The latest officially reported population of Vanuatu was 335,169 in 2025 vs 21,913,874 people in Zambia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Vanuatu's population is 346,488 people compared to 22,844,606 in Zambia.
Population statistics:
- Zambia's population is 65.9 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
- Vanuatu is ranked the 174th most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
- The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.004% for Vanuatu vs 0.27% for Zambia.
- For the last 10 years, Vanuatu has had an average growth rate of +2.33% per year vs +2.96% in Zambia.
- Since 2006, the population of Vanuatu has increased from 216K people to 346K (60.5% growth), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.8M (88.3% growth).
Vanuatu vs Zambia: population by year and forecast
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
Vanuatu
|
Zambia
|
|
| 2100 | 883,016 | 65,204,593 |
| 2099 | 878,369 | 64,858,778 |
| 2098 | 873,597 | 64,503,193 |
| 2097 | 868,672 | 64,136,110 |
| 2096 | 863,700 | 63,764,760 |
| 2095 | 858,515 | 63,380,692 |
| 2094 | 853,182 | 62,980,254 |
| 2093 | 847,713 | 62,578,008 |
| 2092 | 842,198 | 62,163,693 |
| 2091 | 836,615 | 61,738,437 |
| 2090 | 830,915 | 61,309,330 |
| 2089 | 825,143 | 60,868,166 |
| 2088 | 819,225 | 60,422,781 |
| 2087 | 813,199 | 59,958,303 |
| 2086 | 807,118 | 59,487,524 |
| 2085 | 800,846 | 59,011,423 |
| 2084 | 794,459 | 58,524,337 |
| 2083 | 788,013 | 58,029,088 |
| 2082 | 781,513 | 57,527,347 |
| 2081 | 774,913 | 57,016,267 |
| 2080 | 768,233 | 56,495,299 |
| 2079 | 761,418 | 55,972,223 |
| 2078 | 754,464 | 55,438,864 |
| 2077 | 747,507 | 54,895,964 |
| 2076 | 740,413 | 54,350,375 |
| 2075 | 733,236 | 53,796,265 |
| 2074 | 725,977 | 53,236,297 |
| 2073 | 718,583 | 52,666,980 |
| 2072 | 711,096 | 52,090,884 |
| 2071 | 703,543 | 51,509,551 |
| 2070 | 695,963 | 50,921,590 |
| 2069 | 688,347 | 50,324,793 |
| 2068 | 680,670 | 49,727,689 |
| 2067 | 672,919 | 49,125,817 |
| 2066 | 665,095 | 48,520,891 |
| 2065 | 657,238 | 47,909,160 |
| 2064 | 649,317 | 47,290,430 |
| 2063 | 641,384 | 46,668,252 |
| 2062 | 633,453 | 46,039,755 |
| 2061 | 625,585 | 45,407,718 |
| 2060 | 617,652 | 44,768,534 |
| 2059 | 609,661 | 44,128,619 |
| 2058 | 601,631 | 43,485,891 |
| 2057 | 593,578 | 42,843,489 |
| 2056 | 585,523 | 42,198,591 |
| 2055 | 577,375 | 41,550,105 |
| 2054 | 569,204 | 40,898,440 |
| 2053 | 560,984 | 40,247,706 |
| 2052 | 552,762 | 39,596,094 |
| 2051 | 544,521 | 38,942,292 |
| 2050 | 536,181 | 38,287,070 |
| 2049 | 527,854 | 37,626,787 |
| 2048 | 519,491 | 36,964,032 |
| 2047 | 511,139 | 36,302,603 |
| 2046 | 502,701 | 35,638,852 |
| 2045 | 494,279 | 34,974,927 |
| 2044 | 485,821 | 34,310,227 |
| 2043 | 477,431 | 33,645,797 |
| 2042 | 469,034 | 32,984,164 |
| 2041 | 460,706 | 32,323,084 |
| 2040 | 452,395 | 31,658,029 |
| 2039 | 444,129 | 30,995,204 |
| 2038 | 435,887 | 30,329,691 |
| 2037 | 427,727 | 29,662,721 |
| 2036 | 419,648 | 28,994,556 |
| 2035 | 411,652 | 28,327,922 |
| 2034 | 403,718 | 27,665,749 |
| 2033 | 395,853 | 27,006,658 |
| 2032 | 388,114 | 26,351,393 |
| 2031 | 380,413 | 25,697,754 |
| 2030 | 372,755 | 25,050,285 |
| 2029 | 365,162 | 24,409,600 |
| 2028 | 357,621 | 23,776,128 |
| 2027 | 350,124 | 23,146,922 |
| 2026 | 342,649 | 22,525,308 |
| 2025 | 335,169 | 21,913,874 |
| 2024 | 327,777 | 21,314,956 |
| 2023 | 320,409 | 20,723,965 |
| 2022 | 313,046 | 20,152,938 |
| 2021 | 305,868 | 19,603,607 |
| 2020 | 298,858 | 19,059,395 |
| 2019 | 291,985 | 18,513,839 |
| 2018 | 285,259 | 17,973,569 |
| 2017 | 278,507 | 17,441,320 |
| 2016 | 272,087 | 16,914,423 |
| 2015 | 266,101 | 16,399,089 |
| 2014 | 260,240 | 15,895,315 |
| 2013 | 254,482 | 15,398,997 |
| 2012 | 248,883 | 14,913,629 |
| 2011 | 243,474 | 14,437,796 |
| 2010 | 238,248 | 13,965,594 |
| 2009 | 232,731 | 13,490,389 |
| 2008 | 226,896 | 13,021,324 |
| 2007 | 221,276 | 12,565,085 |
| 2006 | 215,923 | 12,129,553 |
| 2005 | 210,760 | 11,718,819 |
| 2004 | 205,711 | 11,338,198 |
| 2003 | 200,746 | 10,983,595 |
| 2002 | 195,863 | 10,647,949 |
| 2001 | 191,031 | 10,325,185 |
| 2000 | 186,281 | 10,017,631 |
| 1999 | 182,048 | 9,740,005 |
| 1998 | 178,313 | 9,482,408 |
| 1997 | 174,626 | 9,237,063 |
| 1996 | 170,911 | 9,004,053 |
| 1995 | 167,137 | 8,785,763 |
| 1994 | 163,314 | 8,576,269 |
| 1993 | 159,463 | 8,373,921 |
| 1992 | 155,608 | 8,176,680 |
| 1991 | 151,793 | 7,981,650 |
| 1990 | 148,063 | 7,786,169 |
| 1989 | 144,393 | 7,589,216 |
| 1988 | 140,756 | 7,391,440 |
| 1987 | 137,187 | 7,191,282 |
| 1986 | 133,720 | 6,986,471 |
| 1985 | 130,356 | 6,780,953 |
| 1984 | 127,109 | 6,580,490 |
| 1983 | 123,998 | 6,381,038 |
| 1982 | 121,035 | 6,178,637 |
| 1981 | 118,249 | 5,983,289 |
| 1980 | 115,660 | 5,802,833 |
| 1979 | 113,040 | 5,631,728 |
| 1978 | 109,963 | 5,465,374 |
| 1977 | 106,618 | 5,302,480 |
| 1976 | 103,388 | 5,143,842 |
| 1975 | 100,269 | 4,990,086 |
| 1974 | 97,260 | 4,842,746 |
| 1973 | 94,362 | 4,702,693 |
| 1972 | 91,562 | 4,569,309 |
| 1971 | 88,862 | 4,442,525 |
| 1970 | 86,266 | 4,321,718 |
| 1969 | 83,755 | 4,197,116 |
| 1968 | 81,314 | 4,065,593 |
| 1967 | 78,921 | 3,936,343 |
| 1966 | 76,590 | 3,812,003 |
| 1965 | 74,358 | 3,692,086 |
| 1964 | 72,219 | 3,577,017 |
| 1963 | 70,159 | 3,465,907 |
| 1962 | 68,174 | 3,358,099 |
| 1961 | 66,264 | 3,254,086 |
| 1960 | 64,431 | 3,153,729 |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).
