Urban population, per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Urban population, per capita was 0.2232 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Vanuatu, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.2232 units per person for urban population, per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 0.2487 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0798 units per person, in 1960.
Vanuatu ranks 210th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0798 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0825 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0853 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0881 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.091 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0939 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0969 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0999 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1034 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1068 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1104 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1139 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1175 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1211 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1248 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1285 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1322 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.136 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1398 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1437 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1477 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1518 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1561 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1604 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1647 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.169 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1731 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1771 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1808 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1844 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1877 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1908 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1938 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1968 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1996 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2024 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2052 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.208 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2108 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2137 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2166 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2193 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.222 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2246 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2273 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.23 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2329 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.236 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2393 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2429 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2474 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2479 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2482 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2484 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2486 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2486 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2487 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2476 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2427 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.235 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2242 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2225 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2225 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2227 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2229 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.2232 units per person | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0928 units per person | 0.0798 units per person | 0.1068 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1268 units per person | 0.1104 units per person | 0.1437 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1665 units per person | 0.1477 units per person | 0.1844 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2009 units per person | 0.1877 units per person | 0.2137 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2291 units per person | 0.2166 units per person | 0.2429 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2463 units per person | 0.235 units per person | 0.2487 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.223 units per person | 0.2225 units per person | 0.2242 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 207 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2433 units per person compare
- 208 Ethiopia 0.2411 units per person compare
- 209 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.2248 units per person compare
- 211 South Sudan 0.2168 units per person compare
- 212 Tonga 0.2116 units per person compare
- 213 Sri Lanka 0.2045 units per person compare
More climate change data for Vanuatu
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 0 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 645.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 155.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 490.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.5852 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.2124 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1064 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0004 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Vanuatu?
- Urban population, per capita in Vanuatu was 0.2232 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2487 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0798 units per person in 1960.
- How does Vanuatu rank for urban population, per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 210th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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 Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.