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Population in Vanuatu
277 554
people
As of November 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Vanuatu is 277 554 people, including children under the age of 6 - 27 721 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 32 786 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 33 272 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 119 383 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 60 507 people, and the centenarians in Vanuatu over 80 years old - 3 886 people.
Population size in Vanuatu by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 27 721 / 9.99% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 32 786 / 11.81% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 33 272 / 11.99% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 119 383 / 43.01% |
| Elderly over 60 | 60 507 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 3 886 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population in Vanuatu
Total in Vanuatu permanent residents 131 561 men (47.4%) and 145 993 women (52.6%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 8 479 / 6.1% | 6 784 / 5.6% | 47.7% |
| 5 – 9 | 8 479 / 6.1% | 6 653 / 5.5% | 47.5% |
| 10 - 14 | 7 566 / 5.4% | 6 001 / 5% | 47.5% |
| 15 - 19 | 6 392 / 4.5% | 5 218 / 4.4% | 48% |
| 20 - 24 | 7 566 / 5.4% | 6 262 / 5.2% | 49% |
| 25 - 29 | 11 218 / 8.2% | 9 393 / 7.6% | 48.9% |
| 30 - 34 | 10 957 / 8% | 9 393 / 7.6% | 49.4% |
| 35 - 39 | 10 044 / 7.3% | 9 132 / 7.4% | 51.1% |
| 40 - 44 | 9 262 / 6.7% | 8 610 / 7% | 51.5% |
| 45 - 49 | 8 479 / 6.1% | 7 958 / 6.5% | 51.8% |
| 50 - 54 | 9 653 / 7% | 9 654 / 7.8% | 53.6% |
| 55 - 59 | 10 175 / 7.4% | 11 089 / 8.9% | 55.5% |
| 60 - 64 | 8 479 / 6.1% | 9 915 / 8% | 57.3% |
| 65 - 69 | 5 870 / 4.1% | 7 827 / 6.4% | 60.4% |
| 70 - 74 | 2 478 / 1.5% | 4 175 / 3.6% | 65.8% |
| 75 - 79 | 3 130 / 2% | 6 523 / 5.4% | 70% |
| 80+ | 2 217 / 1.3% | 5 871 / 4.9% | 75.2% |
Education level
Education level of residents in Vanuatu: have higher education 22.7% (63 005 people), incomplete higher education — 2.9% (8 049 people), secondary vocational — 35.7% (99 087 people), 11 classes — 15.7% (43 576 people), 9 classes — 8.7% (24 147 people), 5 classes — 8.2% (22 759 people), have no education — 0.4% (1 110 people), illiterate — 0.6% (1 665 people).
| Higher education | 63 005 / 22.7% |
| Incomplete higher | 8 049 / 2.9% |
| Secondary vocational | 99 087 / 35.7% |
| Elementary school | 43 576 / 15.7% |
| Middle school | 24 147 / 8.7% |
| High school | 22 759 / 8.2% |
| Without education | 1 110 / 0.4% |
| Illiterate | 1 665 / 0.6% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Vanuatu
Total in Vanuatu the number of officially employed population is 179 855 people (64.8%), pensioners 74 940 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 14 433 people (5.2%).
| Employed population | 179 855 / 64.8% |
| Unemployed | 14 433 / 5.2% |
| Pensioners | 74 940 / 27% |
Disability
Total in Vanuatu have a disability 26 451 people, what constitutes 9.53% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 4 080 (1.47.%), disabled of the group II are 10 325 (3.72.%), disabled of the group III are 9 909 (3.57.%), disabled children 2 137 (0.77.%).
| Total disabled | 26 451 / 9.53% |
| Disabled of the group I | 4 080 / 1.47% |
| Disabled of the group II | 10 325 / 3.72% |
| Disabled of the group III | 9 909 / 3.57% |
| Disabled children | 2 137 / 0.77% |