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Vanuatu

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Capital
Port Vila
Currency
Vanuatu vatus
Continent
Insular Oceania
Area
12,190 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q686 · Official languages: Bislama, English, French
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
335.17K · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
1.35B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
4,038.74 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
0.66 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
5.07 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
3.57 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
71.65 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Vanuatu: 335.17K
Vanuatu · Population204K239.77K275.55K311.32K347.09K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Vanuatu · Population · people
YearVanuatu
2025335,169
2024327,777
2023320,409
2022313,046
2021305,868
2020298,858
2019291,985
2018285,259
2017278,507
2016272,087
2015266,101
2014260,240
2013254,482
2012248,883
2011243,474
2010238,248
2009232,731
2008226,896
2007221,276
2006215,923
current US$ · 20062025
2025Vanuatu: 1.35B
Vanuatu · GDP347.93M622.22M896.51M1.17B1.45B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Vanuatu · GDP · current US$
YearVanuatu
20251,353,658,840.64
20241,297,956,614.78
20231,188,137,265.19
20221,151,863,789.77
20211,093,826,088.94
20201,017,403,362.8
20191,061,547,512.69
20181,034,402,941.04
2017998,536,154.88
2016908,725,512.79
2015855,360,239.61
2014879,185,478.5
2013863,347,171.91
2012747,839,697.75
2011770,153,588.22
2010670,712,979.68
2009592,622,319.15
2008590,748,429.4
2007516,392,922.51
2006439,358,586.54

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Vanuatu: 4,038.74
Vanuatu · GDP per capita1,834.42,435.583,036.763,637.954,239.132006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Vanuatu · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearVanuatu
20254,038.74
20243,959.88
20233,708.19
20223,679.54
20213,576.14
20203,404.3
20193,635.62
20183,626.19
20173,585.32
20163,339.83
20153,214.42
20143,378.36
20133,392.57
20123,004.78
20113,163.19
20102,815.19
20092,546.38
20082,603.61
20072,333.71
20062,034.79
% · 20062025
2025Vanuatu: 0.66
Vanuatu · Inflation-0.42.765.929.0812.242006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Vanuatu · Inflation · %
YearVanuatu
20250.66
20241.14
202311.18
20226.68
20212.34
20205.33
20192.76
20182.33
20173.08
20160.84
20152.48
20140.8
20131.46
20121.35
20110.87
20102.76
20094.3
20084.84
20073.94
20062.04

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Vanuatu: 5.07
Vanuatu · Unemployment3.654.846.037.218.42006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Vanuatu · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearVanuatu
20255.07
20244.99
20235.01
20225.08
20214.78
20204.05
20195.44
20185.35
20175.25
20165.2
20155.17
20145.14
20135.04
20124.94
20114.81
20104.68
20094.57
20085.66
20076.86
20068.01

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Vanuatu:
Vanuatu · Fertility rate3.513.693.864.044.222006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Vanuatu · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearVanuatu
2025No data available
20243.57
20233.6
20223.65
20213.7
20203.74
20193.79
20183.83
20173.88
20163.92
20153.95
20144
20134.04
20124.06
20114.09
20104.13
20094.16
20084.16
20074.12
20064.1

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Vanuatu:
Vanuatu · Life expectancy68.8769.6370.3971.1571.912006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Vanuatu · Life expectancy · years
YearVanuatu
2025No data available
202471.65
202371.48
202271.3
202169.95
202070.39
201970.78
201870.63
201770.5
201670.4
201570.16
201470.04
201369.99
201269.9
201169.73
201069.57
200969.42
200869.3
200769.14
200669.13
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology