Vanuatu Population Pyramid 2001
Vanuatu in 2001
In 2001, Vanuatu had a total population of 191,031 people. That is 25.8% more than in 1991, when the population stood at 151,794.
The median age was 18.5 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 77.3 children under 15 and 5.1 people aged 65 or over. 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 | 191,031 | 18.5 | |
| New Caledonia | 227,707 | 26.8 | |
| Solomon Islands | 449,125 | 18.4 | |
| Fiji | 849,596 | 22.8 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 5,728,436 | 19.9 |





