🇻🇺 Vanuatu Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Vanuatu is 342,564, ranking #182 in the world (0.00% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 2.16% per year. The biggest city is Port-Vila with 35,901 inhabitants.

Live estimate

342,736

Growth rate

2.16%

Density

people / km² (73 / mi²)

Median age

20.3

Fertility rate

3.50

births per woman

Life expectancy

72.0

years

Vanuatu population 1950–2100

Population of Vanuatu, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Vanuatu is projected to reach 534,388, and 875,479 by 2100.

Vanuatu population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	342,564	2.16%	28.1	20.3
2025	335,169	2.21%	27.5	20.3
2024	327,777	2.25%	26.9	20.2
2023	320,408	2.29%	26.3	20.1
2022	313,046	2.35%	25.7	20.1
2021	305,868	2.28%	25.1	20.1
2020	298,858	2.35%	24.5	20.2
2019	291,985	2.30%	24.0	20.2
2018	285,259	2.36%	23.4	20.2
2017	278,507	2.43%	22.8	20.2
2016	272,086	2.23%	22.3	20.2
2015	266,101	2.21%	21.8	20.1
2014	260,240	2.24%	21.3	20.0
2013	254,482	2.23%	20.9	19.9
2012	248,884	2.21%	20.4	19.7
2011	243,474	2.18%	20.0	19.6
2010	238,248	2.16%	19.5	19.5
2009	232,731	2.53%	19.1	19.3
2008	226,896	2.55%	18.6	19.1
2007	221,276	2.47%	18.2	18.8
2006	215,923	2.43%	17.7	18.6
2005	210,760	2.41%	17.3	18.3
2004	205,711	2.44%	16.9	18.1
2003	200,746	2.45%	16.5	17.8
2002	195,863	2.48%	16.1	17.6
2001	191,031	2.52%	15.7	17.4
2000	186,281	2.52%	15.3	17.1
1999	182,048	2.08%	14.9	16.9
1998	178,313	2.07%	14.6	16.7
1997	174,626	2.11%	14.3	16.5
1996	170,911	2.19%	14.0	16.5
1995	167,137	2.27%	13.7	16.9
1994	163,314	2.35%	13.4	17.0
1993	159,463	2.42%	13.1	16.9
1992	155,608	2.48%	12.8	16.8
1991	151,793	2.49%	12.5	16.8
1990	148,062	2.49%	12.1	16.7
1989	144,393	2.53%	11.8	16.7
1988	140,756	2.57%	11.5	16.6
1987	137,187	2.56%	11.3	16.6
1986	133,720	2.56%	11.0	16.6
1985	130,356	2.54%	10.7	16.7
1984	127,109	2.51%	10.4	16.7
1983	123,998	2.45%	10.2	16.7
1982	121,036	2.39%	9.9	16.6
1981	118,249	2.27%	9.7	16.6
1980	115,660	2.15%	9.5	16.5
1979	113,040	2.43%	9.3	16.4
1978	109,963	3.10%	9.0	16.2
1977	106,618	3.08%	8.7	16.1
1976	103,388	3.07%	8.5	16.0
1975	100,268	3.06%	8.2	16.0
1974	97,260	3.04%	8.0	16.0
1973	94,362	3.01%	7.7	15.9
1972	91,562	3.01%	7.5	15.9
1971	88,862	2.98%	7.3	15.9
1970	86,266	2.95%	7.1	15.9
1969	83,756	2.96%	6.9	15.9
1968	81,314	2.96%	6.7	15.9
1967	78,920	3.02%	6.5	16.0
1966	76,590	2.98%	6.3	16.0
1965	74,358	2.94%	6.1	16.1
1964	72,220	2.90%	5.9	16.2
1963	70,158	2.89%	5.8	16.3
1962	68,174	2.85%	5.6	16.4
1961	66,264	2.83%	5.4	16.5
1960	64,431	2.78%	5.3	16.6
1959	62,670	2.77%	5.1	16.7
1958	60,981	2.69%	5.0	16.8
1957	59,376	2.64%	4.9	16.9
1956	57,925	2.30%	4.8	17.0
1955	56,632	2.21%	4.6	17.1
1954	55,422	2.11%	4.5	17.2
1953	54,300	1.98%	4.5	17.3
1952	53,261	1.88%	4.4	17.5
1951	52,360	1.53%	4.3	17.6
1950	51,542	1.62%	4.2	17.7

