Rural population growth in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Rural population growth was 2.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population growth in Vanuatu, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 2.2% for rural population growth in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population growth in Vanuatu peaked at 3.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1999.
Vanuatu ranks 14th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 3.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More agriculture & rural data for Vanuatu
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.8% (2011)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2011)
- Rural population 77.7% (2025)
- Rural population 260,353 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 26.6% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 345.61 million current US$ (2024)
- Land under cereal production 1,549 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 636.2 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 985.44 metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 77.35 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population growth in Vanuatu?
- Rural population growth in Vanuatu was 2.2% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population growth recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest rural population growth recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1999.
- How does Vanuatu rank for rural population growth?
- Vanuatu ranks 14th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population growth rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.