Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre was 0.0161 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre in Vanuatu, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre in Vanuatu is 0.0161 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0161 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0068 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
Vanuatu ranks 151st of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.009 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.011 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0114 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0124 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0126 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.014 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.015 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0153 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0157 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0161 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0161 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0567 units per square kilometre, 28% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0161 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.069 units per square kilometre, 23% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | 0.015 units per square kilometre | 0.0161 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 148 Angola 0.0163 units per square kilometre compare
- 149 Bhutan 0.0162 units per square kilometre compare
- 150 Zambia 0.0162 units per square kilometre compare
- 152 New Zealand 0.016 units per square kilometre compare
- 153 Sudan 0.0159 units per square kilometre compare
- 154 Uruguay 0.0157 units per square kilometre compare
More gender data for Vanuatu
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 133.22 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.7563 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 239.2 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 239.2 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4,343 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4,637 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4,300 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4,274 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre in Vanuatu?
- Population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre in Vanuatu was 0.0161 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0161 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0068 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Vanuatu rank for population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre?
- Vanuatu ranks 151st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population (UN estimates and projections) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population (UN estimates and projections) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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About this data
Population (UN estimates and projections) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.