Country profile
Vanuatu
Republic of Vanuatu · Melanesia
👥 Population
335,169
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Port Vila
🗺 Area
12,189 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$1.35B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.621
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
27 /km²
💱 Currency
VUV
Vanuatu vatu
🗣 Languages
Bislama, English, French
About Vanuatu
Vanuatu (officially Republic of Vanuatu) is a country in Melanesia, with Port Vila as its capital. It is home to roughly 335.17 thousand people, giving a population density of about 27 people per square kilometre. The country covers 12,189 km² of land and has no shared land borders. Its economy is valued at approximately $1.35B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.621. The official currency is the Vanuatu vatu (VUV), and the main languages are Bislama, English, French.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$1.18B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$3,606
GDP growth
3.1%
Inflation
0.7%
Unemployment
5.1%
👥 People
Life expectancy
71.7 yrs
Fertility rate
3.57
Pop. growth
2.2%
Urban population
22.3%
Infant mortality /1k
14.4
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
22.4%
Literacy rate
88.0%
Physicians /1k
0.16
Renewable energy
25.0%
Travel & practical
Capital
Port Vila
Currency
VUV
Dialing code
+678
Internet TLD
.vu
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Fun facts about Vanuatu
- Vanuatu is the 172nd most populous country in the world, with about 335.17 thousand people.
- By land area it is the 157th-largest country in the world, covering 12,189 km².
- It has the world's 180th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($1.35B).
- Vanuatu has no land borders with other countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of medium human development, with an HDI of 0.621.
- Vanuatu has a population density of about 27 people per square kilometre.
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