Structure of the population

Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 07.XI.2016) (Data is based on mini-census taken in 2016.): ^[4]

Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2021) (Estimates based on the results of 2020 census.): ^[5]

Population

• 307,145

Age structure

• 0–14 years: 36.71% (male 51,014/female 48,940)
• 15–24 years: 19.94% (male 26,970/female 27,314)
• 25–54 years: 34.45% (male 45,935/female 47,864)
• 55–64 years: 5.13% (male 7,034/female 6,932)
• 65 years and over: 3.77% (male 5,236/female 5,025) (2015 est.)

Population growth rate

• 1.95%

Birth rate

• 25.04 births/1,000 population

Death rate

• 4.09 deaths/1,000 population

Net migration rate

• -1.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Sex ratio

• At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
• 0–14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
• 15–24 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
• 25–54 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
• 55–64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
• 65 years and over: 1.04 male(s)/female
• Total population: 1 male(s)/female

Infant mortality rate

• Total: 15.7 deaths/1,000 live births
• Male: 16.77 deaths/1,000 live births
• Female: 14.58 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

• Total population: 73.06 years
• Male: 71.47 years
• Female: 74.72 years

Total fertility rate

• 3.25 children born/woman

Nationality

• Ni-Vanuatu (noun; singular and plural)
• Ni-Vanuatu (adjective)

Ethnic groups

• Ni-Vanuatu 97.6%
• Part Ni-Vanuatu 1.1%
• Other 1.3%

Religions

• Protestant 70%
  • Presbyterian 27.9%
  • Anglican 15.1%
  • Seventh-day Adventist 12.5%
  • Assemblies of God 4.7%
  • Church of Christ 4.5%
  • Neil Thomas Ministry 3.1%
  • Apostolic 2.2%)
• Roman Catholic 12.4%,
• Customary beliefs 3.7%
  • Including Jon Frum cargo cult
• Other 12.6%
• None 1.1%
• Unspecified 0.2%

Languages

First Language

• Local languages (more than 100) 63.2%
• Bislama (official; creole) 33.7%
• English (official) 2%
• French (official) 0.6%
• Other 0.5%

Literacy

• Total population: 85.2%
• Male: 86.6%
• Female: 83.8%