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All indicators of the Macroscope base for Vanuatu, with sources. Below: what past UN and IMF releases projected and what actually happened.

Population
320k
persons, 1 July, 2023
Births
8.99k
births per year, 2023
Total fertility rate
3.60
children per woman, 2023
International migrants, share
1
% of population, 2024
Internet users
22.4
% of population, 2015
GDP per capita, PPP
3,867
constant 2021 international $, 2025
Electricity demand per person
250
kWh per person a year, 2023

What the data shows

Computed with the same code as the observations under the main chart and in the API (get_insights). Moving together in time does not prove a cause.

How the indicators changed

  • Fertility (TFR): 7.04 in 1950 → 3.60 in 2023 (−49%). The trend broke around 2005: change slowed down (−0.06 → −0.03 a year).
  • Births: 2.15k in 1950 → 8.99k in 2023 (×4.2). The trend broke around 2006 and 2014: +0.08k → +0.24k → +0.03k a year.
  • Population: 51.5k in 1950 → 320k in 2023 (×6.2). The trend broke around 2001: change sped up (+3.37k → +5.85k a year).
  • Internet: 0% in 1990 → 22.4% in 2015 (+22 pp). Threshold: above 10% since 2012. Fastest growth in 2010–2015: 8% → 22.4%.
  • Urban share: 8% in 1960 → 22.3% in 2025 (+14 pp). Peak: 24.9% in 2016; the latest value is 10% lower. The trend broke around 2013: direction reversed (+0.28 → −0.29 a year).
  • GDP per person (PPP): 3,532 PPP dollars in 1990 → 3,867 PPP dollars in 2025 (+9%). Low: 3,315 PPP dollars in 2002; +17% since then.
  • GDP growth: on average 2.2% in the 1980s, 3.7% in the 1990s, 3.1% in the 2000s, 2.9% in the 2010s, 1.7% in the 2020s. Lowest: −5.7% in 2020; highest: 11.7% in 1990.
  • Inflation: on average 9.0% in the 1980s, 3.3% in the 1990s, 2.9% in the 2000s, 1.9% in the 2010s, 5.3% in the 2020s. Lowest: 0.8% in 2014; highest: 26.8% in 1981.
  • Net migration: on average −0.12k a year in the 1950s, −0.01k a year in the 1960s, −0.1k a year in the 1970s, −0.92k a year in the 1980s, −1.12k a year in the 1990s, −0.36k a year in the 2000s, −1.13k a year in the 2010s, −0.1k a year in the 2020s.
  • Life expectancy, men: 43.3 years in 1950 → 69.4 years in 2023 (+26 years). Low: 41.9 years in 1951; +28 years since then. The trend broke around 1992: change slowed down (+0.53 → +0.1 a year).

What changed at the same time

  • The fastest decline of "Fertility (TFR)" was in 1993–2003: 5.02 → 4.29. Over the same years: births 5.94k → 6.33k; population 160k → 201k; internet 3.9% (2003); urban share 19.7% → 22.5%; GDP per person (PPP) 3,495 PPP dollars → 3,373 PPP dollars; GDP growth 0.7% → 4.3%; inflation 3.6% → 3%; net migration −1.11k a year → −0.34k a year; life expectancy, men 65.9 years → 67.4 years.
  • Over the last 10 years (2013–2023): fertility (TFR) 4.04 → 3.60; births 8.46k → 8.99k; population 255k → 320k; internet 11.3% (2013); urban share 24.8% → 22.3%; GDP per person (PPP) 3,749 PPP dollars → 3,783 PPP dollars; GDP growth 3.4% → 5.8%; inflation 1.5% → 11.2%; net migration −1.34k a year → 0 a year; life expectancy, men 68 years → 69.4 years.

How the indicators relate

  • Fertility (TFR) and internet (1990–2015, 21 years): levels are strongly related, in opposite directions (r = −0.77); year-to-year changes show no reliable link (r = −0.20). This looks like a shared trend: both change over time, but not in step from year to year.
  • Fertility (TFR) and urban share (1960–2023, 64 years): levels are strongly related, in opposite directions (r = −0.98); year-to-year changes show no reliable link (r = 0.03). This looks like a shared trend: both change over time, but not in step from year to year.
  • Fertility (TFR) and GDP per person (PPP) (1990–2023, 34 years): levels are noticeably related, in opposite directions (r = −0.42); year-to-year changes show no reliable link (r = 0.16).

Against other countries

  • Fertility (TFR), adjusted for income: countries with the same GDP per person (3,783 PPP dollars) typically have 3.46; here it is 3.60, about the same as most countries at this income (2023, 197 countries).

Forecasts vs actual

  • Fertility (TFR): past UN projections. The outcome was below the projection in 1 of 11 revisions (1998–2022) and above in 10; median gap +20%.
  • The UN 1998 projection expected this level (3.60) already around 2006: reality is 17 years behind it.
  • The UN 2022 projection expected today's level (3.60, 2023) only by 2025: reality is at least 2 years ahead of it.
  • Fertility (TFR): UN 2024 projection (medium): 2050 — 2.80 (−22% vs 2023), 2100 — 2.12 (−41% vs 2023); low variant for 2100: 1.62.
  • Births: past UN projections. The outcome was below the projection in 1 of 11 revisions (1998–2022) and above in 10; median gap +26%.
  • The UN 2010 projection expected today's level (8.99k, 2023) only after 2035: reality is at least 12 years ahead of it.
  • The UN 2017 projection did not expect today's level (8.99k, 2023) before its horizon ended (2100).
  • Births: UN 2024 projection (medium): 2050 — 11.6k (+29% vs 2023), 2100 — 12k (+33% vs 2023); low variant for 2100: 5.75k.
  • Population: past UN projections. The outcome was below the projection in 5 of 12 revisions (1998–2022) and above in 7; median gap +1.2%.
  • The UN 1998 projection expected today's level (320k, 2023) only by 2026: reality is at least 3 years ahead of it.
  • The UN 2019 projection expected this level (320k) already around 2021: reality is 2 years behind it.
  • Population: UN 2024 projection (medium): 2050 — 534k (+67% vs 2023), 2100 — 876k (×2.7 vs 2023); low variant for 2100: 610k.
  • Why the UN missed the population. The 1998 projection for 2023: 309k; the UN's 2024 estimate: 320k (+3.7%). Parts of the gap (plus means more people than projected): the starting population −1.7k, births +32.6k, deaths −3.5k (more deaths than expected), migration −15.9k; the largest: births.
  • Why the UN missed the population. The 2010 projection for 2023: 323k; the UN's 2024 estimate: 320k (−0.8%). Parts of the gap (plus means more people than projected): the starting population −1.5k, births +13.2k, deaths −3.5k (more deaths than expected), migration −11k; the largest: births.
  • GDP growth: IMF next-year forecasts (34 editions, 2007–2023). On average the outcome was 1.2 pp below the forecast; below it in 74% of cases; typical error ±2 pp. The biggest miss was for 2020: IMF, October 2019 expected 3.1%, the outcome was −5.7%.
  • GDP growth: latest IMF forecast (IMF, April 2026): 2025 — 3.1%, 2027 — 3.2%, 2031 — 2.5%.
  • Inflation: IMF next-year forecasts (34 editions, 2007–2023). On average the outcome was 0.4 pp above the forecast; below it in 59% of cases; typical error ±1.9 pp. The biggest miss was for 2023: IMF, October 2022 expected 3.4%, the outcome was 11.2%.
  • Inflation: latest IMF forecast (IMF, April 2026): 2025 — 1.7%, 2027 — 3.4%, 2031 — 2.3%.
  • Net migration: past UN projections. The outcome was above the projection in 3 of 12 revisions (1998–2022) and below in 8; median difference −0.09k a year. The biggest miss: the 2004 revision expected −1.2k a year for 2020–2025; the outcome was −0.09k a year (for the years of the period so far).
  • Net migration: UN 2024 projection (medium): 2030 — −0.19k a year, 2050 — −0.51k a year, 2100 — −0.8k a year.
  • Life expectancy, men: past UN projections. The outcome was above the projection in 1 of 12 revisions (1998–2022) and below in 11; median difference −3 years. The biggest miss: the 2012 revision expected 72 years for 2020–2025; the outcome was 68.8 years (for the years of the period so far).
  • Life expectancy, men: UN 2024 projection (medium): 2030 — 70.5 years, 2050 — 73.4 years, 2100 — 81.4 years.

UN projections vs actual

Solid line: actual data, UN WPP 2024 estimates; births and fertility from national statistics from the last year they matched the UN estimate (the UN's figures for the latest years are partly its own projection). Dashed: medium variants of past UN revisions. The table shows what each revision expected for the latest year (or five-year period) with actual data.

Population

persons, 1 July
Vanuatu: PopulationActual 2023: 320k100k200k300k400k500k19902000201020202030
  • Actual
  • UN 1998
  • UN 2000
  • UN 2002
  • UN 2004
  • UN 2006
  • UN 2008
  • UN 2010
  • UN 2012
  • UN 2015
  • UN 2017
  • UN 2019
  • UN 2022
  • UN 2024, medium
ReleaseTarget periodHorizonExpectedActualActual vs expected
UN 1998202325 years309k320k+3.7%
UN 2000202323 years331k320k−3.1%
UN 2002202321 years317k320k+1.1%
UN 2004202319 years286k320k+12.2%
UN 2006202317 years316k320k+1.3%
UN 2008202315 years326k320k−1.7%
UN 2010202313 years323k320k−0.8%
UN 2012202311 years310k320k+3.4%
UN 201520238 years312k320k+2.7%
UN 201720236 years312k320k+2.8%
UN 201920234 years329k320k−2.7%
UN 202220231 year335k320k−4.2%

Births

births per year
Vanuatu: BirthsActual 2023: 8.99k5k7k9k11k13k19902000201020202030
  • Actual
  • UN 1998
  • UN 2000
  • UN 2002
  • UN 2004
  • UN 2006
  • UN 2008
  • UN 2010
  • UN 2012
  • UN 2015
  • UN 2017
  • UN 2019
  • UN 2022
  • UN 2024, medium
ReleaseTarget periodHorizonExpectedActualActual vs expected
UN 19982015–202020 years6.71k8.91k+32.9%
UN 20002015–202018 years7.66k8.91k+16.3%
UN 20022015–202016 years6.78k8.91k+31.5%
UN 20042015–202014 years6.54k8.91k+36.2%
UN 20062015–202012 years6.96k8.91k+28%
UN 20082015–202010 years7.48k8.91k+19.1%
UN 20102015–20208 years7.76k8.91k+14.8%
UN 20122015–20206 years7k8.91k+27.3%
UN 20152015–20202 years7.08k8.91k+25.9%
UN 20172015–20200 years7.08k8.91k+25.8%
UN 202220231 year9.53k8.99k−5.7%

