Vanuatu Population Density 1950-2023

Chart and table of Vanuatu population density from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population density of Vanuatu in 2023 is 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.
  • The population density of Vanuatu in 2020 was 25.57 people per square kilometer, a 2.39% increase from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name 2023 Population Density
Bangladesh 1,168.79
Micronesia 777.60
India 434.60
Philippines 391.12
Sri Lanka 333.69
El Salvador 302.52
Pakistan 302.08
Vietnam 298.46
Nigeria 242.27
Sao Tome and Principe 241.52
Kiribati 164.83
Cabo Verde 148.56
Indonesia 144.79
Ghana 143.05
Egypt 112.55
Moldova 101.50
Kenya 94.94
Honduras 94.18
Cambodia 93.60
Timor-Leste 91.50
Morocco 84.74
Myanmar 80.67
Uzbekistan 78.33
Lesotho 76.76
Tunisia 76.15
Eswatini 69.75
Ukraine 60.88
Cameroon 60.25
Nicaragua 54.05
Georgia 53.49
Djibouti 48.99
Angola 29.43
Vanuatu 27.44
Zambia 27.33
Solomon Islands 25.62
Sudan 25.62
Papua New Guinea 22.32
Bhutan 20.51
Republic of Congo 17.86
Bolivia 11.28
Mauritania 4.72
Mongolia 2.20
Vanuatu - Historical Population Density Data
Year Population Density Growth Rate
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%