| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 31 May 2024 |
There are 172k males and 170k females in Vanuatu. The percentage of the male population is 50.28%, compared to 49.72% of the female population. Vanuatu has 1,923 more males than females. The sex ratio in Vanuatu in 2024 will be 101.130 males per 100 females. Vanuatu is in the 175th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 51,568 | 1.72 |
| 1955 | 56,770 | 2.22 |
| 1960 | 64,608 | 2.81 |
| 1965 | 74,677 | 2.98 |
| 1970 | 87,019 | 3.12 |
| 1975 | 102,010 | 3.22 |
| 1980 | 118,156 | 2.25 |
| 1985 | 133,119 | 2.48 |
| 1990 | 150,882 | 2.48 |
| 1995 | 170,612 | 2.39 |
| 2000 | 192,074 | 2.52 |
| 2005 | 217,632 | 2.41 |
| 2010 | 245,453 | 2.35 |
| 2015 | 276,438 | 2.37 |
| 2020 | 311,685 | 2.38 |
| 2021 | 319,137 | 2.34 |
| 2022 | 326,740 | 2.37 |
| 2023 | 334,506 | 2.33 |
| 2024 | 342,325 | 2.29 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 1,129 | 2,179 | 21.859 | 42.179 |
| 1955 | 1,096 | 2,525 | 19.263 | 44.394 |
| 1960 | 1,076 | 2,887 | 16.655 | 44.677 |
| 1965 | 1,054 | 3,276 | 14.109 | 43.855 |
| 1970 | 1,012 | 3,703 | 11.626 | 42.557 |
| 1975 | 940 | 4,132 | 9.218 | 40.509 |
| 1980 | 1,091 | 4,590 | 9.198 | 38.704 |
| 1985 | 1,026 | 5,207 | 7.680 | 38.975 |
| 1990 | 1,005 | 5,689 | 6.635 | 37.579 |
| 1995 | 1,028 | 6,041 | 6.010 | 35.304 |
| 2000 | 1,060 | 6,370 | 5.512 | 33.117 |
| 2005 | 1,253 | 6,941 | 5.751 | 31.853 |
| 2010 | 1,490 | 8,131 | 6.056 | 33.056 |
| 2015 | 1,661 | 8,976 | 6.001 | 32.420 |
| 2020 | 1,711 | 9,336 | 5.487 | 29.939 |
| 2021 | 1,722 | 9,398 | 5.395 | 29.438 |
| 2022 | 1,736 | 9,466 | 5.312 | 28.968 |
| 2023 | 1,740 | 9,531 | 5.201 | 28.491 |
| 2024 | 1,747 | 9,590 | 5.102 | 28.012 |
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 4,175 | 43,522 | 8.752 |
| 1955 | 5,243 | 49,681 | 9.546 |
| 1960 | 6,627 | 57,072 | 10.404 |
| 1965 | 8,416 | 65,873 | 11.329 |
| 1970 | 10,524 | 74,865 | 12.325 |
| 1975 | 13,378 | 86,494 | 13.395 |
| 1980 | 17,045 | 98,587 | 14.740 |
| 1985 | 21,743 | 108,284 | 16.722 |
| 1990 | 27,443 | 119,191 | 18.715 |
| 1995 | 33,923 | 134,312 | 20.164 |
| 2000 | 40,109 | 144,954 | 21.673 |
| 2005 | 48,362 | 161,008 | 23.099 |
| 2010 | 57,802 | 178,493 | 24.462 |
| 2015 | 66,048 | 198,555 | 24.961 |
| 2020 | 75,025 | 218,909 | 25.525 |
| 2021 | 76,962 | 222,910 | 25.665 |
| 2022 | 78,950 | 226,875 | 25.816 |
| 2023 | 80,991 | 230,796 | 25.976 |
| 2024 | 83,089 | 234,684 | 26.147 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 23,832 | 22,363 | 46,196 | 13.49 | 106.569 |
| 05-09 | 22,979 | 21,559 | 44,538 | 13.01 | 106.587 |
| 10-14 | 21,502 | 20,197 | 41,699 | 12.18 | 106.461 |
| 15-19 | 17,735 | 16,746 | 34,481 | 10.07 | 105.906 |
| 20-24 | 14,282 | 14,042 | 28,324 | 8.27 | 101.709 |
| 25-29 | 12,537 | 13,537 | 26,075 | 7.62 | 92.613 |
| 30-34 | 12,015 | 13,385 | 25,400 | 7.42 | 89.765 |
| 35-39 | 10,575 | 11,345 | 21,920 | 6.40 | 93.213 |
| 40-44 | 8,623 | 8,883 | 17,507 | 5.11 | 97.073 |
| 45-49 | 7,546 | 6,729 | 14,274 | 4.17 | 112.141 |
| 50-54 | 5,904 | 5,944 | 11,848 | 3.46 | 99.327 |
| 55-59 | 4,559 | 5,173 | 9,732 | 2.84 | 88.131 |
| 60-64 | 3,454 | 3,913 | 7,367 | 2.15 | 88.270 |
| 65-69 | 2,639 | 2,752 | 5,391 | 1.57 | 95.894 |
| 70-74 | 1,832 | 1,687 | 3,519 | 1.03 | 108.595 |
| 75-79 | 1,108 | 906 | 2,014 | 0.59 | 122.296 |
| 80-84 | 596 | 543 | 1,139 | 0.33 | 109.761 |
| 85-89 | 294 | 330 | 624 | 0.18 | 89.091 |
| 90-94 | 94 | 137 | 231 | 0.07 | 68.613 |
| 95-99 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 0.01 | 57.143 |
| 100+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.00 | 50.000 |
| Total | 172,123 | 170,201 | 342,326 | 101.129 | |