Total fertility rate

children per woman
Vanuatu: Total fertility rateActual 2023: 3.602345619902000201020202030
  • Actual
  • UN 1998
  • UN 2000
  • UN 2002
  • UN 2004
  • UN 2006
  • UN 2008
  • UN 2010
  • UN 2012
  • UN 2015
  • UN 2017
  • UN 2019
  • UN 2022
  • UN 2024, medium
ReleaseTarget periodHorizonExpectedActualActual vs expected
UN 19982015–202020 years2.853.85+35.2%
UN 20002015–202018 years3.263.85+18.2%
UN 20022015–202016 years2.893.85+33.4%
UN 20042015–202014 years3.003.85+28.6%
UN 20062015–202012 years3.013.85+28%
UN 20082015–202010 years3.233.85+19.3%
UN 20102015–20208 years3.523.85+9.3%
UN 20122015–20206 years3.223.85+19.8%
UN 20152015–20202 years3.223.85+19.7%
UN 20172015–20200 years3.223.85+19.6%
UN 202220231 year3.663.60−1.6%

Deaths

thousand deaths per year
Vanuatu: DeathsActual 2023: 20.511.522.519902000201020202030
  • Actual
  • UN 1998
  • UN 2000
  • UN 2002
  • UN 2004
  • UN 2006
  • UN 2008
  • UN 2010
  • UN 2012
  • UN 2015
  • UN 2017
  • UN 2019
  • UN 2022
  • UN 2024, medium
ReleaseTarget periodHorizonExpectedActualActual vs expected
UN 19982015–202020 years12+24.5%
UN 20002015–202018 years12+16.5%
UN 20022015–202016 years12+18.4%
UN 20042015–202014 years12+33.1%
UN 20062015–202012 years12+25.2%
UN 20082015–202010 years12+23.8%
UN 20102015–20208 years12+24%
UN 20122015–20206 years12+23.5%
UN 20152015–20202 years12+20.4%
UN 20172015–20200 years12+18.4%
UN 202220231 year22−6.4%

Infant mortality

deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Vanuatu: Infant mortalityActual 2023: 14.8102030405019902000201020202030
  • Actual
  • UN 1998
  • UN 2000
  • UN 2002
  • UN 2004
  • UN 2006
  • UN 2008
  • UN 2010
  • UN 2012
  • UN 2015
  • UN 2017
  • UN 2019
  • UN 2022
  • UN 2024, medium
ReleaseTarget periodHorizonExpectedActualActual vs expected
UN 19982015–202020 years18.816.8−10.8%
UN 20002015–202018 years20.416.8−17.6%
UN 20022015–202016 years20.416.8−17.6%
UN 20042015–202014 years19.416.8−13.6%
UN 20062015–202012 years19.516.8−13.8%
UN 20082015–202010 years19.516.8−13.8%
UN 20102015–20208 years20.616.8−18.4%
UN 20122015–20206 years20.216.8−16.8%
UN 20152015–20202 years20.616.8−18.4%
UN 20172015–20200 years21.316.8−21.2%
UN 202220231 year18.114.8−18.5%

Net migration

persons per year
Vanuatu: Net migrationActual 2023: 0−1.5k−1k−0.5k00.5k19902000201020202030
  • Actual
  • UN 1998
  • UN 2000
  • UN 2002
  • UN 2004
  • UN 2006
  • UN 2008
  • UN 2010
  • UN 2012
  • UN 2015
  • UN 2017
  • UN 2019
  • UN 2022
  • UN 2024, medium
ReleaseTarget periodHorizonExpectedActualActual vs expected
UN 19982020–2025*24 years0−0.09k0k a year
UN 20002020–2025*22 years−0.17k−0.09k0k a year
UN 20022020–2025*20 years−0.17k−0.09k0k a year
UN 20042020–2025*18 years−1.2k−0.09k+1k a year
UN 20062020–2025*16 years0−0.09k0k a year
UN 20082020–2025*14 years0−0.09k0k a year
UN 20102020–2025*12 years0−0.09k0k a year
UN 20122020–2025*10 years0−0.09k0k a year
UN 20152020–2025*8 years0.12k−0.09k0k a year
UN 20172020–2025*6 years0.12k−0.09k0k a year
UN 20192020–2025*4 years0−0.09k0k a year
UN 202220231 year000k a year

Life expectancy at birth, women

years
Vanuatu: Life expectancy at birth, womenActual 2023: 73.96570758019902000201020202030
  • Actual
  • UN 1998
  • UN 2000
  • UN 2002
  • UN 2004
  • UN 2006
  • UN 2008
  • UN 2010
  • UN 2012
  • UN 2015
  • UN 2017
  • UN 2019
  • UN 2022
  • UN 2024, medium
ReleaseTarget periodHorizonExpectedActualActual vs expected
UN 19982020–2025*24 years76.473.3−3.1 yrs
UN 20002020–2025*22 years74.973.3−1.6 yrs
UN 20022020–2025*20 years74.973.3−1.6 yrs
UN 20042020–2025*18 years76.173.3−2.7 yrs
UN 20062020–2025*16 years76.173.3−2.7 yrs
UN 20082020–2025*14 years76.173.3−2.7 yrs
UN 20102020–2025*12 years7673.3−2.6 yrs
UN 20122020–2025*10 years76.273.3−2.9 yrs
UN 20152020–2025*8 years7673.3−2.6 yrs
UN 20172020–2025*6 years75.873.3−2.4 yrs
UN 20192020–2025*4 years72.873.3+0.6 yrs
UN 202220231 year73.373.9+0.6 yrs

Life expectancy at birth, men

years
Vanuatu: Life expectancy at birth, menActual 2023: 69.46065707519902000201020202030
  • Actual
  • UN 1998
  • UN 2000
  • UN 2002
  • UN 2004
  • UN 2006
  • UN 2008
  • UN 2010
  • UN 2012
  • UN 2015
  • UN 2017
  • UN 2019
  • UN 2022
  • UN 2024, medium
ReleaseTarget periodHorizonExpectedActualActual vs expected
UN 19982020–2025*24 years71.968.8−3.1 yrs
UN 20002020–2025*22 years71.868.8−3 yrs
UN 20022020–2025*20 years71.868.8−3 yrs
UN 20042020–2025*18 years71.868.8−3 yrs
UN 20062020–2025*16 years71.868.8−3 yrs
UN 20082020–2025*14 years71.868.8−3 yrs
UN 20102020–2025*12 years71.768.8−2.9 yrs
UN 20122020–2025*10 years7268.8−3.2 yrs
UN 20152020–2025*8 years71.768.8−2.9 yrs
UN 20172020–2025*6 years71.268.8−2.4 yrs
UN 20192020–2025*4 years69.468.8−0.6 yrs
UN 202220231 year68.569.4+0.9 yrs

* The five-year period is not over: the projection is compared with the mean of its years so far (UN facts end in 2023).

IMF forecasts vs actual

Solid line: actual values from the latest IMF edition (data get revised, so we use the newest). Dashed: April editions, current year and five years ahead. The table covers next-year forecasts from all editions: mean error shows bias, mean absolute error shows accuracy.

Real GDP growth

% per year
Vanuatu: Real GDP growthActual 2024: 3.8−10−505102000200520102015202020252030
  • Actual (IMF)
  • WEO, April editions
IndicatorForecastsMean errorMean absolute errorActual below forecast
Real GDP growth34−1.2 pp2 pp74%
Inflation34+0.4 pp1.9 pp59%
Government gross debt21−4.6 pp8.8 pp71%
Government budget balance27+4.3 pp5.5 pp26%

All indicators

Demography

Population

320k persons, 1 July latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Population1950: 51.5k; 2023: 320k0200k400k600k19501975200020252050

Population on 1 July. UN estimate to 2023, medium variant from 2024; past UN revisions for forecast checks.

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Births

8.99k births per year latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Births1950: 2.15k; 2023: 8.99k05k10k15k19501975200020252050

Live births per calendar year. UN WPP 2024 and national statistics (64 countries, 2015-2025).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Deaths

2 thousand deaths per year latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Deaths1950: 1; 2023: 2012319501975200020252050

Deaths per calendar year (UN estimate to 2023, medium variant from 2024); past UN revisions for forecast checks.

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Natural change

7.4 thousand persons per year latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Natural change1950: 1; 2023: 7.4024681019501975200020252050

Births minus deaths in the year (UN). Negative: natural decrease, more deaths than births.

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Rate of natural change

23 per 1,000 population per year latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Rate of natural change1950: 19.3; 2023: 2301020304019501975200020252050

Births minus deaths in the year per 1,000 people (UN). With the net migration rate it makes up population growth.

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Life expectancy at 65

14.4 years latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Life expectancy at 651950: 10.5; 2023: 14.40510152019501975200020252050

Years a person aged 65 would still live at the mortality rates of the year; both sexes (UN).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Infant mortality

14.8 deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Infant mortality1950: 130.3; 2023: 14.805010015019501975200020252050

Children per 1,000 live births who die before their first birthday (UN); past UN revisions for forecast checks.

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Total fertility rate

3.60 children per woman latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Total fertility rate1950: 7.04; 2023: 3.600.002.004.006.008.0019501975200020252050

Average number of children a woman would have at the age-specific fertility rates of the year.

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Life expectancy at birth, women

73.9 years latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Life expectancy at birth, women1950: 45.2; 2023: 73.902040608019501975200020252050

Years a newborn girl would live at the mortality rates of the year (UN).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Life expectancy at birth, men

69.4 years latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Life expectancy at birth, men1950: 43.3; 2023: 69.402040608019501975200020252050

Years a newborn boy would live at the mortality rates of the year (UN).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Median age

20.1 years latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Median age1950: 17.7; 2023: 20.1010203019501975200020252050

Age that divides the population in two halves (UN).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Mean age of mothers at childbirth

28.1 years latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Mean age of mothers at childbirth1950: 29.5; 2023: 28.1010203019501975200020252050

Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children of any order (UN).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Sex ratio at birth

107 boys per 100 girls latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Sex ratio at birth1950: 107; 2023: 10705010015019501975200020252050

Boys born per 100 girls born (UN).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Adolescent fertility rate

65.8 births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: Adolescent fertility rate1960: 95.7; 2024: 65.80204060801001960197019801990200020102020

Births to women aged 15-19 per 1,000 women of that age (World Bank, from UN World Population Prospects).

