Vanuatu Population Pyramid 2040
Vanuatu in 2040
In 2040, Vanuatu is projected to have a population of 451,512 people. Ten years before, in 2030, the projected population is 372,428 — 21.2% lower.
With a projected median age of 24.2 years, Vanuatu would have a youth dependency ratio of 52.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 9.5 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 | 451,513 | 24.2 | |
| New Caledonia | 327,500 | 39.3 | |
| Fiji | 983,858 | 31.9 | |
| Solomon Islands | 1,135,455 | 25.2 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 13,376,161 | 27.3 |





