Vanuatu Population Density 1950-2024

Chart and table of Vanuatu population density from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population density of Vanuatu in 2024 is 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.
  • The population density of Vanuatu in 2021 was 26.18 people per square kilometer, a 2.39% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name 2024 Population Density
Bangladesh 1,180.60
Micronesia 785.08
India 438.58
Philippines 397.02
Sri Lanka 334.54
Pakistan 308.01
El Salvador 304.01
Vietnam 300.39
Nigeria 248.06
Sao Tome and Principe 246.23
Kiribati 167.61
Cabo Verde 149.99
Indonesia 145.97
Ghana 145.79
Egypt 114.32
Moldova 98.37
Kenya 96.84
Honduras 95.65
Cambodia 94.57
Timor-Leste 92.80
Morocco 85.57
Myanmar 81.24
Uzbekistan 79.47
Lesotho 77.60
Tunisia 76.80
Eswatini 70.40
Ukraine 62.86
Cameroon 61.83
Nicaragua 54.79
Georgia 53.33
Djibouti 49.67
Angola 30.32
Vanuatu 28.08
Zambia 28.08
Sudan 26.28
Solomon Islands 26.18
Papua New Guinea 22.72
Bhutan 20.64
Republic of Congo 18.26
Bolivia 11.44
Mauritania 4.85
Mongolia 2.23
Vanuatu - Historical Population Density Data
Year Population Density Growth Rate
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%