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Old-age dependency

8.5 persons 65+ per 100 aged 20-64 latest value, 2020

Vanuatu: Old-age dependency1950: 13.5; 2020: 8.505101519501975200020252050

Persons aged 65+ per 100 aged 20-64, every five years (UN).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Children under 15

124 thousand persons, 1 July latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Children under 151950: 22; 2023: 12405010015020019501975200020252050

Children aged 0-14 on 1 July: the sum of the five-year groups 0-4, 5-9 and 10-14 (UN; estimate to 2023, medium variant from 2024).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Children under 5

44 thousand persons, 1 July latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Children under 51950: 9; 2023: 44020406019501975200020252050

Children aged 0-4 on 1 July (UN; estimate to 2023, medium variant from 2024).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

People aged 65 and over

14 thousand persons, 1 July latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: People aged 65 and over1950: 3; 2023: 1401020304019501975200020252050

People aged 65 and over on 1 July: the sum of the five-year groups from 65-69 to 100+ (UN; estimate to 2023, medium variant from 2024).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

People aged 80 and over

2 thousand persons, 1 July latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: People aged 80 and over1950: 0; 2023: 20246819501975200020252050

People aged 80 and over on 1 July: the sum of the five-year groups from 80-84 to 100+ (UN; estimate to 2023, medium variant from 2024).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Migration

Net migration

0 persons per year latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Net migration1950: −0.16k; 2023: 0−1.5k−1k−0.5k00.5k19501975200020252050

Immigrants minus emigrants per year (UN estimate and projection). Past UN revisions for forecast checks.

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Net migration rate

0 per 1,000 population per year latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Net migration rate1950: −3.18; 2023: 0−8−6−4−20219501975200020252050

Immigrants minus emigrants per year per 1,000 people: UN net migration divided by the population on 1 July. Comparable across countries of any size.

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Personal remittances received

17.2 % of GDP latest value, 2022

Vanuatu: Personal remittances received1982: 8.2; 2022: 17.2051015201990200020102020

Money sent home by people working or living abroad, percent of the receiving country's GDP (World Bank, from IMF balance of payments data).

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

International migrants, share

1 % of population latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: International migrants, share1990: 1.6; 2024: 100.511.521990199520002005201020152020

People born in another country (foreign citizens where birthplace is not recorded) as a share of the population at mid-year (UN, every five years and 2024).

Source: UN DESA, International Migrant Stock 2024

International migrant stock

3.32k persons latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: International migrant stock1990: 2.31k; 2024: 3.32k01k2k3k4k1990199520002005201020152020

Number of people born in another country (or foreign citizens) living in the country at mid-year (UN).

Source: UN DESA, International Migrant Stock 2024

Emigrants, share

4.6 % of home population latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: Emigrants, share1990: 3.3; 2024: 4.60123451990199520002005201020152020

People from the country (born there or its citizens) living in other countries, as a percentage of the population living in the country (UN, International Migrant Stock 2024).

Source: UN DESA, International Migrant Stock 2024

Emigrant stock

15.2k persons latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: Emigrant stock1990: 4.93k; 2024: 15.2k05k10k15k20k1990199520002005201020152020

Number of people from the country (born there or its citizens) living in other countries at mid-year (UN).

Source: UN DESA, International Migrant Stock 2024

Refugees hosted

0 persons, end of year latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: Refugees hosted2008: 0.01k; 2025: 000k0k0k0k0.01k0.01k2010201520202025

Refugees under UNHCR's mandate (incl. people in refugee-like situations) and other people in need of international protection living in the country; asylum-seekers and internally displaced people are not included.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder

Refugees hosted per 1,000 people

0 per 1,000 population latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: Refugees hosted per 1,000 people2008: 0; 2025: 00000002010201520202025

Refugees under UNHCR's mandate and other people in need of international protection living in the country, per 1,000 people (population: UN WPP 2024).

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder

Refugees from the country

0.01k persons, end of year latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: Refugees from the country2017: 0; 2025: 0.01k00.01k0.01k0.02k20202025

Refugees and other people in need of international protection from the country living abroad (UNHCR). Palestine refugees under UNRWA's mandate are not included, so the figure for Palestine is far too low.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder

Refugees from the country per 1,000 people

0 per 1,000 population of the country latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: Refugees from the country per 1,000 people2017: 0; 2025: 00000020202025

Refugees and other people in need of international protection from the country per 1,000 people living in it (UNHCR; population: UN WPP 2024). UNRWA refugees not included.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder

Citizens under temporary protection in Europe

0 thousand persons, end of year latest value, 2026

Vanuatu: Citizens under temporary protection in Europe2022: 0; 2026: 00120202025

Citizens of the country under temporary protection in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland (all 31 report from 2022), end of December. For the running year: the latest month all have published. Granted from March 2022 to people fleeing the war in Ukraine: almost all are Ukrainians; for other countries, their citizens who lived in Ukraine. Eurostat, migr_asytpsm.

Source: Eurostat, beneficiaries of temporary protection at the end of June 2026 (latest month published; the year is not over)

Asylum applications worldwide

0.02 new applications per 1,000 people latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: Asylum applications worldwide2008: 0.02; 2025: 0.0200.010.010.020.020.032010201520202025

New asylum applications lodged in the country in the year per 1,000 people (UNHCR; cases where a country counts cases rather than people; population: UN WPP 2024). All countries; for Europe there is also Eurostat's series of first-time applicants.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder

Economy

GDP per capita, PPP

3,867 constant 2021 international $ latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: GDP per capita, PPP1990: 3,532; 2025: 3,86701,0002,0003,0004,00019901995200020052010201520202025

Gross domestic product per person at purchasing power parity, constant 2021 international dollars (World Bank, ICP).

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Real GDP growth

3.8 % per year latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: Real GDP growth1980: 5.5; 2024: 3.8−10−505101519801990200020102020

Annual change of GDP at constant prices. Actual values and forecasts from IMF WEO editions.

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2026

Inflation

1.1 % per year, average latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: Inflation1980: 11.2; 2024: 1.1010203019801990200020102020

Change of the annual average consumer price index (IMF WEO).

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2026

Government gross debt

39.1 % of GDP latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: Government gross debt1991: 14.4; 2024: 39.101020304050199520002005201020152020

General government gross debt, percent of GDP (IMF WEO).

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2026

Unemployment, ILO estimate

5.1 % of labour force latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: Unemployment, ILO estimate1991: 8; 2025: 5.102468101995200020052010201520202025

Unemployed as a share of the labour force by the ILO's single definition: a modelled estimate for every country, including those without surveys (via the World Bank). Unlike the IMF series, one definition for all, but no projections.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Youth unemployment, 15-24

11.3 % of labour force aged 15-24 latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: Youth unemployment, 15-241991: 13.4; 2025: 11.30510151995200020052010201520202025

Unemployed as a share of the labour force aged 15-24 (ILO modelled estimate, via the World Bank).

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

GDP per capita, US dollars

3,871 current US dollars latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: GDP per capita, US dollars1980: 1,166; 2024: 3,87101,0002,0003,0004,00019801990200020102020

GDP per person in current US dollars at market exchange rates (IMF WEO).

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2026

Government budget balance

−2.5 % of GDP latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: Government budget balance1991: −2.5; 2024: −2.5−10−50510199520002005201020152020

General government net lending (+, surplus) or borrowing (−, deficit), percent of GDP (IMF WEO).

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2026

Current account balance

−20.2 % of GDP latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: Current account balance1980: 0.9; 2024: −20.2−30−20−100102019801990200020102020

Balance of trade in goods and services, income and transfers with the rest of the world, percent of GDP: plus means the country earns abroad more than it spends (IMF WEO).

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2026

Society

Urban population

22.3 % of population latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: Urban population1960: 8; 2025: 22.305101520251960197019801990200020102020

Share of people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices (World Bank, from UN World Urbanization Prospects).

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Tertiary enrolment, women

3.5 % gross latest value, 2004

Vanuatu: Tertiary enrolment, women2002: 3.8; 2004: 3.5012342000

Women enrolled in tertiary education as a share of women in the five-year age group after secondary school; can exceed 100 (UNESCO).

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Women with upper secondary education

10.3 % of women 25+ latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Women with upper secondary education1979: 5.2; 2023: 10.30510152019801990200020102020

Share of women aged 25+ who completed at least upper secondary education (UNESCO).

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Female labour force participation

53.3 % of women 15+ latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: Female labour force participation1990: 74; 2025: 53.302040608019901995200020052010201520202025

Share of women aged 15+ who work or look for work (ILO modelled estimate, via the World Bank).

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Life expectancy at birth

71.7 years latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: Life expectancy at birth1960: 49.8; 2024: 71.70204060801960197019801990200020102020

Life expectancy at birth, both sexes (World Bank, from UN and national statistics).

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Digitalisation

Internet users

22.4 % of population latest value, 2015

Vanuatu: Internet users1990: 0; 2015: 22.40510152025199019952000200520102015

Share of individuals who used the Internet in the last three months from any device. ITU data.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Mobile cellular subscriptions

89.3 per 100 people latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Mobile cellular subscriptions1960: 0; 2023: 89.30204060801001960197019801990200020102020

Active mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people; can exceed 100 when people have several SIM cards. ITU data.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Fixed broadband subscriptions

1.2 subscriptions per 100 people latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: Fixed broadband subscriptions2003: 0; 2024: 1.201232005201020152020

Fixed subscriptions to high-speed Internet (256 kbit/s or more) per 100 people. ITU data.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Energy

Electricity demand per person

250 kWh per person a year latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Electricity demand per person2000: 268; 2023: 250010020030040020002005201020152020

Electricity demand (generation plus net imports, Ember) divided by the UN WPP 2024 population. A physical measure that is hard to dress up.

Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data

Electricity demand growth

0 % per year latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Electricity demand growth2009: 0; 2023: 0−2002040201020152020

Change in electricity demand from the previous year (Ember). Useful to set against official GDP growth.

Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data

Wind and solar share of electricity

12.5 % of generation latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Wind and solar share of electricity2000: 0; 2023: 12.5051015202520002005201020152020

Share of wind and solar power in electricity generation (Ember).

Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data

Low-carbon share of electricity

25 % of generation latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Low-carbon share of electricity2000: 0; 2023: 2501020304020002005201020152020

Share of renewables and nuclear power in electricity generation (Ember).

Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data

Coal share of electricity

0 % of generation latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Coal share of electricity2000: 0; 2023: 00120002005201020152020

Share of coal power in electricity generation (Ember).

Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data

Carbon intensity of electricity

500 g CO2e per kWh latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Carbon intensity of electricity2000: 660; 2023: 500020040060080020002005201020152020

Greenhouse gas emissions of electricity generation per kilowatt-hour (Ember).

Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data

Electricity generation

0.1 TWh per year latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Electricity generation2000: 0.1; 2023: 0.10000.10.10.120002005201020152020

Total electricity generation in the country (Ember). Imports are excluded. A volume, not the share of a fuel.

Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data

Electricity generation emissions

0 Mt CO2e per year latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Electricity generation emissions2000: 0; 2023: 0000000.120002005201020152020

Greenhouse gas emissions of electricity generation (Ember), not of the whole economy.

Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data

Security

Deaths in organised violence

0 persons a year latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: Deaths in organised violence1989: 0; 2025: 0011990200020102020

Deaths in state-based conflict, non-state conflict and one-sided violence against civilians, by where the events took place (UCDP GED, best estimate). 0 means no organised violence above UCDP thresholds (25 deaths a year in one conflict). Events in Gaza and the West Bank are counted for Palestine.

Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), GED 26.1

Deaths in organised violence per 100,000

0 per 100,000 people a year latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: Deaths in organised violence per 100,0001989: 0; 2025: 0011990200020102020

Deaths in organised violence (UCDP GED) per 100,000 people (population: UN WPP 2024).

Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), GED 26.1

Armed conflict in the country

0 0 none, 1 minor, 2 war latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: Armed conflict in the country1946: 0; 2025: 00119501960197019801990200020102020

Strongest armed conflict of the year in which the government or territory of the country is disputed (UCDP/PRIO ACD): 1 = 25-999 battle-related deaths, 2 = war, 1,000 or more. In interstate conflicts every primary party is marked even if the fighting was elsewhere (the USA in Iraq, 2003). Historical states are mapped to present-day countries by territory (USSR, Yugoslavia, South Vietnam and others).

Source: UCDP/PRIO Armed Conflict Dataset 26.1

Battle deaths

0 persons a year latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: Battle deaths1946: 0; 2025: 00119501960197019801990200020102020

Soldiers and civilians killed in combat in state-based armed conflicts on the territory of the country. 1946-1988: PRIO Battle Deaths (best estimate, else the low one; a conflict of several countries split equally); from 1989: UCDP GED by place of the events. For the same conflicts in 1989-2008 PRIO is 1.6 times UCDP, so the drop in 1989 is partly a change of source. One-sided violence against civilians is not included.

Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), GED 26.1

Battle deaths per 100,000

0 per 100,000 people a year latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: Battle deaths per 100,0001950: 0; 2025: 00119501960197019801990200020102020

Battle deaths on the territory of the country (PRIO to 1988, UCDP GED from 1989) per 100,000 people (population: UN WPP 2024), from 1950.

Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), GED 26.1

Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)

0.3 per 100,000 people latest value, 2020

Vanuatu: Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)2019: 0.7; 2020: 0.300.20.40.60.820152020

An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.

Source: Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)

Purchases and money

Average dietary energy requirement

2,187 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: Average dietary energy requirement2000: 2,150; 2025: 2,18705001,0001,5002,0002,500200020052010201520202025

FAOSTAT FS, Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day). Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults)

22 per 100,000 adults latest value, 2021

Vanuatu: Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults)2004: 19.7; 2021: 2205101520252005201020152020

Commercial bank branches are retail locations of resident commercial banks and other resident banks that function as commercial banks that provide financial services to customers and are physically separated from the main office but not organized as legally separated subsidiaries.

Source: Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults)

Variation in habitual caloric consumption distribution

0.32 No latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: Variation in habitual caloric consumption distribution2001: 0.28; 2024: 0.3200.10.20.30.42005201020152020

FAOSTAT FS, Coefficient of variation of habitual caloric consumption distribution (real number). Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Alcoholic beverages: energy supply

32.57 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Alcoholic beverages: energy supply2010: 13.38; 2023: 32.57010203040201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Alcoholic Beverages. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Alcoholic beverages: quantity supply

9.52 kg/cap latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Alcoholic beverages: quantity supply2010: 3.23; 2023: 9.520246810201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Alcoholic Beverages. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Animal products: energy supply

351.43 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Animal products: energy supply2010: 388.19; 2023: 351.430100200300400201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Animal Products. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Animal products: fat supply

22.63 g/cap/d latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Animal products: fat supply2010: 27.05; 2023: 22.630102030201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Animal Products. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Animal products: protein supply

30.37 g/cap/d latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Animal products: protein supply2010: 30.47; 2023: 30.37010203040201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Animal Products. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Bovine meat: energy supply

40.39 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Bovine meat: energy supply2010: 49.97; 2023: 40.39020406080201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Bovine Meat. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Bovine meat: quantity supply

9.14 kg/cap latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Bovine meat: quantity supply2010: 8.94; 2023: 9.14051015201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Bovine Meat. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Cereals excluding beer: energy supply

1,040.52 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Cereals excluding beer: energy supply2010: 775.82; 2023: 1,040.5205001,0001,500201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Cereals - Excluding Beer. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Cereals excluding beer: quantity supply

178.04 kg/cap latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Cereals excluding beer: quantity supply2010: 144.72; 2023: 178.04050100150200201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Cereals - Excluding Beer. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Coffee and products: energy supply

4.43 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Coffee and products: energy supply2010: 2.22; 2023: 4.43012345201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Coffee and products. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Coffee and products: quantity supply

4.35 kg/cap latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Coffee and products: quantity supply2010: 2.59; 2023: 4.35012345201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Coffee and products. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Eggs: energy supply

12.39 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Eggs: energy supply2010: 8.94; 2023: 12.39051015201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Eggs. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Eggs: quantity supply

3.53 kg/cap latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Eggs: quantity supply2010: 2.57; 2023: 3.5301234201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Eggs. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Fish and seafood: energy supply

64.55 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Fish and seafood: energy supply2010: 70.39; 2023: 64.55020406080100201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Fish, Seafood. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Fish and seafood: fat supply

3.1 g/cap/d latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Fish and seafood: fat supply2010: 3.19; 2023: 3.1012345201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Fish, Seafood. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Fish and seafood: protein supply

8.73 g/cap/d latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Fish and seafood: protein supply2010: 9.97; 2023: 8.73051015201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Fish, Seafood. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Fish and seafood: quantity supply

30.04 kg/cap latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Fish and seafood: quantity supply2010: 33.79; 2023: 30.04010203040201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Fish, Seafood. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Fruits excluding wine: energy supply

217.82 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Fruits excluding wine: energy supply2010: 141.19; 2023: 217.82050100150200250201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Fruits - Excluding Wine. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Fruits excluding wine: quantity supply

138.5 kg/cap latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Fruits excluding wine: quantity supply2010: 91.2; 2023: 138.5050100150201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Fruits - Excluding Wine. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Meat: energy supply

194.16 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Meat: energy supply2010: 198.9; 2023: 194.16050100150200250201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Meat. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Meat: fat supply

13.69 g/cap/d latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Meat: fat supply2010: 15.07; 2023: 13.6905101520201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Meat. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Meat: protein supply

17.55 g/cap/d latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Meat: protein supply2010: 15.74; 2023: 17.5505101520201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Meat. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Meat: quantity supply

40.99 kg/cap latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Meat: quantity supply2010: 36.89; 2023: 40.9901020304050201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Meat. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Milk excluding butter: energy supply

54.81 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Milk excluding butter: energy supply2010: 51.79; 2023: 54.810204060201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Milk - Excluding Butter. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Milk excluding butter: fat supply

2.52 g/cap/d latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Milk excluding butter: fat supply2010: 2.51; 2023: 2.520123201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Milk - Excluding Butter. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Milk excluding butter: protein supply

2.21 g/cap/d latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Milk excluding butter: protein supply2010: 2.33; 2023: 2.2100.511.522.5201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Milk - Excluding Butter. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Milk excluding butter: quantity supply

26.54 kg/cap latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Milk excluding butter: quantity supply2010: 26.58; 2023: 26.54010203040201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Milk - Excluding Butter. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Treenuts: energy supply

1.49 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Treenuts: energy supply2010: 1.6; 2023: 1.490123201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Treenuts. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Treenuts: quantity supply

0.5 kg/cap latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Treenuts: quantity supply2010: 0.11; 2023: 0.500.20.40.60.81201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Treenuts. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Vegetal products: energy supply

2,557.63 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Vegetal products: energy supply2010: 2,545.84; 2023: 2,557.6301,0002,0003,000201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Vegetal Products. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Vegetal products: fat supply

89.07 g/cap/d latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Vegetal products: fat supply2010: 100.01; 2023: 89.07050100150201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Vegetal Products. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Vegetal products: protein supply

44.26 g/cap/d latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Vegetal products: protein supply2010: 45.54; 2023: 44.2601020304050201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Vegetal Products. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Pigmeat: energy supply

77.17 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Pigmeat: energy supply2010: 97.63; 2023: 77.17050100150201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Pigmeat. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Pigmeat: quantity supply

11.82 kg/cap latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Pigmeat: quantity supply2010: 15.1; 2023: 11.8205101520201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Pigmeat. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Poultry meat: energy supply

76.19 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Poultry meat: energy supply2010: 41.79; 2023: 76.19020406080201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Poultry Meat. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Poultry meat: quantity supply

19.93 kg/cap latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Poultry meat: quantity supply2010: 11.01; 2023: 19.9305101520201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Poultry Meat. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Pulses: energy supply

0.11 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Pulses: energy supply2010: 0.11; 2023: 0.1100.050.10.15201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Pulses. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Pulses: quantity supply

0.01 kg/cap latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Pulses: quantity supply2010: 0.01; 2023: 0.0100.010.010.020.020.03201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Pulses. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Starchy roots: energy supply

237.11 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Starchy roots: energy supply2010: 444.35; 2023: 237.110100200300400500201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Starchy Roots. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Starchy roots: quantity supply

90.72 kg/cap latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Starchy roots: quantity supply2010: 192.88; 2023: 90.72050100150200201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Starchy Roots. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Sugar and sweeteners: energy supply

165.12 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Sugar and sweeteners: energy supply2010: 200.08; 2023: 165.12050100150200250201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Sugar & Sweeteners. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Sugar and sweeteners: quantity supply

18.49 kg/cap latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Sugar and sweeteners: quantity supply2010: 25.06; 2023: 18.490102030201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Sugar & Sweeteners. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Tea including mate: energy supply

0.52 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Tea including mate: energy supply2010: 0.03; 2023: 0.5200.20.40.6201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Tea (including mate). Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Tea including mate: quantity supply

0.87 kg/cap latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Tea including mate: quantity supply2010: 0.06; 2023: 0.8700.20.40.60.81201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Tea (including mate). Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

All foods: energy supply

2,909.06 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: All foods: energy supply2010: 2,934.03; 2023: 2,909.0601,0002,0003,000201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Grand Total. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

All foods: fat supply

111.7 g/cap/d latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: All foods: fat supply2010: 127.07; 2023: 111.7050100150201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Grand Total. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

All foods: protein supply

74.63 g/cap/d latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: All foods: protein supply2010: 76.01; 2023: 74.63020406080100201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Grand Total. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Vegetable oils: energy supply

242.32 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Vegetable oils: energy supply2010: 244.91; 2023: 242.320100200300201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Vegetable Oils. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Vegetable oils: quantity supply

9.99 kg/cap latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Vegetable oils: quantity supply2010: 10.11; 2023: 9.99051015201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Vegetable Oils. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Vegetables: energy supply

62.92 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Vegetables: energy supply2010: 40.28; 2023: 62.92020406080201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Vegetables. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Vegetables: quantity supply

121.19 kg/cap latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Vegetables: quantity supply2010: 55.9; 2023: 121.19050100150201020152020

FAOSTAT FBS, Vegetables. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

75.2 % of GDP latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)1983: 52; 2024: 75.20501001501990200020102020

This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

Source: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$)

5,724.1 constant 2015 US dollars latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$)2002: 2,764.2; 2024: 5,724.102,0004,0006,0008,0002005201020152020

This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Source: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$)

Income share held by lowest 20%

7.6 % of income or consumption latest value, 2019

Vanuatu: Income share held by lowest 20%2010: 6.8; 2019: 7.60246820102015

Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: Income share held by lowest 20%

Gini index

32.3 index, 0-100 latest value, 2019

Vanuatu: Gini index2010: 37.4; 2019: 32.301020304020102015

Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality.