GeoRank.org/population/vanuatu/zambia | CC BY 
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Vanuatu increased by 56,164 people (a 26% growth), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Vanuatu gained 74,401 people (a 27.3% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 5,930,183 people (a 35.1% growth).
Vanuatu was ranked 175th most populous country in 2006 and is 174th in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Vanuatu's population will grow by 54.7% to 536,181 people with a rank change from 174th to 169th. The population of Zambia will increase by 67.6% to 38,287,070 people and rank change from 62nd to 54th.
Vanuatu is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 883K people compared to the peak of 65.2M people in 2100 for Zambia.
Population growth rate by year
| Year | Growth rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Vanuatu
|
Zambia
|
|
| 2100 | 0.53% | 0.53% |
| 2099 | 0.55% | 0.55% |
| 2098 | 0.57% | 0.57% |
| 2097 | 0.58% | 0.58% |
| 2096 | 0.6% | 0.61% |
| 2095 | 0.63% | 0.64% |
| 2094 | 0.65% | 0.64% |
| 2093 | 0.65% | 0.67% |
| 2092 | 0.67% | 0.69% |
| 2091 | 0.69% | 0.7% |
| 2090 | 0.7% | 0.72% |
| 2089 | 0.72% | 0.74% |
| 2088 | 0.74% | 0.77% |
| 2087 | 0.75% | 0.79% |
| 2086 | 0.78% | 0.81% |
| 2085 | 0.8% | 0.83% |
| 2084 | 0.82% | 0.85% |
| 2083 | 0.83% | 0.87% |
| 2082 | 0.85% | 0.9% |
| 2081 | 0.87% | 0.92% |
| 2080 | 0.9% | 0.93% |
| 2079 | 0.92% | 0.96% |
| 2078 | 0.93% | 0.99% |
| 2077 | 0.96% | 1% |
| 2076 | 0.98% | 1.03% |
| 2075 | 1% | 1.05% |
| 2074 | 1.03% | 1.08% |
| 2073 | 1.05% | 1.11% |
| 2072 | 1.07% | 1.13% |
| 2071 | 1.09% | 1.15% |
| 2070 | 1.11% | 1.19% |
| 2069 | 1.13% | 1.2% |
| 2068 | 1.15% | 1.23% |
| 2067 | 1.18% | 1.25% |
| 2066 | 1.2% | 1.28% |
| 2065 | 1.22% | 1.31% |
| 2064 | 1.24% | 1.33% |
| 2063 | 1.25% | 1.37% |
| 2062 | 1.26% | 1.39% |
| 2061 | 1.28% | 1.43% |
| 2060 | 1.31% | 1.45% |
| 2059 | 1.33% | 1.48% |
| 2058 | 1.36% | 1.5% |
| 2057 | 1.38% | 1.53% |
| 2056 | 1.41% | 1.56% |
| 2055 | 1.44% | 1.59% |
| 2054 | 1.47% | 1.62% |
| 2053 | 1.49% | 1.65% |
| 2052 | 1.51% | 1.68% |
| 2051 | 1.56% | 1.71% |
| 2050 | 1.58% | 1.75% |
| 2049 | 1.61% | 1.79% |
| 2048 | 1.63% | 1.82% |
| 2047 | 1.68% | 1.86% |
| 2046 | 1.7% | 1.9% |
| 2045 | 1.74% | 1.94% |
| 2044 | 1.76% | 1.97% |
| 2043 | 1.79% | 2.01% |
| 2042 | 1.81% | 2.05% |
| 2041 | 1.84% | 2.1% |
| 2040 | 1.86% | 2.14% |
| 2039 | 1.89% | 2.19% |
| 2038 | 1.91% | 2.25% |
| 2037 | 1.93% | 2.3% |
| 2036 | 1.94% | 2.35% |
| 2035 | 1.97% | 2.39% |
| 2034 | 1.99% | 2.44% |
| 2033 | 1.99% | 2.49% |
| 2032 | 2.02% | 2.54% |
| 2031 | 2.05% | 2.58% |
| 2030 | 2.08% | 2.62% |
| 2029 | 2.11% | 2.66% |
| 2028 | 2.14% | 2.72% |
| 2027 | 2.18% | 2.76% |
| 2026 | 2.23% | 2.79% |
| 2025 | 2.26% | 2.81% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | 2.85% |
| 2023 | 2.35% | 2.83% |
| 2022 | 2.35% | 2.8% |
| 2021 | 2.35% | 2.86% |
| 2020 | 2.35% | 2.95% |
| 2019 | 2.36% | 3.01% |
| 2018 | 2.42% | 3.05% |
| 2017 | 2.36% | 3.12% |
| 2016 | 2.25% | 3.14% |
| 2015 | 2.25% | 3.17% |
| 2014 | 2.26% | 3.22% |
| 2013 | 2.25% | 3.25% |
| 2012 | 2.22% | 3.3% |
| 2011 | 2.19% | 3.38% |
| 2010 | 2.37% | 3.52% |
| 2009 | 2.57% | 3.6% |
| 2008 | 2.54% | 3.63% |
| 2007 | 2.48% | 3.59% |
| 2006 | 2.45% | 3.5% |
| 2005 | 2.45% | 3.36% |
| 2004 | 2.47% | 3.23% |
| 2003 | 2.49% | 3.15% |
| 2002 | 2.53% | 3.13% |
| 2001 | 2.55% | 3.07% |
| 2000 | 2.33% | 2.85% |
| 1999 | 2.09% | 2.72% |
| 1998 | 2.11% | 2.66% |
| 1997 | 2.17% | 2.59% |
| 1996 | 2.26% | 2.48% |
| 1995 | 2.34% | 2.44% |
| 1994 | 2.41% | 2.42% |
| 1993 | 2.48% | 2.41% |
| 1992 | 2.51% | 2.44% |
| 1991 | 2.52% | 2.51% |
| 1990 | 2.54% | 2.6% |
| 1989 | 2.58% | 2.68% |
| 1988 | 2.6% | 2.78% |
| 1987 | 2.59% | 2.93% |
| 1986 | 2.58% | 3.03% |
| 1985 | 2.55% | 3.05% |
| 1984 | 2.51% | 3.13% |
| 1983 | 2.45% | 3.28% |
| 1982 | 2.36% | 3.26% |
| 1981 | 2.24% | 3.11% |
| 1980 | 2.32% | 3.04% |
| 1979 | 2.8% | 3.04% |
| 1978 | 3.14% | 3.07% |
| 1977 | 3.12% | 3.08% |
| 1976 | 3.11% | 3.08% |
| 1975 | 3.09% | 3.04% |
| 1974 | 3.07% | 2.98% |
| 1973 | 3.06% | 2.92% |
| 1972 | 3.04% | 2.85% |
| 1971 | 3.01% | 2.8% |
| 1970 | 3% | 2.97% |
| 1969 | 3% | 3.24% |
| 1968 | 3.03% | 3.28% |
| 1967 | 3.04% | 3.26% |
| 1966 | 3% | 3.25% |
| 1965 | 2.96% | 3.22% |
| 1964 | 2.94% | 3.21% |
| 1963 | 2.91% | 3.21% |
| 1962 | 2.88% | 3.2% |
| 1961 | 2.84% | 3.18% |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).
GeoRank.org/population/vanuatu/zambia | CC BY
In 2025, the population of Vanuatu grew by 2.26%, while Zambia's population grew by 2.81%.
