Nationality:
noun: Ni-Vanuatu (singular and plural)
adjective: Ni-Vanuatu

Ethnic groups:
Ni-Vanuatu 97.6%, part Ni-Vanuatu 1.1%, other 1.3% (2009 est.)

Languages:
local languages (more than 100) 63.2%, Bislama (official; creole) 33.7%, English (official) 2%, French (official) 0.6%, other 0.5% (2009 est.)

Religions:
Protestant 70% (includes Presbyterian 27.9%, Anglican 15.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 12.5%, Assemblies of God 4.7%, Church of Christ 4.5%, Neil Thomas Ministry 3.1%, and Apostolic 2.2%), Roman Catholic 12.4%, customary beliefs 3.7% (including Jon Frum cargo cult), other 12.6%, none 1.1%, unspecified 0.2% (2009 est.)

Population:
266,937 (July 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 184
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 37.3% (male 50,810/female 48,753)
15-24 years: 19.8% (male 26,341/female 26,620)
25-54 years: 34.2% (male 44,732/female 46,545)
55-64 years: 5% (male 6,751/female 6,599)
65 years and over: 3.6% (male 5,020/female 4,766) (2014 est.)
population pyramid:

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 67.9 %
youth dependency ratio: 61.3 %
elderly dependency ratio: 6.6 %
potential support ratio: 15.1 (2014 est.)

Median age:
total: 21.1 years
male: 20.7 years
female: 21.4 years (2014 est.)

Population growth rate:
2.01% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 51
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Birth rate:
25.69 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 50
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Death rate:
4.14 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 208
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Net migration rate:
-1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 156
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Urbanization:
urban population: 24.9% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: 3.64% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:
PORT-VILA (capital) 47,000 (2011)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.07 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Maternal mortality rate:
110 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 68
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Infant mortality rate:
total: 16.41 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 101
male: 17.53 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 15.23 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 72.72 years
country comparison to the world: 131
male: 71.16 years
female: 74.36 years (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate:
3.36 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 49
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Contraceptive prevalence rate:
38.4% (2007)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
4.1% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 160
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Physicians density:
0.12 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
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Hospital bed density:
1.7 beds/1,000 population (2008)
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Drinking water source:
improved:
urban: 97.8% of population
rural: 88.3% of population
total: 90.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.2% of population
rural: 11.7% of population
total: 9.3% of population (2012 est.)

Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 65.1% of population
rural: 55.4% of population
total: 57.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 34.9% of population
rural: 44.6% of population
total: 42.1% of population (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
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Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
27.5% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 39
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Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
11.7% (2007)
country comparison to the world: 62
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Education expenditures:
5% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 79
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Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.2%
male: NA 84.9%
female: NA 81.6% (2011 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 11 years
male: 11 years
female: 10 years (2004)