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East Asia & Pacific · Lower-middle income
Vanuatu: key statistics
Vanuatu has 335,169 people (2025) and a GDP per person of $4,039. Below: 78 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Port Vila
- Region
- East Asia & Pacific
- Income group
- Lower-middle income
- Currency
- Vanuatu vatus VUV
- Languages
- French, English, Bislama
- ISO codes
- VUVUT
- Land neighbours
- Australia, Solomon Islands
topic profiles
Vanuatu, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
Population
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Vanuatu by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within East Asia & Pacific.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 335,169 | 2025 | 177/217 | 24/37 | +26% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 2.23% | 2025 | 36/217 | 2/37 | ±0.0 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 22.3% | 2025 | 209/217 | 34/37 | −2.5 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 3.57 | 2024 | 42/217 | 2/37 | −11% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 4.4% | 2025 | 158/217 | 33/37 | +0.6 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 38.0% | 2025 | 34/217 | 2/37 | −0.6 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 26.9 | 2024 | 177/216 | 32/37 | +26% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 27.7 | 2024 | 40/217 | 1/37 | −16% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 12,189 km² | 2024 | 160/216 | 21/37 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $1.4bn | 2025 | 196/211 | 26/36 | +58% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $4,039 | 2025 | 151/211 | 29/36 | +26% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $4,525 | 2025 | 171/199 | 29/31 | +34% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $4,410 | 2025 | 135/201 | 26/33 | +30% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 3.1% | 2025 | 113/210 | 21/36 | −0.4 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 0.8% | 2025 | 158/210 | 30/36 | −0.4 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 26.6% | 2024 | 17/198 | 2/29 | +1.1 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 10.1% | 2024 | 186/201 | 27/30 | +1.1 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 56.8% | 2024 | 113/201 | 19/30 | −3.1 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 26.1% | 2024 | 57/175 | 14/27 | +7.9 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 7.2% | 2022 | 149/163 | 22/25 | −7.7 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 0.7% | 2025 | 155/180 | 20/27 | −1.8 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 6.1% | 2025 | 53/136 | 7/24 | +1.7 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 8.4% | 2025 | 72/136 | 7/24 | −1.8 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 120.32 | 2025 | 62/210 | 9/36 | +10% | — | |
| Government debt | 67.9% | 2023 | 22/78 | 3/17 | +40.6 pp | — | |
| Tax revenue | 16.5% | 2023 | 74/142 | 14/25 | +0.5 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 26.6% | 2023 | 70/142 | 14/25 | +7.4 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 39.2% | 2024 | 70/119 | 6/16 | +13.3 pp | — |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 25.3% | 2024 | 124/184 | 19/32 | −17.8 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 48.0% | 2024 | 84/184 | 21/32 | −0.2 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 73.4% | 2024 | 109/184 | 22/32 | −18.0 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -11.1% | 2022 | 160/185 | 26/29 | −1.9 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 2.4% | 2025 | 86/197 | 15/32 | −1.2 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 17.2% | 2022 | 18/178 | 4/26 | +14.2 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 82,400 | 2020 | 174/196 | 23/35 | −65% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 5.1% | 2025 | 98/187 | 8/29 | −0.1 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 11.3% | 2025 | 105/187 | 12/29 | +0.3 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 58.1% | 2025 | 118/187 | 21/29 | −3.1 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 53.3% | 2025 | 93/187 | 18/29 | −2.4 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $150m | 2023 | 103/145 | 12/24 | +64% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 11.6% | 2023 | 21/139 | 8/23 | +1.0 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $468 | 2023 | 13/145 | 9/24 | +30% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 19.5% | 2019 | 36/151 | 1/17 | — | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 36.9% | 2019 | 36/151 | 1/17 | — | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 15.9% | 2019 | 105/145 | 6/15 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 32.3 | 2019 | 103/151 | 12/17 | — | — | |
| Undernourishment | 5.8% | 2024 | 73/167 | 8/23 | −0.1 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 1.9% | 2025 | 187/190 | 29/30 | +1.9 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 88.0% | 2023 | 89/141 | 19/23 | +14.0 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 88.2% | 2023 | 90/147 | 20/24 | — | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 112.5% | 2024 | 25/191 | 3/30 | −11.4 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 134.7% | 2023 | 6/176 | 1/26 | +79.4 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 4.9% | 2004 | — | — | — | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 113.4% | 2024 | 6/168 | 2/26 | +19.2 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 26.6 | 2015 | 50/173 | 7/27 | +33% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 7.6% | 2024 | 10/184 | 6/29 | +2.5 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 71.7 yrs | 2024 | 141/217 | 22/37 | +2.3% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 14.4 | 2024 | 89/196 | 15/30 | −7.1% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 17.1 | 2024 | 87/196 | 16/30 | −9.0% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 100 | 2023 | 66/194 | 13/30 | −9.1% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 4.1% | 2023 | 153/193 | 23/29 | −0.3 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $143 | 2023 | 136/193 | 23/29 | +9.6% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 0.16 | 2019 | 160/180 | 24/25 | +43% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 61% | 2024 | 179/193 | 29/30 | −29.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1% | 2024 | 152/153 | 18/18 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 28.9% | 2013 | 32/154 | 6/25 | +3.2 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 87.1% | 2024 | 158/206 | 31/37 | +0.6 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 47.8% | 2024 | 171/203 | 34/37 | −3.7 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 22.4% | 2015 | — | — | +17.3 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 89.3 | 2023 | 159/210 | 24/34 | +79% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 1.2 | 2024 | 167/208 | 29/34 | −34% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 65.5% | 2024 | 181/215 | 34/36 | +16.4 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 20.0% | 2024 | 161/192 | 26/30 | +6.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 0.87 t | 2024 | 145/203 | 25/37 | +29% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 25.0% | 2022 | 93/212 | 11/37 | −14.0 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 25.2% | 2021 | 97/206 | 12/35 | +8.9 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 74.6% | 2024 | 12/214 | 6/35 | −1.9 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 1.6% | 2024 | 177/206 | 25/34 | ±0.0 pp | 10.7% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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