Vanuatu Population Pyramid 2073
Vanuatu in 2073
In 2073, Vanuatu is projected to have a population of 714,309 people. That would be 11.9% more than in 2063 (638,228).
The median age is projected at 31.0 years, with 39.3 children under 15 and 16.4 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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 | 714,309 | 31.0 | |
| Fiji | 975,844 | 38.9 | |
| New Caledonia | 347,238 | 45.2 | |
| Solomon Islands | 1,640,650 | 32.9 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 17,431,213 | 33.9 |