Source: Gini index

Income share held by highest 20%

39.9 % of income or consumption latest value, 2019

Vanuatu: Income share held by highest 20%2010: 44.5; 2019: 39.90102030405020102015

Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: Income share held by highest 20%

Minimum dietary energy requirement

1,700 kcal/cap/d latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: Minimum dietary energy requirement2000: 1,671; 2025: 1,70005001,0001,5002,000200020052010201520202025

FAOSTAT FS, Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day). Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Adjusted savings: net national savings (% of GNI)

36.7 % of gross national income latest value, 2021

Vanuatu: Adjusted savings: net national savings (% of GNI)1983: 11.5; 2021: 36.7010203040501990200020102020

Net national savings are equal to gross national savings less the value of consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.

Source: Adjusted savings: net national savings (% of GNI)

Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)

19.5 % of population, 2021 PPP latest value, 2019

Vanuatu: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)2010: 25.7; 2019: 19.5010203020102015

Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.00 a day at 2021 purchasing power adjusted prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

Source: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)

Caloric losses at retail distribution

3.11 % latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: Caloric losses at retail distribution2000: 3.53; 2025: 3.1101234200020052010201520202025

FAOSTAT FS, Incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent). Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Health

Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age)

2 litres per person aged 15+ latest value, 2020

Vanuatu: Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age)2000: 1.3; 2020: 200.511.522.520002005201020152020

Total alcohol per capita consumption is defined as the total (sum of recorded and unrecorded alcohol) amount of alcohol consumed per person (15 years of age or older) over a calendar year, in litres of pure alcohol, adjusted for tourist consumption.

Source: Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age)

Anaemia among women aged 15–49

30.4 % latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Anaemia among women aged 15–492000: 27.6; 2023: 30.401020304020002005201020152020

FAOSTAT FS, Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) (percent). Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Overweight among children under 5

5.5 % latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: Overweight among children under 52000: 4.2; 2024: 5.5024620002005201020152020

FAOSTAT FS, Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modelled estimates) (percent). Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5)

28.9 % of children under 5 latest value, 2013

Vanuatu: Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5)1996: 25.7; 2013: 28.90102030200020052010

Prevalence of stunting is the percentage of children under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.

Source: Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5)

Wasting among children under 5

4.7 % latest value, 2013

Vanuatu: Wasting among children under 52008: 5.9; 2013: 4.702462010

FAOSTAT FS, Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent). Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

COVID economic support index

5 mean index 0–100 latest value, 2022

Vanuatu: COVID economic support index2020: 16.5; 2022: 5051015202020

Mean daily national OxCGRT index with all days present, archived 2020–2022. Codes policies, not compliance, effectiveness or causal impact. Average follows source treatment of vaccination groups.

Source: Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker

COVID containment and health index

37 mean index 0–100 latest value, 2022

Vanuatu: COVID containment and health index2020: 29.3; 2022: 370102030402020

Mean daily national OxCGRT index with all days present, archived 2020–2022. Codes policies, not compliance, effectiveness or causal impact. Average follows source treatment of vaccination groups.

Source: Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker

COVID government response

33 mean index 0–100 latest value, 2022

Vanuatu: COVID government response2020: 27.7; 2022: 330102030402020

Mean daily national OxCGRT index with all days present, archived 2020–2022. Codes policies, not compliance, effectiveness or causal impact. Average follows source treatment of vaccination groups.

Source: Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker

COVID policy stringency

31.9 mean index 0–100 latest value, 2022

Vanuatu: COVID policy stringency2020: 34.5; 2022: 31.90102030402020

Mean daily national OxCGRT index with all days present, archived 2020–2022. Codes policies, not compliance, effectiveness or causal impact. Average follows source treatment of vaccination groups.

Source: Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker

Reported COVID-19 cases

12,006 by report dates in year latest value, 2022

Vanuatu: Reported COVID-19 cases2020: 1; 2022: 12,00605,00010,00015,0002020

Sum of WHO weekly reports by report date in a completed year, requiring at least 50 nonmissing values. Reported events, not total infections/deaths. Negative revisions retained; testing and reporting coverage changed.

Source: WHO: reported COVID-19 data

Reported COVID-19 deaths

14 by report dates in year latest value, 2022

Vanuatu: Reported COVID-19 deaths2020: 0; 2022: 140510152020

Sum of WHO weekly reports by report date in a completed year, requiring at least 50 nonmissing values. Reported events, not total infections/deaths. Negative revisions retained; testing and reporting coverage changed.

Source: WHO: reported COVID-19 data

Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79)

19.7 % of people aged 20-79 latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79)2011: 16.1; 2024: 19.70510152020152020

Diabetes prevalence refers to the percentage of people ages 20-79 who have type 1 or type 2 diabetes. It is calculated by adjusting to a standard population age-structure.

Source: Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79)

Exclusive breastfeeding under 6 months

75.9 % latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Exclusive breastfeeding under 6 months2008: 39.5; 2023: 75.9020406080201020152020

FAOSTAT FS, Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age (percent). Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%)

23.3 % of population latest value, 2020

Vanuatu: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%)2018: 23.3; 2020: 23.3051015202520152020

The percentage of people in the population who live in households classified as moderately or severely food insecure. A household is classified as moderately or severely food insecure when at least one adult in the household has reported to have been exposed, at times during the year, to low quality diets and might have been forced to also reduce the quantity of food they would normally eat because of a lack of money or other resources.

Source: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%)

Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population (%)

2.4 % of population latest value, 2020

Vanuatu: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population (%)2018: 2.4; 2020: 2.400.511.522.520152020

The percentage of people in the population who live in households classified as severely food insecure. A household is classified as severely food insecure when at least one adult in the household has reported to have been exposed, at times during the year, to several of the most severe experiences described in the FIES questions, such as to have been forced to reduce the quantity of the food, to have skipped meals, having gone hungry, or having to go for a whole day without eating because of a lack of money or other resources.

Source: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population (%)

Out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

8.4 % of current health expenditure latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure)2000: 10.4; 2023: 8.405101520002005201020152020

Share of out-of-pocket payments of total current health expenditures. Out-of-pocket payments are spending on health directly out-of-pocket by households.

Source: Out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

4.1 % of GDP latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Current health expenditure (% of GDP)2000: 3.3; 2023: 4.101234520002005201020152020

Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.

Source: Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)

143.4 current US dollars latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)2000: 48.3; 2023: 143.405010015020002005201020152020

Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.

Source: Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)

Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49)

0.1 % of people aged 15-49 latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49)1990: 0.1; 2024: 0.10000.10.10.10.11990199520002005201020152020

Prevalence of HIV refers to the percentage of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV.

Source: Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49)

Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)

1.7 per 1,000 people latest value, 2008

Vanuatu: Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)1960: 5.4; 2008: 1.705101519601970198019902000

Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases beds for both acute and chronic care are included.

Source: Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)

Low birthweight

13.1 % latest value, 2020

Vanuatu: Low birthweight2000: 12.1; 2020: 13.105101520002005201020152020

FAOSTAT FS, Prevalence of low birthweight (percent). Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)

1.5 per 1,000 people latest value, 2019

Vanuatu: Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)1997: 2.5; 2019: 1.500.511.522.52000200520102015

Nurses and midwives include professional nurses, professional midwives, auxiliary nurses, auxiliary midwives, enrolled nurses, enrolled midwives and other associated personnel, such as dental nurses and primary care nurses.

Source: Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)

Obesity among adults aged 18+

22.6 % latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: Obesity among adults aged 18+2000: 15.7; 2024: 22.6051015202520002005201020152020

FAOSTAT FS, Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) (percent). Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Physicians (per 1,000 people)

0.2 per 1,000 people latest value, 2019

Vanuatu: Physicians (per 1,000 people)1960: 0.3; 2019: 0.200.10.20.30.4196019701980199020002010

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.

Source: Physicians (per 1,000 people)

Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population)

14.9 per 100,000 people latest value, 2019

Vanuatu: Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population)2000: 14.1; 2019: 14.9051015202000200520102015

Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.

Source: Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population)

Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)

15.7 per 100,000 people latest value, 2021

Vanuatu: Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)2000: 17.4; 2021: 15.70510152020002005201020152020

Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)

Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults)

24.9 % of adults latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults)2000: 27.4; 2024: 24.9010203020002005201020152020

The percentage of the population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.

Source: Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults)

Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)

44 per 100,000 people latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)2000: 331; 2024: 44010020030040020002005201020152020

Incidence of tuberculosis is the estimated number of new and relapse tuberculosis cases arising in a given year, expressed as the rate per 100,000 population. All forms of TB are included, including cases in people living with HIV. Estimates for all years are recalculated as new information becomes available and techniques are refined, so they may differ from those published previously.

Source: Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)

Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population)

7.2 % of population latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population)2001: 9.2; 2023: 7.202468102005201020152020

Prevalence of undernourishment is the percentage of the population whose habitual food consumption is insufficient to provide the dietary energy levels that are required to maintain a normal active and healthy life. Data showing as 2.5 may signify a prevalence of undernourishment below 2.5%.

Source: Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population)

Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months)

71 % of children aged 12-23 months latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months)1982: 22; 2024: 710204060801001990200020102020

Child immunization, DPT, measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received DPT vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against diphtheria, pertussis (or whooping cough), and tetanus (DPT) after receiving three doses of vaccine.

Source: Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months)

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months)

61 % of children aged 12-23 months latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months)1982: 20; 2024: 610204060801001990200020102020

Child immunization, measles, measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received the measles vaccination before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against measles after receiving one dose of vaccine.

Source: Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months)

Culture and time

International tourism, receipts (current US$)

67,000,000 current US dollars latest value, 2020

Vanuatu: International tourism, receipts (current US$)1998: 72,000,000; 2020: 67,000,0000100,000,000200,000,000300,000,000400,000,00020002005201020152020

International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International tourism, receipts (current US$)

International tourism, number of arrivals

82,400 arrivals per year latest value, 2020

Vanuatu: International tourism, number of arrivals1995: 82,000; 2020: 82,4000100,000200,000300,000400,000199520002005201020152020

International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.

