Vanuatu Population Pyramid 1960
Vanuatu in 1960
As of 1960, Vanuatu counted 64,431 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1950, the population was 51,542; it has grown by 25.0% since.
The median age was 17.7 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 86.3 children under 15 and 7.3 people aged 65 or over. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Vanuatu was 3.60 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 71.5 years on average (73.9 years for girls, 69.4 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
2,420 immigrants live in Vanuatu, 0.7% of the population.
| Australia | 677 |
| France | 565 |
| New Zealand | 331 |
| New Caledonia | 267 |
| Fiji | 239 |
15,135 people born in Vanuatu live in other countries.
| Australia | 10,208 |
| New Caledonia | 4,021 |
| South Africa | 230 |
| French Polynesia | 210 |
| Fiji | 190 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanuatu | 64,431 | 17.7 | |
| New Caledonia | 79,819 | 21.5 | |
| Solomon Islands | 139,688 | 16.8 | |
| Fiji | 404,888 | 16.7 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,995,110 | 18.5 |





