Vanuatu Population Pyramid 2047
Vanuatu in 2047
In 2047, Vanuatu is projected to have a population of 509,628 people. That would be 19.3% more than in 2037 (427,042).
With a projected median age of 25.7 years, Vanuatu would have a youth dependency ratio of 50.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 10.0 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 | 509,628 | 25.7 | |
| New Caledonia | 337,638 | 41.0 | |
| Fiji | 997,337 | 33.5 | |
| Solomon Islands | 1,258,616 | 26.8 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 14,469,222 | 28.9 |





