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People of Vanuatu

Population:211,971 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 31.9% (male 34,590/female 33,124)
15-64 years: 64.3% (male 69,496/female 66,745)
65 years and over: 3.8% (male 4,178/female 3,838) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 23.4 years
male: 23.4 years
female: 23.4 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:1.46% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:22.35 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:7.75 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.044 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.041 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.089 male(s)/female
total population: 1.044 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 52.45 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 54.96 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 49.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 63.22 years
male: 61.67 years
female: 64.84 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:2.63 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:NA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths:NA
Nationality:noun: Ni-Vanuatu (singular and plural)
adjective: Ni-Vanuatu
Ethnic groups:Ni-Vanuatu 98.5%, other 1.5% (1999 Census)
Religions:Presbyterian 31.4%, Anglican 13.4%, Roman Catholic 13.1%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, other Christian 13.8%, indigenous beliefs 5.6% (including Jon Frum cargo cult), other 9.6%, none 1%, unspecified 1.3% (1999 Census)
Languages:local languages (more than 100) 72.6%, pidgin (known as Bislama or Bichelama) 23.1%, English 1.9%, French 1.4%, other 0.3%, unspecified 0.7% (1999 Census)
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74%
male: NA
female: NA (1999 census)

Vanuatu Quickstats

  • Population: 211,971 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 12,200 sq km
  • Density: 17 /km² (188th)
  • GDP (total): $726 million (175th)
  • GDP (per capita): $3,346 (121st)
  • Literacy: 74%

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  • Currency: Vanuatu vatu (VUV)
  • Dial code: +678

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