New Caledonia vs Vanuatu: Population, total

New Caledonia

295,333

in 2025

Vanuatu

335,169

in 2025

New Caledonia rank

177th

Vanuatu rank

176th

Population, total over time

New Caledonia
Vanuatu

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 335,169 against 295,333 in New Caledonia, a difference of 39,836.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.

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

Globally, New Caledonia ranks 177th and Vanuatu ranks 176th of 215 countries.

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Population, total in New Caledonia
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.