Vanuatu
Population in Vanuatu
Population in Vanuatu: 51,540 people in 1950 and 320,400 people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 320,400 people
- Since 1950
- +268,860 people
- Rank, 2023
- 179 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 875,500 people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 875,500 people in 2100, between 387,300 people and 2.2 million people (95% prediction interval).
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 27,790 people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Vanuatu | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 320,400 | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 313,000 | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 305,900 | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 298,900 | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 292,000 | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 285,300 | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 278,500 | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 272,100 | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 266,100 | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 260,200 | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 254,500 | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 248,900 | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 243,500 | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 238,200 | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 232,700 | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 226,900 | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 221,300 | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 215,900 | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 210,800 | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 205,700 | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 200,700 | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 195,900 | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 191,000 | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 186,300 | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 182,000 | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 178,300 | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 174,600 | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 170,900 | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 167,100 | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 163,300 | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 159,500 | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 155,600 | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 151,800 | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 148,100 | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 144,400 | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 140,800 | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 137,200 | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 133,700 | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 130,400 | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 127,100 | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 124,000 | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 121,000 | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 118,200 | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 115,700 | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 113,000 | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 110,000 | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 106,600 | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 103,400 | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 100,300 | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 97,260 | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 94,360 | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 91,560 | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 88,860 | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 86,270 | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 83,760 | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 81,310 | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 78,920 | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 76,590 | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 74,360 | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 72,220 | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 70,160 | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 68,170 | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 66,260 | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 64,430 | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 62,670 | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 60,980 | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 59,380 | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 57,930 | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 56,630 | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 55,420 | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 54,300 | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 53,260 | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 52,360 | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 51,540 | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 50,950 | – |
| 1948 | 50,540 | – |
| 1947 | 50,350 | – |
| 1946 | 50,150 | – |
| 1945 | 49,950 | – |
| 1944 | 49,760 | – |
| 1943 | 49,560 | – |
| 1942 | 49,370 | – |
| 1941 | 49,390 | – |
| 1940 | 49,640 | – |
| 1939 | 50,110 | – |
| 1938 | 50,820 | – |
| 1937 | 51,750 | – |
| 1936 | 52,700 | – |
| 1935 | 53,670 | – |
| 1934 | 54,660 | – |
| 1933 | 55,670 | – |
| 1932 | 56,690 | – |
| 1931 | 57,520 | – |
| 1930 | 58,140 | – |
| 1929 | 58,560 | – |
| 1928 | 58,780 | – |
| 1927 | 58,780 | – |
| 1926 | 58,780 | – |
| 1925 | 58,780 | – |
| 1924 | 58,780 | – |
| 1923 | 58,780 | – |
| 1922 | 58,780 | – |
| 1921 | 58,910 | – |
| 1920 | 59,170 | – |
| 1919 | 59,570 | – |
| 1918 | 60,100 | – |
| 1917 | 60,760 | – |
| 1916 | 61,460 | – |
| 1915 | 62,160 | – |
| 1914 | 62,870 | – |
| 1913 | 63,580 | – |
| 1912 | 64,310 | – |
| 1911 | 64,770 | – |
| 1910 | 64,960 | – |
| 1909 | 64,890 | – |
| 1908 | 64,550 | – |
| 1907 | 63,940 | – |
| 1906 | 63,340 | – |
| 1905 | 62,740 | – |
| 1904 | 62,150 | – |
| 1903 | 61,570 | – |
| 1902 | 60,980 | – |
| 1901 | 60,410 | – |
| 1900 | 59,840 | – |
| 1899 | 59,280 | – |
| 1898 | 58,720 | – |
| 1897 | 58,170 | – |
| 1896 | 57,620 | – |
| 1895 | 57,070 | – |
| 1894 | 56,540 | – |
| 1893 | 56,000 | – |
| 1892 | 55,480 | – |
| 1891 | 54,950 | – |
| 1890 | 54,430 | – |
| 1889 | 53,920 | – |
| 1888 | 53,410 | – |
| 1887 | 52,910 | – |
| 1886 | 52,410 | – |
| 1885 | 51,920 | – |
| 1884 | 51,430 | – |
| 1883 | 50,940 | – |
| 1882 | 50,460 | – |
| 1881 | 49,990 | – |
| 1880 | 49,520 | – |
| 1879 | 49,050 | – |
| 1878 | 48,590 | – |
| 1877 | 48,130 | – |
| 1876 | 47,680 | – |
| 1875 | 47,230 | – |
| 1874 | 46,780 | – |
| 1873 | 46,340 | – |
| 1872 | 45,900 | – |
| 1871 | 45,470 | – |
| 1870 | 45,040 | – |
| 1869 | 44,620 | – |
| 1868 | 44,200 | – |
| 1867 | 43,780 | – |
| 1866 | 43,370 | – |
| 1865 | 42,960 | – |
| 1864 | 42,550 | – |
| 1863 | 42,150 | – |
| 1862 | 41,760 | – |
| 1861 | 41,360 | – |
| 1860 | 40,970 | – |
| 1859 | 40,590 | – |
| 1858 | 40,200 | – |
| 1857 | 39,820 | – |
