Demographics of Vanuatu
Population:
189,618 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate:
1.74% (2000 est.)
Birth rate:
25.93 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate:
8.52 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
Infant mortality rate:
62.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate:
3.29 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
Ethnic groups:
indigenous Melanesian 94%, French 4%, Vietnamese, Chinese, Pacific Islanders
Religions:
Presbyterian 36.7%, Anglican 15%, Roman Catholic 15%, indigenous beliefs 7.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6.2%, Church of Christ 3.8%, other 15.7%
Languages:
English (official), French (official), pidgin (known as Bislama or Bichelama)
Literacy:
0-14 years:
37% (male 35,934; female 34,404)
15-64 years:
60% (male 58,155; female 55,156)
65 years and over:
3% (male 3,228; female 2,741) (2000 est.)
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.18 male(s)/female
total population:
1.05 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
total population:
60.57 years
male:
59.23 years
female:
61.98 years (2000 est.)
noun:
Ni-Vanuatu (singular and plural)
adjective:
Ni-Vanuatu
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
53%
male:
57%
female:
48% (1979 est.)