Vanuatu Population Pyramid 2099
Vanuatu in 2099
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Vanuatu at 870,974 in 2099. Compared with 2089, when the projection stands at 818,891, that represents growth of 6.4% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 36.8 years, Vanuatu would have a youth dependency ratio of 33.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 27.0 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 | 870,974 | 36.8 | |
| Fiji | 883,875 | 43.1 | |
| New Caledonia | 337,872 | 48.2 | |
| Solomon Islands | 1,845,301 | 38.6 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 18,630,031 | 38.0 |
