Vanuatu Population Pyramid 1975
Vanuatu in 1975
As of 1975, Vanuatu counted 100,268 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1965, the population was 74,357; it has grown by 34.8% since.
With a median age of 17.1 years, Vanuatu had a youth dependency ratio of 87.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.6 per 100 people of working age. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.
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 | 100,269 | 17.1 | |
| New Caledonia | 137,462 | 19.9 | |
| Solomon Islands | 200,745 | 16.1 | |
| Fiji | 575,906 | 18.3 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 2,814,821 | 17.3 |





