Vanuatu Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Vanuatu rural population for 2022 was 242,389, a 2.17% increase from 2021.
  • Vanuatu rural population for 2021 was 237,230, a 2.2% increase from 2020.
  • Vanuatu rural population for 2020 was 232,127, a 2.21% increase from 2019.
  • Vanuatu rural population for 2019 was 227,104, a 2.23% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
India 908,804,812
Pakistan 146,845,783
Indonesia 115,892,393
Bangladesh 103,206,552
Nigeria 101,575,770
Egypt 63,300,985
Vietnam 60,123,739
Philippines 60,117,263
Kenya 38,358,435
Myanmar 36,965,999
Sudan 30,020,115
Sri Lanka 17,960,843
Uzbekistan 17,657,930
Ghana 13,853,989
Morocco 13,261,620
Cambodia 12,556,766
Cameroon 11,519,492
Ukraine 11,430,780
Angola 11,359,649
Zambia 10,857,387
Papua New Guinea 8,765,048
Lao PDR 4,698,995
Kyrgyz Republic 4,254,716
Honduras 4,214,875
Tunisia 3,680,393
Bolivia 3,565,773
Nicaragua 2,810,208
Mauritania 2,040,187
Republic of Congo 1,866,593
Lesotho 1,615,392
El Salvador 1,598,862
Georgia 1,473,975
Moldova 1,473,227
West Bank and Gaza 1,145,354
Mongolia 1,055,872
Timor-Leste 911,089
Eswatini 906,348
Solomon Islands 538,975
Bhutan 440,632
Vanuatu 242,389
Djibouti 242,328
Cabo Verde 192,507
Micronesia 87,659
Kiribati 56,354
Sao Tome and Principe 55,128
Vanuatu Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2022 242,389 74.18 2.15%
2021 237,230 74.34 2.17%
2020 232,127 74.48 2.19%
2019 227,104 74.61 2.20%
2018 222,159 74.73 2.25%
2017 217,206 74.84 2.31%
2016 212,238 74.94 2.29%
2015 207,436 75.04 2.25%
2014 202,820 75.14 2.26%
2013 198,280 75.24 2.26%
2012 193,857 75.34 2.23%
2011 189,574 75.44 2.22%
2010 185,410 75.54 2.14%
2009 181,478 75.71 2.03%
2008 177,839 76.02 2.03%
2007 174,257 76.31 2.02%
2006 170,777 76.61 2.02%
2005 167,361 76.90 2.05%
2004 163,971 77.19 2.09%
2003 160,581 77.48 2.14%
2002 157,183 77.77 2.19%
2001 153,779 78.05 2.19%
2000 150,446 78.33 2.08%
1999 147,355 78.62 1.95%
1998 144,506 78.93 1.94%
1997 141,727 79.23 1.97%
1996 138,961 79.54 2.00%
1995 136,210 79.84 2.03%
1994 133,468 80.13 2.07%
1993 130,731 80.43 2.12%
1992 127,995 80.72 2.13%
1991 125,292 81.00 2.14%
1990 122,644 81.29 2.14%
1989 120,048 81.57 1.99%
1988 117,677 81.99 1.99%
1987 115,362 82.43 1.99%
1986 113,090 82.86 1.99%
1985 110,859 83.28 1.98%
1984 108,691 83.69 1.96%
1983 106,585 84.10 1.92%
1982 104,557 84.49 1.88%
1981 102,609 84.88 1.84%
1980 100,740 85.26 1.97%
1979 98,771 85.63 2.43%
1978 96,396 85.93 2.83%
1977 93,710 86.16 2.94%
1976 90,995 86.38 2.95%
1975 88,346 86.61 2.95%
1974 85,774 86.83 2.94%
1973 83,288 87.04 2.94%
1972 80,875 87.26 2.93%
1971 78,542 87.47 2.90%
1970 76,294 87.68 2.88%
1969 74,127 87.88 2.86%
1968 72,035 88.08 2.84%
1967 70,017 88.28 2.81%
1966 68,079 88.48 2.77%
1965 66,217 88.67 2.75%
1964 64,419 88.86 2.72%
1963 62,691 89.05 2.69%
1962 61,029 89.24 2.66%
1961 59,428 89.42 2.63%
1960 57,886 89.60 %