East Asia & Pacific
Vanuatu in numbers Vanuatu is in East Asia & Pacific and is classed by the World Bank as lower middle income. Its capital is Port-Vila. Its population was 335,169 in 2025, ranking 177 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$4,039 in 2025.
Population 335,169 2025
GDP US$1.4 billion 2025
GDP per person US$4,039 2025
Life expectancy 71.7 2024
Area 12,189 2024
Urban share 22.3% 2025
People 335,169
2025 · +80% since 2000 · Rank 177 of 217
2.23%
2025 · 2.30% in 2000 · Rank 36 of 217
26.9
2024 · +76% since 2000 · Rank 177 of 216
22.3%
2025 · 21.7% in 2000 · Rank 209 of 217
38.0%
2025 · 42.9% in 2000 · Rank 34 of 217
4.4%
2025 · 2.8% in 2000 · Rank 158 of 217
3.57
2024 · -21% since 2000 · Rank 42 of 217
Health and living standards 71.7
2024 · +4% since 2000 · Rank 141 of 217
17.1
2024 · -36% since 2000 · Rank 87 of 196
US$143
2023 · +197% since 2000 · Rank 136 of 193
65.5%
2024 · 22.2% in 2000 · Rank 181 of 215
112.5%
2024 · 112.0% in 2000 · Rank 25 of 190
Economy US$1.4 billion
2025 · +398% since 2000 · Rank 195 of 210
US$4,039
2025 · +177% since 2000 · Rank 150 of 210
Int$4,525
2025 · +80% since 2000 · Rank 171 of 199
3.05%
2025 · 5.92% in 2000 · Rank 113 of 210
0.66%
2025 · 2.54% in 2000 · Rank 155 of 180
5.1%
2025 · 8.3% in 2000 · Rank 98 of 187
25.3%
2024 · 39.2% in 2000 · Rank 123 of 183
17.2%
2022 · 5.0% in 2000 · Rank 18 of 176
Land and environment 12,189
2024 · -0% since 2000 · Rank 160 of 216
74.6%
2024 · 79.3% in 2000 · Rank 12 of 214
0.87
2024 · +93% since 2000 · Rank 145 of 203
Elsewhere in East Asia & Pacific Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Vanuatu. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.