Vanuatu Population Pyramid 2045
Vanuatu in 2045
By 2045, the population of Vanuatu is expected to reach 492,989. That would be 19.9% more than in 2035 (411,063).
Half of the population would be younger than 25.3 years, with 31.6% children under 15 and 6.0% aged 65 or older. 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 | 492,990 | 25.3 | |
| New Caledonia | 335,163 | 40.5 | |
| Fiji | 994,457 | 33.0 | |
| Solomon Islands | 1,224,199 | 26.3 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 14,165,588 | 28.4 |