Source: International tourism, number of arrivals

Land and housing

Agricultural land (% of land area)

15.3 % of land area latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Agricultural land (% of land area)1961: 8.6; 2023: 15.305101520197019801990200020102020

Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$)

4,982.1 constant 2015 US dollars latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$)1991: 3,639.8; 2024: 4,982.102,0004,0006,000199520002005201020152020

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Source: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$)

Arable land (% of land area)

1.6 % of land area latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Arable land (% of land area)1961: 0.8; 2023: 1.600.511.52197019801990200020102020

Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Source: Arable land (% of land area)

Cereal yield (kg per hectare)

636.2 kg per hectare latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: Cereal yield (kg per hectare)1961: 500; 2024: 636.20200400600800197019801990200020102020

Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.

Source: Cereal yield (kg per hectare)

Certified organic agricultural land

6.43 1000 ha latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: Certified organic agricultural land2010: 2.6; 2024: 6.430102030201020152020

FAOSTAT RL, Agriculture area certified organic. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Planted forest

18.18 1000 ha latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: Planted forest1990: 19.82; 2025: 18.180510152019901995200020052010201520202025

FAOSTAT RL, Planted Forest. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Everyday environment

Air transport, passengers carried

359,290 passengers per year latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Air transport, passengers carried1982: 16,800; 2023: 359,2900100,000200,000300,000400,000500,0001990200020102020

Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.

Source: Air transport, passengers carried

Access to electricity (% of population)

65.5 % of population latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: Access to electricity (% of population)1994: 18; 2024: 65.5020406080199520002005201020152020

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.

Source: Access to electricity (% of population)

Fertilizer consumption (kilograms per hectare of arable land)

77.4 kg of nutrients per hectare latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Fertilizer consumption (kilograms per hectare of arable land)2002: 7.4; 2023: 77.40204060802005201020152020

Fertilizer consumption measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. For the purpose of data dissemination, FAO has adopted the concept of a calendar year (January to December). Some countries compile fertilizer data on a calendar year basis, while others are on a split-year basis. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Source: Fertilizer consumption (kilograms per hectare of arable land)

Forest area (% of land area)

36.3 % of land area latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Forest area (% of land area)1990: 36.3; 2023: 36.30102030401990199520002005201020152020

Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Forest area (% of land area)

Land temperature anomaly

1.02 °C latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: Land temperature anomaly1961: 0.21; 2025: 1.0200.511.5197019801990200020102020

FAOSTAT ET, Meteorological year. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter)

7 micrograms/m³, annual mean exposure latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter)1990: 9.3; 2023: 702468101990199520002005201020152020

Population-weighted exposure to ambient PM2.5 pollution is defined as the average level of exposure of a nation's population to concentrations of suspended particles measuring less than 2.5 microns in aerodynamic diameter, which are capable of penetrating deep into the respiratory tract and causing severe health damage. Exposure is calculated by weighting mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 by population in both urban and rural areas.

Source: PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter)

People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population)

19.2 % of population latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population)2000: 17.4; 2024: 19.20510152020002005201020152020

The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population)

Work and skills

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)

88 % of people aged 15+ latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)1979: 52.9; 2023: 8802040608010019801990200020102020

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

Source: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)

Children out of school (% of primary school age)

2.5 % of primary-school-age children latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: Children out of school (% of primary school age)1981: 17.9; 2024: 2.5051015201990200020102020

Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

7.6 % of GDP latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)1994: 4.1; 2024: 7.6051015199520002005201020152020

General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

55.2 % of population aged 15+ latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)1991: 70.8; 2025: 55.20204060801995200020052010201520202025

Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.

Source: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)

58.1 % of population aged 15+ latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)1990: 77; 2025: 58.102040608019901995200020052010201520202025

Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)

New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64)

1.6 per 1,000 people aged 15-64 latest value, 2018

Vanuatu: New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64)2006: 0.4; 2018: 1.600.511.5220102015

The number of newly registered firms with limited liability per 1,000 working-age people (ages 15-64) per calendar year.

Source: New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64)

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)

113.4 % of relevant age group latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)1992: 86.7; 2024: 113.4050100150199520002005201020152020

Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

Source: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)

Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

58 % of employment latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)1991: 75.7; 2025: 580204060801995200020052010201520202025

Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.

Source: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)

93.9 % of people aged 15-24 latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)1979: 71.8; 2023: 93.902040608010019801990200020102020

Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

Source: Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population)

29.3 % of youth aged 15-24 latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population)2006: 24.2; 2025: 29.3010203040502010201520202025

The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).

Source: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population)

Science, space and technology

GitHub developer accounts at year end

1,201 accounts latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: GitHub developer accounts at year end2020: 312; 2025: 1,20105001,0001,50020202025

Fourth-quarter end snapshot; includes inactive accounts/organizations/repositories. GitHub Innovation Graph: public GitHub activity only. Geography reflects mode location, not nationality. Suppressed small groups are not zeros; not a professional-programmer count.

Source: GitHub Innovation Graph

GitHub repositories at year end

1,156 repositories latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: GitHub repositories at year end2020: 288; 2025: 1,15605001,0001,5002,0002,50020202025

Fourth-quarter end snapshot; includes inactive accounts/organizations/repositories. GitHub Innovation Graph: public GitHub activity only. Geography reflects mode location, not nationality. Suppressed small groups are not zeros; not a professional-programmer count.

Source: GitHub Innovation Graph

Patent applications by origin, worldwide

1 applications per year latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: Patent applications by origin, worldwide2021: 4; 2024: 10123452020

All applications for patents for inventions filed in a year by applicants from the country at any patent office worldwide — at home and abroad (direct filings and PCT national phase entries). Country = first applicant's address (origin), not the filing office. Applications, not grants; one invention filed in five countries counts five times. Residents' filings at their own office are a separate series, resident_patent_applications. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (the last update is stated in the export file).

Source: WIPO IP Statistics Data Center

Patent applications abroad by origin

1 applications per year latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: Patent applications abroad by origin1995: 1; 2024: 1024681012199520002005201020152020

Applications for patents for inventions filed in a year by applicants from the country at foreign and regional offices (such as the European Patent Office): how much the country's inventions seek protection in other markets. Country = first applicant's address; applications, not grants. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (the last update is stated in the export file).

Source: WIPO IP Statistics Data Center

PCT international patent applications

1 applications per year latest value, 2019

Vanuatu: PCT international patent applications1995: 1; 2019: 10123419952000200520102015

International applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) by filing date and first applicant's country. One PCT application defers the choice of countries where the invention will be protected; it is neither a patent nor a filing at a particular office. The incomplete current year is excluded. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (the last update is stated in the export file).

Source: WIPO IP Statistics Data Center

Communities and participation

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)

1.9 % of seats latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)1999: 0; 2025: 1.901234200020052010201520202025

Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.

Source: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)

Religion and beliefs

Christians — population share

83.5 % of population latest value, 2020

Vanuatu: Christians — population share2010: 82.6; 2020: 83.5020406080100201020152020

Pew estimates for all ages in 2010 and 2020 from the same revised 2025 release. Harmonised census/survey religious identification, not practising believers. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist or without beliefs. Other religions include folk traditions, Sikhs, Jains, Baha’is and others. The 2026 appendix displays shares below 0.1% as <0.1%; the interactive table displays populations below 10,000 as <10,000; these are retained as bounds in dimensions.operator and omitted from exact chart points. Other counts are rounded to 10,000 and shares to 0.1 percentage point. No intervening years are filled. Affiliated is a derived subtotal of the six religious groups and must not be added to them. Regions/world overlap with countries and must not be summed. Diversity ranks describe only the seven broad groups; a larger rank means less diversity, not less freedom.

Source: Pew Research Center: religious composition, 2010 and 2020

Christians — population

250 thousand persons latest value, 2020

Vanuatu: Christians — population2010: 200; 2020: 250050100150200250300201020152020

Pew estimates for all ages in 2010 and 2020 from the same revised 2025 release. Harmonised census/survey religious identification, not practising believers. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist or without beliefs. Other religions include folk traditions, Sikhs, Jains, Baha’is and others. The 2026 appendix displays shares below 0.1% as <0.1%; the interactive table displays populations below 10,000 as <10,000; these are retained as bounds in dimensions.operator and omitted from exact chart points. Other counts are rounded to 10,000 and shares to 0.1 percentage point. No intervening years are filled. Affiliated is a derived subtotal of the six religious groups and must not be added to them. Regions/world overlap with countries and must not be summed. Diversity ranks describe only the seven broad groups; a larger rank means less diversity, not less freedom.

Source: Pew Research Center: religious composition, 2010 and 2020

Religiously unaffiliated — population share

1.4 % of population latest value, 2020

Vanuatu: Religiously unaffiliated — population share2010: 1.1; 2020: 1.400.511.5201020152020

Pew estimates for all ages in 2010 and 2020 from the same revised 2025 release. Harmonised census/survey religious identification, not practising believers. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist or without beliefs. Other religions include folk traditions, Sikhs, Jains, Baha’is and others. The 2026 appendix displays shares below 0.1% as <0.1%; the interactive table displays populations below 10,000 as <10,000; these are retained as bounds in dimensions.operator and omitted from exact chart points. Other counts are rounded to 10,000 and shares to 0.1 percentage point. No intervening years are filled. Affiliated is a derived subtotal of the six religious groups and must not be added to them. Regions/world overlap with countries and must not be summed. Diversity ranks describe only the seven broad groups; a larger rank means less diversity, not less freedom.

Source: Pew Research Center: religious composition, 2010 and 2020

Other religions — population share

15.1 % of population latest value, 2020

Vanuatu: Other religions — population share2010: 16.2; 2020: 15.105101520201020152020

Pew estimates for all ages in 2010 and 2020 from the same revised 2025 release. Harmonised census/survey religious identification, not practising believers. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist or without beliefs. Other religions include folk traditions, Sikhs, Jains, Baha’is and others. The 2026 appendix displays shares below 0.1% as <0.1%; the interactive table displays populations below 10,000 as <10,000; these are retained as bounds in dimensions.operator and omitted from exact chart points. Other counts are rounded to 10,000 and shares to 0.1 percentage point. No intervening years are filled. Affiliated is a derived subtotal of the six religious groups and must not be added to them. Regions/world overlap with countries and must not be summed. Diversity ranks describe only the seven broad groups; a larger rank means less diversity, not less freedom.

