018 | 7,018 | 7,018 | 1 |
| 1600s | 10,528 | 10,528 | 10,528 | 1 |
| 1700s | 15,792 | 15,792 | 15,792 | 1 |
| 1710s | 16,623 | 16,623 | 16,623 | 1 |
| 1720s | 17,498 | 17,498 | 17,498 | 1 |
| 1730s | 18,419 | 18,419 | 18,419 | 1 |
| 1740s | 19,388 | 19,388 | 19,388 | 1 |
| 1750s | 20,409 | 20,409 | 20,409 | 1 |
| 1760s | 21,483 | 21,483 | 21,483 | 1 |
| 1770s | 22,614 | 22,614 | 22,614 | 1 |
| 1780s | 23,804 | 23,804 | 23,804 | 1 |
| 1790s | 25,057 | 25,057 | 25,057 | 1 |
| 1800s | 27,791 | 27,791 | 27,791 | 10 |
| 1810s | 27,796 | 27,791 | 27,846 | 10 |
| 1820s | 29,077 | 27,955 | 30,350 | 10 |
| 1830s | 32,040 | 30,648 | 33,468 | 10 |
| 1840s | 35,331 | 33,797 | 36,905 | 10 |
| 1850s | 38,906 | 37,268 | 40,585 | 10 |
| 1860s | 42,771 | 40,971 | 44,617 | 10 |
| 1870s | 47,020 | 45,041 | 49,049 | 10 |
| 1880s | 51,691 | 49,516 | 53,921 | 10 |
| 1890s | 56,825 | 54,434 | 59,277 | 10 |
| 1900s | 62,441 | 59,840 | 64,890 | 10 |
| 1910s | 62,453 | 59,565 | 64,963 | 10 |
| 1920s | 58,808 | 58,564 | 59,170 | 10 |
| 1930s | 54,174 | 50,114 | 58,144 | 10 |
| 1940s | 49,965 | 49,367 | 50,948 | 10 |
| 1950s | 56,464 | 51,557 | 62,683 | 10 |
| 1960s | 73,634 | 64,446 | 83,770 | 10 |
| 1970s | 99,176 | 86,283 | 113,061 | 10 |
| 1980s | 129,264 | 115,683 | 144,410 | 10 |
| 1990s | 165,140 | 148,073 | 182,056 | 10 |
| 2000s | 208,734 | 186,290 | 232,740 | 10 |
| 2010s | 263,937 | 238,256 | 291,995 | 10 |
| 2020s | 309,558 | 298,867 | 320,422 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 179 Iceland 387,559 compare
- 180 Guadeloupe 376,518 compare
- 181 Martinique 346,008 compare
- 183 Mayotte 316,028 compare
- 184 French Guiana 303,408 compare
- 185 New Caledonia 289,879 compare
More population data for Vanuatu
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.5164 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7815 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.5164 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.6576 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 578.57 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.2 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2172 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.504 (2100)
- Population density 71.82 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 59,723 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until in Vanuatu?
- World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until in Vanuatu was 320,422 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 320,422 in 2023.
- What is the lowest world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 924 in 1000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until?
- Vanuatu ranks 182nd out of 239 countries with data for 2023.
- Is world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 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 Our World in Data, published as part of World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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