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	349,967	2.12%	28.7	20.5
2028	357,404	2.09%	29.3	20.6
2029	364,887	2.06%	29.9	20.7
2030	372,428	2.03%	30.6	20.9
2031	380,023	2.00%	31.2	21.1
2032	387,658	1.97%	31.8	21.3
2033	395,374	1.97%	32.4	21.5
2034	403,186	1.95%	33.1	21.8
2035	411,063	1.92%	33.7	22.0
2036	419,012	1.91%	34.4	22.2
2037	427,042	1.89%	35.0	22.4
2038	435,152	1.87%	35.7	22.7
2039	443,316	1.84%	36.4	22.9
2040	451,512	1.82%	37.0	23.1
2041	459,740	1.79%	37.7	23.4
2042	468,010	1.77%	38.4	23.6
2043	476,311	1.74%	39.1	23.8
2044	484,642	1.73%	39.8	24.0
2045	492,990	1.69%	40.4	24.3
2046	501,326	1.66%	41.1	24.5
2047	509,628	1.62%	41.8	24.7
2048	517,894	1.60%	42.5	24.9
2049	526,146	1.56%	43.2	25.1
2050	534,388	1.54%	43.8	25.2
2051	542,587	1.50%	44.5	25.4
2052	550,728	1.48%	45.2	25.6
2053	558,858	1.46%	45.8	25.8
2054	566,963	1.43%	46.5	26.0
2055	575,032	1.40%	47.2	26.2
2056	583,045	1.37%	47.8	26.4
2057	591,010	1.35%	48.5	26.6
2058	598,962	1.33%	49.1	26.8
2059	606,884	1.30%	49.8	27.0
2060	614,758	1.28%	50.4	27.2
2061	622,572	1.25%	51.1	27.4
2062	630,384	1.24%	51.7	27.6
2063	638,229	1.23%	52.4	27.8
2064	646,068	1.21%	53.0	28.0
2065	653,870	1.19%	53.6	28.2
2066	661,624	1.17%	54.3	28.4
2067	669,326	1.15%	54.9	28.7
2068	676,955	1.12%	55.5	28.9
2069	684,517	1.10%	56.2	29.1
2070	692,031	1.08%	56.8	29.3
2071	699,514	1.07%	57.4	29.6
2072	706,951	1.05%	58.0	29.8
2073	714,309	1.02%	58.6	30.0
2074	721,554	0.99%	59.2	30.2
2075	728,693	0.97%	59.8	30.5
2076	735,750	0.95%	60.4	30.7
2077	742,698	0.93%	60.9	30.9
2078	749,576	0.92%	61.5	31.2
2079	756,385	0.89%	62.0	31.4
2080	763,058	0.87%	62.6	31.6
2081	769,625	0.85%	63.1	31.9
2082	776,103	0.83%	63.7	32.1
2083	782,504	0.81%	64.2	32.3
2084	788,850	0.80%	64.7	32.5
2085	795,110	0.78%	65.2	32.8
2086	801,218	0.75%	65.7	33.0
2087	807,205	0.74%	66.2	33.2
2088	813,110	0.72%	66.7	33.4
2089	818,891	0.70%	67.2	33.6
2090	824,564	0.68%	67.6	33.9
2091	830,143	0.67%	68.1	34.1
2092	835,631	0.65%	68.6	34.3
2093	841,062	0.64%	69.0	34.5
2094	846,404	0.62%	69.4	34.7
2095	851,605	0.60%	69.9	34.9
2096	856,628	0.57%	70.3	35.1
2097	861,521	0.56%	70.7	35.3
2098	866,316	0.55%	71.1	35.6
2099	870,973	0.53%	71.4	35.8
2100	875,479	0.50%	71.8	36.0

States & provinces of Vanuatu by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	Shefa	63,491	18.5%
2	Sanma	54,184	15.8%
3	Tafea	37,050	10.8%
4	Malampa	35,329	10.3%
5	Penama	32,543	9.5%
6	Torba	9,359	2.7%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Vanuatu

#	City	Region	Population
1	Port-Vila capital	Shefa	35,901

FAQ

What is the population of Vanuatu in 2026?

The population of Vanuatu is 342,564 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Vanuatu?

Port-Vila is the biggest city in Vanuatu with 35,901 inhabitants; the capital is Port Vila.

Is the population of Vanuatu growing or shrinking?

The population of Vanuatu is growing at 2.16% per year.

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.

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