Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.0189 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0189 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
113th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0189 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0048 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Vanuatu, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Vanuatu is 0.0189 1000 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0189 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0048 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.
Vanuatu ranks 113th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0048 1000 No per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.005 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0051 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0053 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0054 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0055 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0057 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0058 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.006 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0061 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0063 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0065 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0067 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0069 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0071 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0073 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0075 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0077 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0079 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0081 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0083 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0084 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0086 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0087 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0089 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.009 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0092 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0094 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0096 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0098 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.01 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0103 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0105 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0108 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0112 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0114 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0115 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0117 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0119 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0121 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0124 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0126 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0129 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0132 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0135 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0138 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0141 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0143 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0146 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.015 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0153 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0156 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.016 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0163 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0166 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.017 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0173 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0176 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.018 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0183 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0186 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0189 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0189 1000 No per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0518 1000 No per square kilometre, 37% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0189 1000 No per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0247 1000 No per square kilometre, 77% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0054 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0048 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.006 1000 No per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.007 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0061 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0079 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0088 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0081 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0096 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0108 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0098 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0117 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0131 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0119 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0143 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0161 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0146 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0176 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0184 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.018 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0189 1000 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 110 Faroe Islands 0.021 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 111 Andorra 0.0202 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 112 Luxembourg 0.0193 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 114 Panama 0.0184 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 115 South Sudan 0.0183 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 116 Solomon Islands 0.0181 1000 No per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Vanuatu
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5174 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.5226 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.5115 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6054 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 163.02 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 311.57 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 431.36 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 444.12 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 875.48 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Vanuatu?
- Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Vanuatu was 0.0189 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0189 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0048 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Vanuatu rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
- Vanuatu ranks 113th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.