Vanuatu Population Pyramid 2028
Vanuatu in 2028
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Vanuatu at 357,404 in 2028. Compared with 2018, when the projection stands at 285,258, that represents growth of 25.3% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 21.7 years, Vanuatu would have a youth dependency ratio of 62.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.9 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 357,404 | 21.7 | |
| New Caledonia | 302,839 | 36.4 | |
| Solomon Islands | 898,076 | 22.4 | |
| Fiji | 945,368 | 29.6 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 11,312,894 | 24.5 |
