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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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Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French, who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted.