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People And SocietyNationality
Noun
Ni-Vanuatu (singular and plural) Adjective Ni-VanuatuEthnic groups
Ni-Vanuatu 98.5%, other 1.5% (1999 Census) Languages
Local languages (more than 100) 72.6%, pidgin (known as Bislama or Bichelama - official) 23.1%, English (official) 1.9%, French (official) 1.4%, other 0.3%, unspecified 0.7% (1999 Census) Religions
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) Population World Ranking: 183
256,155 (July 2012 est.)
Age structure
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
Total 25.4 years
Male 25.3 years Female 25.4 years (2012 est.) Population growth rate World Ranking: 87
1.321% (2012 est.)
Birth rate World Ranking: 86
20.6 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate World Ranking: 118
7.39 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate World Ranking: 109
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanization
Urban population 26% of total population (2010)
Rate of urbanization 4.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Sex ratio
At birth 1.05 male(s)/female
Under 15 years 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over 1.02 male(s)/female Total population 1.04 male(s)/female (2011 est.) Maternal mortality rate World Ranking: 68
110 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Infant mortality rate World Ranking: 52
Total 45.57 deaths/1,000 live births
Male 47.99 deaths/1,000 live births Female 43.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) Life expectancy at birth World Ranking: 169
Total population 65.06 years
Male 63.38 years Female 66.83 years (2012 est.) Total fertility rate World Ranking: 46
3.57 children born/woman (2012 est.) Health expenditures World Ranking: 162
4% of GDP (2009)
Physicians density
0.116 physicians/1,000 population (2008) Hospital bed density
1.69 beds/1,000 population (2008) Hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate
NA
Hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids
NA
Hiv/aids - deaths
NA
Education expenditures World Ranking: 70
4.8% of GDP (2009)
Literacy
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)
Total 10 years
Male 11 years Female 10 years (2004)
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