Population in Vanuatu compared to the Vatican: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Vanuatu and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Vanuatu	Vatican	Vanuatu	Vatican
1960	64,431	-	-	-
1961	66,264	-	2.84%	-
1962	68,174	-	2.88%	-
1963	70,159	-	2.91%	-
1964	72,219	-	2.94%	-
1965	74,358	-	2.96%	-
1966	76,590	-	3%	-
1967	78,921	-	3.04%	-
1968	81,314	-	3.03%	-
1969	83,755	-	3%	-
1970	86,266	-	3%	-
1971	88,862	-	3.01%	-
1972	91,562	-	3.04%	-
1973	94,362	-	3.06%	-
1974	97,260	-	3.07%	-
1975	100,269	-	3.09%	-
1976	103,388	-	3.11%	-
1977	106,618	-	3.12%	-
1978	109,963	-	3.14%	-
1979	113,040	-	2.8%	-
1980	115,660	-	2.32%	-
1981	118,249	-	2.24%	-
1982	121,035	-	2.36%	-
1983	123,998	-	2.45%	-
1984	127,109	-	2.51%	-
1985	130,356	-	2.55%	-
1986	133,720	-	2.58%	-
1987	137,187	-	2.59%	-
1988	140,756	-	2.6%	-
1989	144,393	-	2.58%	-
1990	148,063	-	2.54%	-
1991	151,793	-	2.52%	-
1992	155,608	-	2.51%	-
1993	159,463	-	2.48%	-
1994	163,314	-	2.41%	-
1995	167,137	-	2.34%	-
1996	170,911	-	2.26%	-
1997	174,626	-	2.17%	-
1998	178,313	-	2.11%	-
1999	182,048	-	2.09%	-
2000	186,281	880	2.33%	-
2001	191,031	890	2.55%	1.14%
2002	195,863	900	2.53%	1.12%
2003	200,746	911	2.49%	1.22%
2004	205,711	921	2.47%	1.1%
2005	210,760	921	2.45%	0%
2006	215,923	932	2.45%	1.19%
2007	221,276	821	2.48%	-11.9%
2008	226,896	824	2.54%	0.37%
2009	232,731	826	2.57%	0.24%
2010	238,248	829	2.37%	0.36%
2011	243,474	832	2.19%	0.36%
2012	248,883	836	2.22%	0.48%
2013	254,482	839	2.25%	0.36%
2014	260,240	842	2.26%	0.36%
2015	266,101	1,000	2.25%	18.8%
2016	272,087	-	2.25%	0%
2017	278,507	1,000	2.36%	0%
2018	285,259	-	2.42%	0%
2019	291,985	1,000	2.36%	0%
2020	298,858	987	2.35%	-1.29%
2021	305,868	970	2.35%	-1.68%
2022	313,046	944	2.35%	-2.66%
2023	320,409	922	2.35%	-2.34%
2024	327,777	933	2.3%	1.2%
2025	335,169	939	2.26%	0.59%
2026	342,565	952	2.21%	1.37%
2027	349,970	974	2.16%	2.32%
2028	357,397	985	2.12%	1.13%
2029	364,883	983	2.09%	-0.19%
2030	372,429	976	2.07%	-0.75%
2031	380,015	968	2.04%	-0.75%
2032	387,657	968	2.01%	0%
2033	395,366	988	1.99%	2.09%
2034	403,188	992	1.98%	0.37%
2035	411,061	1,000	1.95%	0.74%
2036	419,006	998	1.93%	-0.18%
2037	427,031	1,003	1.92%	0.55%
2038	435,150	1,022	1.9%	1.83%
2039	443,311	1,060	1.88%	3.78%
2040	451,509	1,095	1.85%	3.3%
2041	459,733	1,127	1.82%	2.86%
2042	468,003	1,149	1.8%	1.96%
2043	476,308	1,169	1.77%	1.76%
2044	484,636	1,186	1.75%	1.42%
2045	492,989	1,209	1.72%	2.02%
2046	501,316	1,224	1.69%	1.22%
2047	509,621	1,248	1.66%	1.95%
2048	517,889	1,272	1.62%	1.92%
2049	526,138	1,296	1.59%	1.88%
2050	534,374	1,325	1.57%	2.27%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Vanuatu increased by 55,341 people (a 26.3% growth), while the Vatican gained 79 people (a 8.58% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Vanuatu gained 75,009 (a 28.2% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -51 (a 5.1% decline).

Vanuatu was ranked 175th most populous country in 2005 and is 174th in 2025. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2005 and still ranked 197th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Vanuatu's population will grow by 56.7% to 534,374 people with a rank change from 174th to 169th. The population of the Vatican will increase by 39.6% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.