Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate was 0.6054 % change on previous year in 2050. ▼ Falling

Latest (2050)
0.6054 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
17th
of 217 countries
All-time high
2.99 % change on previous year
in 1973
All-time low
0.6054 % change on previous year
in 2050
Years of data
100
1951–2050

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate in Vanuatu, 1951–2050

0.511.522.53195120002050

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

Vanuatu recorded 0.6054 % change on previous year for population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate in 2050. That is the lowest value across all 100 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate in Vanuatu peaked at 2.99 % change on previous year in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.6054 % change on previous year, in 2050.

Vanuatu ranks 17th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 100 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 2.73 % change on previous year 2.4 % change on previous year 2.83 % change on previous year 9
1960s 2.77 % change on previous year 2.51 % change on previous year 2.98 % change on previous year 10
1970s 2.84 % change on previous year 2.53 % change on previous year 2.99 % change on previous year 10
1980s 1.91 % change on previous year 1.79 % change on previous year 2.26 % change on previous year 10
1990s 2.04 % change on previous year 1.37 % change on previous year 2.6 % change on previous year 10
2000s 2.06 % change on previous year 1.67 % change on previous year 2.22 % change on previous year 10
2010s 2.09 % change on previous year 1.93 % change on previous year 2.23 % change on previous year 10
2020s 1.66 % change on previous year 1.46 % change on previous year 1.88 % change on previous year 10
2030s 1.22 % change on previous year 1.02 % change on previous year 1.42 % change on previous year 10
2040s 0.7946 % change on previous year 0.6405 % change on previous year 0.9754 % change on previous year 10
2050s 0.6054 % change on previous year 0.6054 % change on previous year 0.6054 % change on previous year 1

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 14 Angola 0.6791 % change on previous year compare
  2. 15 South Sudan 0.6635 % change on previous year compare
  3. 16 Comoros 0.6181 % change on previous year compare
  4. 18 Guinea-Bissau 0.6013 % change on previous year compare
  5. 19 USSR 0.5719 % change on previous year compare
  6. 20 Czechoslovakia 0.5492 % change on previous year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate in Vanuatu?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate in Vanuatu was 0.6054 % change on previous year in 2050, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 2.99 % change on previous year in 1973.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6054 % change on previous year in 2050.
How does Vanuatu rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate?
Vanuatu ranks 17th out of 217 countries with data for 2050.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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The year-on-year percentage change in Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
268 places, 24,470 data points, 1951–2050
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The year-on-year percentage change in Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.