Rural population, per square kilometre in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Rural population, per square kilometre was 20.43 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Rural population, per square kilometre in Vanuatu, 1961β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per square kilometre in Vanuatu is 20.43 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per square kilometre in Vanuatu peaked at 20.43 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.99 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Vanuatu 128th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.54 units per square kilometre | 4.99 units per square kilometre | 6.14 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.1 units per square kilometre | 6.3 units per square kilometre | 7.94 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.83 units per square kilometre | 8.09 units per square kilometre | 9.66 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.82 units per square kilometre | 9.87 units per square kilometre | 11.74 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.19 units per square kilometre | 11.97 units per square kilometre | 14.46 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.32 units per square kilometre | 14.71 units per square kilometre | 18.32 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.73 units per square kilometre | 19.02 units per square kilometre | 20.43 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 125 Georgia 20.98 units per square kilometre compare
- 126 Fiji, Republic of 20.94 units per square kilometre compare
- 127 Panama 20.52 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 Lao People's Democratic Republic 20.32 units per square kilometre compare
- 130 Solomon Islands 20 units per square kilometre compare
- 131 Ukraine 19.88 units per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Vanuatu
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2663 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,054 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7768 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 26.63 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 26.63 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.8% (2011)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per square kilometre in Vanuatu?
- Rural population, per square kilometre in Vanuatu was 20.43 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 20.43 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.99 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Vanuatu rank for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Vanuatu ranks 128th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.