Vanuatu Population Density 1950-2025

Chart and table of Vanuatu population density from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population density of Vanuatu in 2025 is 28.73 people per square kilometer, a 2.3% increase from 2024.
  • The population density of Vanuatu in 2024 was 28.08 people per square kilometer, a 2.34% increase from 2023.
  • The population density of Vanuatu in 2023 was 27.44 people per square kilometer, a 2.38% increase from 2022.
  • The population density of Vanuatu in 2022 was 26.80 people per square kilometer, a 2.38% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name 2025 Population Density
Bangladesh 1,192.22
Micronesia 792.47
India 442.50
Philippines 402.88
Sri Lanka 335.32
Pakistan 313.97
El Salvador 305.43
Vietnam 302.22
Nigeria 253.93
Sao Tome and Principe 251.02
Kiribati 170.35
Cabo Verde 151.42
Ghana 148.57
Indonesia 147.12
Egypt 116.11
Kenya 98.77
Honduras 97.11
Moldova 96.16
Cambodia 95.52
Timor-Leste 94.09
Morocco 86.38
Myanmar 81.79
Uzbekistan 80.55
Lesotho 78.44
Tunisia 77.41
Eswatini 71.13
Ukraine 64.22
Cameroon 63.42
Nicaragua 55.51
Georgia 53.22
Djibouti 50.36
Angola 31.24
Zambia 28.84
Vanuatu 28.73
Sudan 26.95
Solomon Islands 26.75
Papua New Guinea 23.12
Bhutan 20.77
Republic of Congo 18.67
Bolivia 11.60
Mauritania 4.98
Mongolia 2.26
Vanuatu - Historical Population Density Data
Year Population Density Growth Rate
2025 28.73 2.30%
2024 28.08 2.34%
2023 27.44 2.38%
2022 26.80 2.38%
2021 26.18 2.39%
2020 25.57 2.39%
2019 24.97 2.39%
2018 24.39 2.43%
2017 23.81 2.48%
2016 23.23 2.45%
2015 22.68 2.41%
2014 22.14 2.43%
2013 21.62 2.42%
2012 21.11 2.40%
2011 20.61 2.38%
2010 20.14 2.40%
2009 19.66 2.45%
2008 19.19 2.46%
2007 18.73 2.43%
2006 18.29 2.43%
2005 17.85 2.45%
2004 17.43 2.49%
2003 17.00 2.54%
2002 16.58 2.58%
2001 16.16 2.58%
2000 15.76 2.48%
1999 15.38 2.37%
1998 15.02 2.36%
1997 14.67 2.38%
1996 14.33 2.40%
1995 14.00 2.43%
1994 13.66 2.47%
1993 13.33 2.50%
1992 13.01 2.52%
1991 12.69 2.52%
1990 12.38 2.51%
1989 12.07 2.55%
1988 11.77 2.55%
1987 11.48 2.54%
1986 11.20 2.53%
1985 10.92 2.50%
1984 10.65 2.47%
1983 10.40 2.42%
1982 10.15 2.37%
1981 9.92 2.31%
1980 9.69 2.44%
1979 9.46 2.82%
1978 9.20 3.14%
1977 8.92 3.25%
1976 8.64 3.27%
1975 8.37 3.26%
1974 8.10 3.24%
1973 7.85 3.24%
1972 7.60 3.22%
1971 7.37 3.19%
1970 7.14 3.16%
1969 6.92 3.14%
1968 6.71 3.12%
1967 6.51 3.07%
1966 6.31 3.04%
1965 6.13 3.01%
1964 5.95 2.97%
1963 5.78 2.94%
1962 5.61 2.90%
1961 5.45 2.87%
1960 5.30 2.83%
1959 5.15 2.77%
1958 5.02 2.71%
1957 4.88 2.51%
1956 4.76 2.29%
1955 4.66 2.20%
1954 4.56 2.09%
1953 4.46 1.97%
1952 4.38 1.77%
1951 4.30 1.68%
1950 4.23 0.00%