French Polynesia vs Vanuatu: Population, total

French Polynesia

282,465

in 2025

Vanuatu

335,169

in 2025

French Polynesia rank

179th

Vanuatu rank

176th

Population, total over time

French Polynesia
Vanuatu

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 335,169 against 282,465 in French Polynesia, a difference of 52,704.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.2 times French Polynesia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was French Polynesia ahead.

Globally, French Polynesia ranks 179th and Vanuatu ranks 176th of 215 countries.

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Population, total in French Polynesia
Population, total in Vanuatu
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.