Vanuatu Population Pyramid 2054
Vanuatu in 2054
By 2054, the population of Vanuatu is expected to reach 566,963. That would be 17.0% more than in 2044 (484,642).
With a projected median age of 27.0 years, Vanuatu would have a youth dependency ratio of 47.2 and an old-age dependency ratio of 12.2 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 | 566,963 | 27.0 | |
| New Caledonia | 343,585 | 42.4 | |
| Fiji | 1,001,661 | 35.2 | |
| Solomon Islands | 1,374,040 | 28.3 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 15,452,110 | 30.4 |





