Vanuatu
Melanesia · Independent country · Capital: Port Vila
- 331,470Population4th of 22 · 2025
- 663,251 km²Ocean area13th of 22 · 2021
- US$4,009GDP per person17th of 22 · 2024
- 274,848Overseas visitors a year5th of 20 · 2025
Vanuatu has 54 km² of ocean for every km² of land, and about 27 people per km² of land.
Population
2000–2025
GDP per person (US$, current prices)
2005–2024
Overseas visitors per year
2005–2025
Life expectancy of women at birth
2000–2020
People
- Population
- 331,4702025, estimate
- Population growth per year
- 2.3%2025, estimate
- People per km² of land
- 272025, estimate
- Median age
- 21 years2025, estimate
- Children (0–14)share of the population
- 38%2025, estimate
- Youth (15–24)share of the population
- 18%2025, estimate
- Aged 60 and overshare of the population
- 7%2025, estimate
- Dependency ratiochildren and older people per 100 aged 15–59
- 82%2025, estimate
Health
- Life expectancy, women
- 74.2 years2020
- Life expectancy, men
- 71.6 years2020
- Births per woman
- 3.72020
- Births per 1,000 women aged 15–19
- 512014
- Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
- 282013
- Births per 1,000 people
- 292018
- Deaths per 1,000 people
- 3.92018
Economy
- GDPcurrent prices, US dollars
- US$1.3 billion2024
- GDP per person
- US$4,0092024
- Inflation
- 0.6%2025, estimate
- Exports of goods
- US$60.1 million2023
- Imports of goods
- US$473 million2023
- Trade balance
- −US$413 million2023
- Government revenueshare of GDP
- 28%2024
- Government spendingshare of GDP
- 22.8%2023
- Overseas visitors per year
- 274,8482025
Land and sea
- Land area
- 12,190 km²2025, estimate
- Ocean area (exclusive economic zone)
- 663,251 km²2021
- Highest point above sea level
- 1,877 m2021
Happening nearby now
Earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 and over this week within 1,000 km of Port Vila, and storms, floods, volcanoes and fires within 1,500 km.
- M 6.4 · 30 km WSW of Lata, Solomon IslandsEarthquake · 820 km from Port Vila · 9 Nov 2026, 03:34 UTC
- M 5.2 · 19 km WSW of Lata, Solomon IslandsEarthquake · 830 km from Port Vila · 10 Nov 2026, 03:37 UTC
- M 4.9 · southeast of the Loyalty IslandsEarthquake · 740 km from Port Vila · 13 Nov 2026, 09:55 UTC
- M 4.9 · 207 km NW of Port-Olry, VanuatuEarthquake · 520 km from Port Vila · 10 Nov 2026, 19:54 UTC
- M 4.8 · 20 km SSW of Lata, Solomon IslandsEarthquake · 810 km from Port Vila · 10 Nov 2026, 15:52 UTC
- M 4.8 · 149 km NW of Port-Olry, VanuatuEarthquake · 460 km from Port Vila · 9 Nov 2026, 19:27 UTC
- M 4.8 · 26 km SW of Lata, Solomon IslandsEarthquake · 810 km from Port Vila · 9 Nov 2026, 05:16 UTC
- M 4.6 · 64 km NW of Port-Vila, VanuatuEarthquake · 60 km from Port Vila · 11 Nov 2026, 10:57 UTC
Open datasets about Vanuatu
- openAFRICA
Vanuatu
Displacement Tracking MatrixUpdated 15 Feb 2021
- CSV
- Humanitarian Data Exchange
Airports in Vanuatu
OurAirportsUpdated 16 Jan 2026
List of airports in Vanuatu, with latitude and longitude. Unverified community data from http://ourairports.com/countries/VU/
- CSV
- Humanitarian Data Exchange
Vanuatu - Key Indicators
Asian Development BankUpdated 28 Oct 2026
This dataset contains key indicators for Vanuatu compiled from the [ADB Key Indicators Database](https://kidb.adb.org …
- CSV
- Humanitarian Data Exchange
Financial tracking of private sector contributions Vanuatu 2015
OCHA HQUpdated 2 Mar 2023
… on the private sector cash and in-kind contributions to humanitarian relief efforts following cyclone Pam in Vanuatu.
- XLSX
- Humanitarian Data Exchange
Vanuatu Healthsites
Open Healthsite ConsultingUpdated 29 Sept 2026
This dataset shows the list of operating health facilities. Attributes included: Name,Nature of Facility, Activities, Lat, Long
- GEOJSON
- CSV
- SHP
- Humanitarian Data Exchange
Vanuatu: Daily Port Activity Data and Shipment Estimates
PortWatchUpdated 11 Nov 2026
… port calls, estimates of incoming shipment volumes and outgoing shipment volumes (in metric tons) for ports in Vanuatu.
- CSV
Other Pacific countries and territories
Figures: Pacific Community (SPC), Pacific Data Hub .Stat (Pocket summary). The year under each figure is the year it is for; SPC keeps showing the latest figure until a newer one is published. Live events: USGS, GDACS and NASA EONET.