Source: Pew Research Center: religious composition, 2010 and 2020

Other religions — population

50 thousand persons latest value, 2020

Vanuatu: Other religions — population2010: 40; 2020: 500102030405060201020152020

Pew estimates for all ages in 2010 and 2020 from the same revised 2025 release. Harmonised census/survey religious identification, not practising believers. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist or without beliefs. Other religions include folk traditions, Sikhs, Jains, Baha’is and others. The 2026 appendix displays shares below 0.1% as <0.1%; the interactive table displays populations below 10,000 as <10,000; these are retained as bounds in dimensions.operator and omitted from exact chart points. Other counts are rounded to 10,000 and shares to 0.1 percentage point. No intervening years are filled. Affiliated is a derived subtotal of the six religious groups and must not be added to them. Regions/world overlap with countries and must not be summed. Diversity ranks describe only the seven broad groups; a larger rank means less diversity, not less freedom.

Source: Pew Research Center: religious composition, 2010 and 2020

Religious diversity — country rank

93 rank among 201 latest value, 2020

Vanuatu: Religious diversity — country rank2010: 85; 2020: 93020406080100201020152020

Pew estimates for all ages in 2010 and 2020 from the same revised 2025 release. Harmonised census/survey religious identification, not practising believers. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist or without beliefs. Other religions include folk traditions, Sikhs, Jains, Baha’is and others. The 2026 appendix displays shares below 0.1% as <0.1%; the interactive table displays populations below 10,000 as <10,000; these are retained as bounds in dimensions.operator and omitted from exact chart points. Other counts are rounded to 10,000 and shares to 0.1 percentage point. No intervening years are filled. Affiliated is a derived subtotal of the six religious groups and must not be added to them. Regions/world overlap with countries and must not be summed. Diversity ranks describe only the seven broad groups; a larger rank means less diversity, not less freedom.

Source: Pew Research Center: religious composition, 2010 and 2020

Religious diversity index

3.3 index points (0–10) latest value, 2020

Vanuatu: Religious diversity index2010: 3.4; 2020: 3.301234201020152020

Pew index, 0–10, based on seven broad groups. 10 means seven equal groups; 0 means everyone belongs to one group. Does not measure religious freedom, intensity of belief or conflict. Values below 0.1 are retained as bounds in the table. Pew estimates for all ages in 2010 and 2020 from the same revised 2025 release. Harmonised census/survey religious identification, not practising believers. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist or without beliefs. Other religions include folk traditions, Sikhs, Jains, Baha’is and others. The 2026 appendix displays shares below 0.1% as <0.1%; the interactive table displays populations below 10,000 as <10,000; these are retained as bounds in dimensions.operator and omitted from exact chart points. Other counts are rounded to 10,000 and shares to 0.1 percentage point. No intervening years are filled. Affiliated is a derived subtotal of the six religious groups and must not be added to them. Regions/world overlap with countries and must not be summed. Diversity ranks describe only the seven broad groups; a larger rank means less diversity, not less freedom.

Source: Pew Research Center: religious composition, 2010 and 2020

Religious composition: balance between two groups

5.4 index points (0–10) latest value, 2020

Vanuatu: Religious composition: balance between two groups2010: 5.6; 2020: 5.40246201020152020

Pew index, 0–10, based on seven broad groups. 10 means two equal groups, which may be any two religions. It is not an affiliated/unaffiliated index. Does not measure religious freedom, intensity of belief or conflict. Values below 0.1 are retained as bounds in the table. Pew estimates for all ages in 2010 and 2020 from the same revised 2025 release. Harmonised census/survey religious identification, not practising believers. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist or without beliefs. Other religions include folk traditions, Sikhs, Jains, Baha’is and others. The 2026 appendix displays shares below 0.1% as <0.1%; the interactive table displays populations below 10,000 as <10,000; these are retained as bounds in dimensions.operator and omitted from exact chart points. Other counts are rounded to 10,000 and shares to 0.1 percentage point. No intervening years are filled. Affiliated is a derived subtotal of the six religious groups and must not be added to them. Regions/world overlap with countries and must not be summed. Diversity ranks describe only the seven broad groups; a larger rank means less diversity, not less freedom.

Source: Pew Research Center: religious composition, 2010 and 2020

Religiously affiliated — population share

98.6 % of population latest value, 2020

Vanuatu: Religiously affiliated — population share2010: 98.9; 2020: 98.6020406080100201020152020

Macroscope calculation: total population minus Unaffiliated. A subtotal of six religious groups, not an eighth group or a count of believers in God. Pew estimates for all ages in 2010 and 2020 from the same revised 2025 release. Harmonised census/survey religious identification, not practising believers. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist or without beliefs. Other religions include folk traditions, Sikhs, Jains, Baha’is and others. The 2026 appendix displays shares below 0.1% as <0.1%; the interactive table displays populations below 10,000 as <10,000; these are retained as bounds in dimensions.operator and omitted from exact chart points. Other counts are rounded to 10,000 and shares to 0.1 percentage point. No intervening years are filled. Affiliated is a derived subtotal of the six religious groups and must not be added to them. Regions/world overlap with countries and must not be summed. Diversity ranks describe only the seven broad groups; a larger rank means less diversity, not less freedom.

Source: Pew Research Center: religious composition, 2010 and 2020

Religiously affiliated — population

290 thousand persons latest value, 2020

Vanuatu: Religiously affiliated — population2010: 240; 2020: 2900100200300201020152020

Macroscope calculation: total population minus Unaffiliated. A subtotal of six religious groups, not an eighth group or a count of believers in God. Pew estimates for all ages in 2010 and 2020 from the same revised 2025 release. Harmonised census/survey religious identification, not practising believers. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist or without beliefs. Other religions include folk traditions, Sikhs, Jains, Baha’is and others. The 2026 appendix displays shares below 0.1% as <0.1%; the interactive table displays populations below 10,000 as <10,000; these are retained as bounds in dimensions.operator and omitted from exact chart points. Other counts are rounded to 10,000 and shares to 0.1 percentage point. No intervening years are filled. Affiliated is a derived subtotal of the six religious groups and must not be added to them. Regions/world overlap with countries and must not be summed. Diversity ranks describe only the seven broad groups; a larger rank means less diversity, not less freedom.

Source: Pew Research Center: religious composition, 2010 and 2020

Government restrictions on religion

1.6 index points (0–10) latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Government restrictions on religion2023: 1.6; 2023: 1.600.511.522020

Pew coding of published materials for 2023, 198 countries and territories. Scores from 0 to 10, not population percentages. GRI covers government restrictions; SHI covers hostile acts by private individuals and groups. They measure different things and must not be summed. North Korea is not scored due to insufficient reliable observations; missing is not no restrictions. Released June 15, 2026.

Source: Pew Research Center: religious restrictions and social hostilities

Social hostilities involving religion

0.3 index points (0–10) latest value, 2023

Vanuatu: Social hostilities involving religion2023: 0.3; 2023: 0.300.10.20.32020

Pew coding of published materials for 2023, 198 countries and territories. Scores from 0 to 10, not population percentages. GRI covers government restrictions; SHI covers hostile acts by private individuals and groups. They measure different things and must not be summed. North Korea is not scored due to insufficient reliable observations; missing is not no restrictions. Released June 15, 2026.

Source: Pew Research Center: religious restrictions and social hostilities

Christians among immigrants — share

75.7 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Vanuatu: Christians among immigrants — share1990: 75.3; 2020: 75.70204060801990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Muslims among immigrants — share

1.8 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Vanuatu: Muslims among immigrants — share1990: 1.9; 2020: 1.800.511.521990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Religiously unaffiliated among immigrants — share

17.7 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Vanuatu: Religiously unaffiliated among immigrants — share1990: 18.1; 2020: 17.7051015201990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Buddhists among immigrants — share

1.6 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Vanuatu: Buddhists among immigrants — share1990: 1.6; 2020: 1.600.511.521990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Hindus among immigrants — share

1.9 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Vanuatu: Hindus among immigrants — share1990: 2; 2020: 1.900.511.522.51990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Jews among immigrants — share

0.6 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Vanuatu: Jews among immigrants — share1990: 0.7; 2020: 0.600.20.40.60.81990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Other religions among immigrants — share

0.6 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Vanuatu: Other religions among immigrants — share1990: 0.6; 2020: 0.600.20.40.61990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Christians among emigrants — share

78.5 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Vanuatu: Christians among emigrants — share1990: 80.3; 2020: 78.50204060801001990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Muslims among emigrants — share

1.4 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Vanuatu: Muslims among emigrants — share1990: 1.4; 2020: 1.400.511.521990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Religiously unaffiliated among emigrants — share

14.8 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Vanuatu: Religiously unaffiliated among emigrants — share1990: 13.4; 2020: 14.80510151990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Buddhists among emigrants — share

1.9 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Vanuatu: Buddhists among emigrants — share1990: 1.8; 2020: 1.900.511.521990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Hindus among emigrants — share

1.9 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Vanuatu: Hindus among emigrants — share1990: 2.1; 2020: 1.900.511.522.51990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Jews among emigrants — share

0.3 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Vanuatu: Jews among emigrants — share1990: 0.3; 2020: 0.300.10.20.30.40.51990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Other religions among emigrants — share

1 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Vanuatu: Other religions among emigrants — share1990: 0.7; 2020: 100.20.40.60.811.21990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Catholics — population, 2010 estimate

30 thousand persons latest value, 2010

Vanuatu: Catholics — population, 2010 estimate2010: 30; 2010: 3001020304020052010

Historical all-age estimates for 2010 from Pew’s 2011 release, 232 countries/territories. Pew’s 2025 revision does not update this detailed split: do not splice into the revised Christian total series. Affiliation, not practice. Protestant includes Anglicans and independent churches; Orthodox includes Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches. Other Christians include, among others, Latter-day Saints and Jehovah’s Witnesses under the source classification. Counts of at least 10,000 are rounded to 10,000; <1,000 and <10,000 remain bounds in the typed table only. The source states that <10,000 means 1,000–9,999, not zero. World is the sum of the five regions in the same release. Netherlands Antilles and Channel Islands are not assigned to a single present-day country. Geography follows the 2011 release; South Sudan is separate. Macroscope analysis. Pew Research Center bears no responsibility for the analyses or interpretations of the data presented here. The opinions expressed herein, including any implications for policy, are those of the author and not of Pew Research Center. Pew Research Center has published the original content in English but has not reviewed or approved this translation.

Source: Pew: Christian traditions, 2010 estimates (2011 release)

Protestants — population, 2010 estimate

190 thousand persons latest value, 2010

Vanuatu: Protestants — population, 2010 estimate2010: 190; 2010: 19005010015020020052010

Historical all-age estimates for 2010 from Pew’s 2011 release, 232 countries/territories. Pew’s 2025 revision does not update this detailed split: do not splice into the revised Christian total series. Affiliation, not practice. Protestant includes Anglicans and independent churches; Orthodox includes Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches. Other Christians include, among others, Latter-day Saints and Jehovah’s Witnesses under the source classification. Counts of at least 10,000 are rounded to 10,000; <1,000 and <10,000 remain bounds in the typed table only. The source states that <10,000 means 1,000–9,999, not zero. World is the sum of the five regions in the same release. Netherlands Antilles and Channel Islands are not assigned to a single present-day country. Geography follows the 2011 release; South Sudan is separate. Macroscope analysis. Pew Research Center bears no responsibility for the analyses or interpretations of the data presented here. The opinions expressed herein, including any implications for policy, are those of the author and not of Pew Research Center. Pew Research Center has published the original content in English but has not reviewed or approved this translation.

Source: Pew: Christian traditions, 2010 estimates (2011 release)

Markets and valuations

Private-sector credit / GDP

48.52 % of GDP latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: Private-sector credit / GDP1979: 30.24; 2024: 48.5202040608019801990200020102020

Financial resources supplied to the private sector by financial corporations relative to GDP. Includes loans and other debt claims; country coverage differs. Neither government debt nor mortgages alone. Source definition: Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by financial corporations, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. The financial corporations include monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

Source: World Bank WDI: financial markets (WFE, IMF)

Bank nonperforming loans

15.05 % of gross loans latest value, 2017

Vanuatu: Bank nonperforming loans2010: 4.77; 2017: 15.050510152020102015

Loans 90+ days overdue or unlikely to be repaid in full divided by gross loans, before provisions and collateral deductions. National rules and coverage can differ. Source definition: The indicator measures the proportion of a deposit taker’s loan portfolio that is impaired or at risk of default. It is calculated as the ratio of non-performing loans (NPLs) to total gross loans, where NPLs are defined as loans that are past due by 90 days or more or are otherwise considered unlikely to be repaid in full without the realization of collateral. Both non-performing loans and total gross loans should be reported at their gross book value, without deducting for loan-loss provisions or collateral. This indicator provides a key measure of asset quality and potential credit risk in the banking system.

Source: World Bank WDI: financial markets (WFE, IMF)

Industry and waste

Manufacturing, share of GDP

4 % of GDP latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: Manufacturing, share of GDP1979: 3.9; 2024: 4024619801990200020102020

Manufacturing value added (ISIC section C: factories, excluding mining, utilities and construction) as a percentage of GDP. The share can fall while output grows if the rest of the economy grows faster. World Bank, WDI. Source note: Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

Source: World Bank WDI: national accounts (industry)

Industry incl. construction, share of GDP

10.1 % of GDP latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: Industry incl. construction, share of GDP1979: 6; 2024: 10.105101519801990200020102020

Value added of industry in the broad sense (mining, manufacturing, utilities and construction; ISIC B-F) as a percentage of GDP. World Bank, WDI. Source note: Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

Source: World Bank WDI: national accounts (industry)

Manufacturing value added per person

149 constant 2015 US$ per person latest value, 2024

Vanuatu: Manufacturing value added per person1998: 271; 2024: 149010020030020002005201020152020

Manufacturing value added at constant 2015 US dollars divided by population (UN WPP 2024): factory output net of inputs, not revenue. World Bank, WDI. Source note: Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Source: World Bank WDI: national accounts (industry)

Manufacturing value added per person (UNIDO)

70 constant 2020 US$ per person latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: Manufacturing value added per person (UNIDO)2000: 122; 2025: 70050100150200020052010201520202025

Manufacturing value added (ISIC section C) per person at constant 2020 US dollars. UNIDO National Accounts Database via the UN SDG database (indicator 9.2.1). Differs from the World Bank series by its base year (2020 rather than 2015) and UNIDO estimates for countries without recent accounts. Series: Manufacturing value added per capita (constant 2020 United States dollars).

Source: UNIDO via the UN SDG database: manufacturing value added

Manufacturing, share of GDP (UNIDO)

2.4 % of GDP latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: Manufacturing, share of GDP (UNIDO)2000: 4; 2025: 2.4012345200020052010201520202025

Manufacturing value added as a percentage of GDP, constant prices. UNIDO via the UN SDG database (indicator 9.2.1). Series: Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a proportion of GDP (%).

Source: UNIDO via the UN SDG database: manufacturing value added

Municipal waste per person (World Bank)

144 kg per person a year latest value, 2019

Vanuatu: Municipal waste per person (World Bank)2019: 144; 2019: 1440501001502015

Municipal solid waste generation, kg per person a year (kg a day × 365). Municipal solid waste: households plus similar waste from shops, institutions and streets — excluding industrial, construction and mining waste. One reported year a country, the years differ. World Bank, What a Waste 3.0 (2026).

Source: World Bank: What a Waste 3.0 (2026)

Municipal waste left uncollected

58 % of municipal waste generated latest value, 2019

Vanuatu: Municipal waste left uncollected2019: 58; 2019: 5802040602015

Share of municipal waste that is not collected: burned, buried or dumped where it is generated. Municipal solid waste: households plus similar waste from shops, institutions and streets — excluding industrial, construction and mining waste. One reported year a country, the years differ. World Bank, What a Waste 3.0 (2026).

Source: World Bank: What a Waste 3.0 (2026)

Municipal waste sent to recycling

2 % of municipal waste latest value, 2019

Vanuatu: Municipal waste sent to recycling2019: 2; 2019: 2011222015

Share of municipal waste sent to recycling, as reported by the country. Sent is not the same as recycled: sorting rejects and exports are included; composting and incineration are not. Municipal solid waste: households plus similar waste from shops, institutions and streets — excluding industrial, construction and mining waste. One reported year a country, the years differ. World Bank, What a Waste 3.0 (2026).

Source: World Bank: What a Waste 3.0 (2026)

Education and work

Unemployment aged 25 and over: basic education (ILO)

1.1 % of labour force latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: Unemployment aged 25 and over: basic education (ILO)2006: 6.4; 2025: 1.1024682010201520202025

Unemployed as a share of the labour force, people aged 25 and over with basic education. ILO (ILOSTAT) from national labour force and other surveys: a country appears only in years with a survey; these are not ILO modelled estimates. Levels are the ILO aggregate of national classifications (by ISCED): basic up to lower secondary, intermediate upper secondary and post-secondary, advanced tertiary. Unreliable flags and survey type are in the labour_education_ilostat dataset. Source: ILO, UNE_DEAP_SEX_AGE_EDU_RT_A.

Source: ILO, ILOSTAT — unemployment and employment by level of education (national surveys)

Unemployment aged 25 and over: intermediate education (ILO)

1.9 % of labour force latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: Unemployment aged 25 and over: intermediate education (ILO)2006: 8.8; 2025: 1.902468102010201520202025

Unemployed as a share of the labour force, people aged 25 and over with intermediate education. ILO (ILOSTAT) from national labour force and other surveys: a country appears only in years with a survey; these are not ILO modelled estimates. Levels are the ILO aggregate of national classifications (by ISCED): basic up to lower secondary, intermediate upper secondary and post-secondary, advanced tertiary. Unreliable flags and survey type are in the labour_education_ilostat dataset. Source: ILO, UNE_DEAP_SEX_AGE_EDU_RT_A.

Source: ILO, ILOSTAT — unemployment and employment by level of education (national surveys)

Unemployment aged 25 and over: advanced (tertiary) education (ILO)

0.9 % of labour force latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: Unemployment aged 25 and over: advanced (tertiary) education (ILO)2006: 3.6; 2025: 0.9012342010201520202025

Unemployed as a share of the labour force, people aged 25 and over with advanced (tertiary) education. ILO (ILOSTAT) from national labour force and other surveys: a country appears only in years with a survey; these are not ILO modelled estimates. Levels are the ILO aggregate of national classifications (by ISCED): basic up to lower secondary, intermediate upper secondary and post-secondary, advanced tertiary. Unreliable flags and survey type are in the labour_education_ilostat dataset. Source: ILO, UNE_DEAP_SEX_AGE_EDU_RT_A.

Source: ILO, ILOSTAT — unemployment and employment by level of education (national surveys)

Unemployment aged 15-24: basic education (ILO)

2.8 % of labour force latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: Unemployment aged 15-24: basic education (ILO)2006: 13.7; 2025: 2.80510152010201520202025

Unemployed as a share of the labour force, people aged 15-24 with basic education. ILO (ILOSTAT) from national labour force and other surveys: a country appears only in years with a survey; these are not ILO modelled estimates. Levels are the ILO aggregate of national classifications (by ISCED): basic up to lower secondary, intermediate upper secondary and post-secondary, advanced tertiary. Unreliable flags and survey type are in the labour_education_ilostat dataset. Source: ILO, UNE_DEAP_SEX_AGE_EDU_RT_A.

Source: ILO, ILOSTAT — unemployment and employment by level of education (national surveys)

Unemployment aged 15-24: advanced (tertiary) education (ILO)

8.8 % of labour force latest value, 2020

Vanuatu: Unemployment aged 15-24: advanced (tertiary) education (ILO)2020: 8.8; 2020: 8.8024681020152020

Unemployed as a share of the labour force, people aged 15-24 with advanced (tertiary) education. ILO (ILOSTAT) from national labour force and other surveys: a country appears only in years with a survey; these are not ILO modelled estimates. Levels are the ILO aggregate of national classifications (by ISCED): basic up to lower secondary, intermediate upper secondary and post-secondary, advanced tertiary. Unreliable flags and survey type are in the labour_education_ilostat dataset. Source: ILO, UNE_DEAP_SEX_AGE_EDU_RT_A.

Source: ILO, ILOSTAT — unemployment and employment by level of education (national surveys)

Employment aged 25 and over: basic education (ILO)

76.5 % of population latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: Employment aged 25 and over: basic education (ILO)2006: 79.4; 2025: 76.50204060802010201520202025

Employed as a share of the population, people aged 25 and over with basic education. ILO (ILOSTAT) from national labour force and other surveys: a country appears only in years with a survey; these are not ILO modelled estimates. Levels are the ILO aggregate of national classifications (by ISCED): basic up to lower secondary, intermediate upper secondary and post-secondary, advanced tertiary. Unreliable flags and survey type are in the labour_education_ilostat dataset. Source: ILO, EMP_DWAP_SEX_AGE_EDU_RT_A.

Source: ILO, ILOSTAT — unemployment and employment by level of education (national surveys)

Employment aged 25 and over: advanced (tertiary) education (ILO)

84.4 % of population latest value, 2025

Vanuatu: Employment aged 25 and over: advanced (tertiary) education (ILO)2006: 86.2; 2025: 84.40204060801002010201520202025

Employed as a share of the population, people aged 25 and over with advanced (tertiary) education. ILO (ILOSTAT) from national labour force and other surveys: a country appears only in years with a survey; these are not ILO modelled estimates. Levels are the ILO aggregate of national classifications (by ISCED): basic up to lower secondary, intermediate upper secondary and post-secondary, advanced tertiary. Unreliable flags and survey type are in the labour_education_ilostat dataset. Source: ILO, EMP_DWAP_SEX_AGE_EDU_RT_A.

Source: ILO, ILOSTAT — unemployment and employment by level of education (national surveys)

Same region: Oceania