VUT / East Asia & Pacific
Vanuatu
Snapshot ·- Capital
- Port Vila
- Currency
- Vanuatu vatus
- Continent
- Insular Oceania
- Area
- 12,190 km²
AT A GLANCE
Latest available · Reference years varyThe essential numbers
Population ↗
335.17K · 2025
peopleWorld Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
1.35B · 2025
current US$World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
4,038.74 · 2025
current US$ / personWorld Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
0.66 · 2025
%World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
5.07 · 2025
% of labor forceWorld Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
3.57 · 2024
births / womanWorld Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
71.65 · 2024
yearsWorld Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK
Change over time
Population
All countries ↗2025Vanuatu: 335.17K
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Vanuatu |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 335,169 |
| 2024 | 327,777 |
| 2023 | 320,409 |
| 2022 | 313,046 |
| 2021 | 305,868 |
| 2020 | 298,858 |
| 2019 | 291,985 |
| 2018 | 285,259 |
| 2017 | 278,507 |
| 2016 | 272,087 |
| 2015 | 266,101 |
| 2014 | 260,240 |
| 2013 | 254,482 |
| 2012 | 248,883 |
| 2011 | 243,474 |
| 2010 | 238,248 |
| 2009 | 232,731 |
| 2008 | 226,896 |
| 2007 | 221,276 |
| 2006 | 215,923 |
2025Vanuatu: 1.35B
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Vanuatu |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,353,658,840.64 |
| 2024 | 1,297,956,614.78 |
| 2023 | 1,188,137,265.19 |
| 2022 | 1,151,863,789.77 |
| 2021 | 1,093,826,088.94 |
| 2020 | 1,017,403,362.8 |
| 2019 | 1,061,547,512.69 |
| 2018 | 1,034,402,941.04 |
| 2017 | 998,536,154.88 |
| 2016 | 908,725,512.79 |
| 2015 | 855,360,239.61 |
| 2014 | 879,185,478.5 |
| 2013 | 863,347,171.91 |
| 2012 | 747,839,697.75 |
| 2011 | 770,153,588.22 |
| 2010 | 670,712,979.68 |
| 2009 | 592,622,319.15 |
| 2008 | 590,748,429.4 |
| 2007 | 516,392,922.51 |
| 2006 | 439,358,586.54 |
GDP per capita
All countries ↗2025Vanuatu: 4,038.74
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Vanuatu |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,038.74 |
| 2024 | 3,959.88 |
| 2023 | 3,708.19 |
| 2022 | 3,679.54 |
| 2021 | 3,576.14 |
| 2020 | 3,404.3 |
| 2019 | 3,635.62 |
| 2018 | 3,626.19 |
| 2017 | 3,585.32 |
| 2016 | 3,339.83 |
| 2015 | 3,214.42 |
| 2014 | 3,378.36 |
| 2013 | 3,392.57 |
| 2012 | 3,004.78 |
| 2011 | 3,163.19 |
| 2010 | 2,815.19 |
| 2009 | 2,546.38 |
| 2008 | 2,603.61 |
| 2007 | 2,333.71 |
| 2006 | 2,034.79 |
Inflation
All countries ↗2025Vanuatu: 0.66
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Vanuatu |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.66 |
| 2024 | 1.14 |
| 2023 | 11.18 |
| 2022 | 6.68 |
| 2021 | 2.34 |
| 2020 | 5.33 |
| 2019 | 2.76 |
| 2018 | 2.33 |
| 2017 | 3.08 |
| 2016 | 0.84 |
| 2015 | 2.48 |
| 2014 | 0.8 |
| 2013 | 1.46 |
| 2012 | 1.35 |
| 2011 | 0.87 |
| 2010 | 2.76 |
| 2009 | 4.3 |
| 2008 | 4.84 |
| 2007 | 3.94 |
| 2006 | 2.04 |
Unemployment
All countries ↗2025Vanuatu: 5.07
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Vanuatu |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.07 |
| 2024 | 4.99 |
| 2023 | 5.01 |
| 2022 | 5.08 |
| 2021 | 4.78 |
| 2020 | 4.05 |
| 2019 | 5.44 |
| 2018 | 5.35 |
| 2017 | 5.25 |
| 2016 | 5.2 |
| 2015 | 5.17 |
| 2014 | 5.14 |
| 2013 | 5.04 |
| 2012 | 4.94 |
| 2011 | 4.81 |
| 2010 | 4.68 |
| 2009 | 4.57 |
| 2008 | 5.66 |
| 2007 | 6.86 |
| 2006 | 8.01 |
Fertility rate
All countries ↗2025Vanuatu: —
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Vanuatu |
|---|---|
| 2025 | No data available |
| 2024 | 3.57 |
| 2023 | 3.6 |
| 2022 | 3.65 |
| 2021 | 3.7 |
| 2020 | 3.74 |
| 2019 | 3.79 |
| 2018 | 3.83 |
| 2017 | 3.88 |
| 2016 | 3.92 |
| 2015 | 3.95 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2013 | 4.04 |
| 2012 | 4.06 |
| 2011 | 4.09 |
| 2010 | 4.13 |
| 2009 | 4.16 |
| 2008 | 4.16 |
| 2007 | 4.12 |
| 2006 | 4.1 |
Life expectancy
All countries ↗2025Vanuatu: —
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Vanuatu |
|---|---|
| 2025 | No data available |
| 2024 | 71.65 |
| 2023 | 71.48 |
| 2022 | 71.3 |
| 2021 | 69.95 |
| 2020 | 70.39 |
| 2019 | 70.78 |
| 2018 | 70.63 |
| 2017 | 70.5 |
| 2016 | 70.4 |
| 2015 | 70.16 |
| 2014 | 70.04 |
| 2013 | 69.99 |
| 2012 | 69.9 |
| 2011 | 69.73 |
| 2010 | 69.57 |
| 2009 | 69.42 |
| 2008 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 69.14 |
| 2006 | 69.13 |