| People | Vanuatu |
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Population:
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224,564 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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19 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 26% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 4.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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void |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 29.6% (male 33,968/female 32,550)
15-64 years: 66.1% (male 75,559/female 72,919)
65 years and over: 4.3% (male 4,862/female 4,706) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 24.9 years
male: 24.9 years
female: 25 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.343% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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20.86 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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7.43 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.05 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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void |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 46.85 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 49.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 44.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 64.7 years
male: 63.04 years
female: 66.44 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.39 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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4% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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0.116 physicians/1,000 population (2008) |
Hospital bed density:
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1.69 beds/1,000 population (2008) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 96% of population
rural: 79% of population
total: 83% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4% of population
rural: 21% of population
total: 17% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 66% of population
rural: 48% of population
total: 52% of population
unimproved:
urban: 34% of population
rural: 52% of population
total: 48% of population (2008) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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void |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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void |
Nationality:
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noun: Ni-Vanuatu (singular and plural)
adjective: Ni-Vanuatu |
Ethnic groups:
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Ni-Vanuatu 98.5%, other 1.5% (1999 Census) |
Religions:
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Protestant 55.6% (Presbyterian 31.4%, Anglican 13.4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%), Roman Catholic 13.1%, other Christian 13.8%, indigenous beliefs 5.6% (including Jon Frum cargo cult), other 9.6%, none 1%, unspecified 1.3% (1999 Census) |
Languages:
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local languages (more than 100) 72.6%, pidgin (known as Bislama or Bichelama) 23.1%, English (official) 1.9%, French (official) 1.4%, other 0.3%, unspecified 0.7% (1999 Census) |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74%
male: NA
female: NA (1999 census) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 10 years
male: 11 years
female: 10 years (2004) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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4.8% of GDP (2009) |
People - note:
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void |
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