| 1856 | 39,450 | – |
| 1855 | 39,080 | – |
| 1854 | 38,710 | – |
| 1853 | 38,340 | – |
| 1852 | 37,980 | – |
| 1851 | 37,620 | – |
| 1850 | 37,270 | – |
| 1849 | 36,910 | – |
| 1848 | 36,550 | – |
| 1847 | 36,190 | – |
| 1846 | 35,840 | – |
| 1845 | 35,490 | – |
| 1844 | 35,150 | – |
| 1843 | 34,800 | – |
| 1842 | 34,460 | – |
| 1841 | 34,130 | – |
| 1840 | 33,800 | – |
| 1839 | 33,470 | – |
| 1838 | 33,140 | – |
| 1837 | 32,820 | – |
| 1836 | 32,500 | – |
| 1835 | 32,180 | – |
| 1834 | 31,870 | – |
| 1833 | 31,560 | – |
| 1832 | 31,250 | – |
| 1831 | 30,950 | – |
| 1830 | 30,650 | – |
| 1829 | 30,350 | – |
| 1828 | 30,060 | – |
| 1827 | 29,760 | – |
| 1826 | 29,470 | – |
| 1825 | 29,190 | – |
| 1824 | 28,900 | – |
| 1823 | 28,620 | – |
| 1822 | 28,340 | – |
| 1821 | 28,120 | – |
| 1820 | 27,960 | – |
| 1819 | 27,850 | – |
| 1818 | 27,790 | – |
| 1817 | 27,790 | – |
| 1816 | 27,790 | – |
| 1815 | 27,790 | – |
| 1814 | 27,790 | – |
| 1813 | 27,790 | – |
| 1812 | 27,790 | – |
| 1811 | 27,790 | – |
| 1810 | 27,790 | – |
| 1809 | 27,790 | – |
| 1808 | 27,790 | – |
| 1807 | 27,790 | – |
| 1806 | 27,790 | – |
| 1805 | 27,790 | – |
| 1804 | 27,790 | – |
| 1803 | 27,790 | – |
| 1802 | 27,790 | – |
| 1801 | 27,790 | – |
| 1800 | 27,790 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Vanuatu | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 327,800326,800–329,000 | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 335,200332,000–338,800 | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 342,600336,900–348,900 | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 350,000342,000–359,100 | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 357,400347,100–369,200 | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 364,900352,100–379,800 | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 372,400357,000–390,800 | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 380,000361,500–401,800 | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 387,700365,500–413,100 | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 395,400369,600–424,400 | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 403,200373,500–436,000 | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 411,100377,100–447,900 | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 419,000380,800–459,900 | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 427,000384,700–472,900 | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 435,200388,500–486,300 | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 443,300392,100–499,500 | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 451,500395,900–513,300 | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 459,700399,800–527,400 | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 468,000403,300–541,700 | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 476,300406,700–556,700 | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 484,600409,800–572,100 | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 493,000412,600–586,800 | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 501,300415,300–602,000 | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 509,600418,100–617,100 | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 517,900420,800–632,800 | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 526,100422,800–649,400 | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 534,400424,800–666,300 | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 542,600427,200–684,400 | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 550,700429,600–702,400 | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 558,900431,500–720,100 | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 567,000433,300–737,800 | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 575,000435,800–756,100 | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 583,000437,700–775,600 | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 591,000439,400–796,000 | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 599,000441,500–816,800 | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 606,900443,300–836,500 | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 614,800445,400–856,000 | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 622,600446,500–877,000 | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 630,400446,800–898,200 | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 638,200447,100–921,200 | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 646,100446,800–945,000 | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 653,900447,000–968,000 | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 661,600449,200–992,300 | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 669,300450,600–1.02 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 677,000450,000–1.04 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 684,500448,900–1.07 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 692,000447,400–1.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 699,500446,900–1.12 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 707,000446,700–1.15 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 714,300446,200–1.17 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 721,600445,600–1.2 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 728,700444,600–1.23 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 735,800442,800–1.26 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 742,700441,300–1.29 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 749,600441,000–1.32 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 756,400440,700–1.36 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 763,100439,500–1.39 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 769,600439,100–1.43 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 776,100439,200–1.46 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 782,500437,200–1.49 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 788,900434,000–1.53 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 795,100431,500–1.57 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 801,200428,900–1.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 807,200425,400–1.63 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 813,100422,400–1.67 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 818,900419,500–1.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 824,600416,000–1.73 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 830,100414,000–1.77 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 835,600412,800–1.81 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 841,100410,700–1.85 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 846,400406,500–1.89 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 851,600401,500–1.93 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 856,600398,700–1.98 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 861,500396,100–2.03 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 866,300394,100–2.09 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 871,000390,500–2.15 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 875,500387,300–2.2 million | 10.2 billion |
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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