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Vanuatu

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Geographical location

Economy and finance

Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$500
Inflation rate
6.68% (2022)
Unemployment rate
5.1% (2023)
Below the poverty line
15.9% (2019)
Gini coefficient
32.3 (2019)

Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)

Total quantity
1.6
Beer
0.34
Wine
0.39
Spirits
0.87
Other alcohol
0
Current as of
2019

Population and society

Population size
318007
Male population
157932
Female population
160075
Population growth rate
1.55% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
20.8 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
4 (2024)
Urbanization
26% (2023)

Credit ratings

Fitch
RD (2017)
Moody's
WR (2019)
Standard & Poors
SD (2017)

Age structure

0-14 years
31.1%
15-64 years
63.8%
65+ years
5%
Current as of
2024

Religion

Main religion
Protestantism
Non-religious
1.4%
Not specified
0.1%
Current as of
2020

General information

Сontinent
Australia and Oceania
Time zone
UTC+11
Tier
Tier-3
ISO code
VU
Capital
Port Vila
Official language
English

Tobacco consumption

Total tobacco consumption
17.8%
Smoking men
33%
Smoking women
2.6%
Current as of
2020

Area (sq. km)

Total area
12189
Land area
12189

Popular payment systems

  • Mastercard
  • PayPal
  • Visa

Age-sex pyramid

Phone operating systems

Android
89.92%
iOS
10.06%
Current as of
2025

Internet and telecommunications

Telephone code
+678
Internet domain
.vu
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
78
Internet user penetration
70%
Fixed internet penetration
1%
Current as of
2022

Last update: 2025-08-01