Live population counters
|
Vanuatu
|
Zambia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
346488
|
22844606
|
| Population rank | 174/197 | 62/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.004% | 0.27% |
| One net population change |
1.19 hours
|
52.8 seconds
|
| One birth every |
58 minutes
|
45.2 seconds
|
| One death every |
5.33 hours
|
4.77 minutes
|
| Daily growth/decline | +20 | +1,641 |
| Annual growth/decline | +7,392 | +598,918 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.26% | +2.81% |
| Population growth rate rank | 36/197 | 19/197 |
| One migration net change every |
1.01 weeks
|
1.34 hours
|
| Annual migration change | -52 | +6,562 |
| Net migration rank | 80/196 | 47/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 3,315 | 249,205 |
| Foreign-born residents rank | 188/195 | 105/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 1% | 1.2% |
| Foreign-born share rank | 155/195 | 150/195 |
Natural population change vs migration
| Year | Population change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Vanuatu
|
Zambia
|
|||
| Natural | Migration | Natural | Migration | |
| 2025 | - | -52 | - | 6,562 |
| 2024 | 7,419 | -43 | 587,419 | 7,381 |
| 2023 | 7,359 | 0 | 577,660 | 9,521 |
| 2022 | 7,358 | 0 | 563,456 | -8,566 |
| 2021 | 7,199 | -201 | 535,629 | 8,143 |
| 2020 | 7,233 | -201 | 536,484 | 8,156 |
| 2019 | 7,364 | -652 | 528,089 | 18,385 |
| 2018 | 7,379 | -638 | 515,644 | 18,431 |
| 2017 | 7,371 | -610 | 504,630 | 25,789 |
| 2016 | 7,315 | -1,235 | 497,521 | 25,860 |
| 2015 | 7,220 | -1,324 | 491,021 | 16,261 |
| 2014 | 7,143 | -1,320 | 483,663 | 16,574 |
| 2013 | 7,036 | -1,343 | 476,846 | 15,542 |
| 2012 | 6,877 | -1,369 | 469,406 | 8,958 |
| 2011 | 6,715 | -1,395 | 459,743 | 13,569 |
| 2010 | 6,548 | -1,413 | 448,337 | 22,761 |
| 2009 | 6,362 | -467 | 434,458 | 44,867 |
| 2008 | 6,138 | -372 | 419,560 | 39,249 |
| 2007 | 5,842 | -374 | 403,729 | 49,945 |
| 2006 | 5,606 | -364 | 387,891 | 29,517 |
| 2005 | 5,454 | -364 | 368,756 | 35,316 |
| 2004 | 5,353 | -349 | 349,352 | 7,819 |
| 2003 | 5,258 | -342 | 331,189 | 20,845 |
| 2002 | 5,181 | -329 | 316,041 | 3,206 |
| 2001 | 5,144 | -328 | 302,682 | 23,582 |
| 2000 | 5,026 | -339 | 293,186 | -4,338 |
| 1999 | 4,871 | -1,090 | 283,297 | -16,888 |
| 1998 | 4,866 | -1,178 | 275,568 | -26,796 |
| 1997 | 4,854 | -1,166 | 268,198 | -26,276 |
| 1996 | 4,897 | -1,154 | 262,468 | -38,358 |
| 1995 | 4,945 | -1,140 | 257,897 | -45,423 |
| 1994 | 4,973 | -1,132 | 252,023 | -45,504 |
| 1993 | 4,973 | -1,115 | 245,917 | -47,739 |
| 1992 | 4,941 | -1,095 | 239,953 | -43,656 |
| 1991 | 4,859 | -1,078 | 237,957 | -44,203 |
| 1990 | 4,762 | -1,072 | 235,835 | -38,619 |
| 1989 | 4,656 | -1,006 | 233,429 | -36,736 |
| 1988 | 4,577 | -959 | 230,118 | -31,270 |
| 1987 | 4,427 | -907 | 227,813 | -26,338 |
| 1986 | 4,360 | -938 | 224,768 | -16,610 |
| 1985 | 4,219 | -916 | 221,351 | -18,474 |
| 1984 | 4,088 | -907 | 216,695 | -18,652 |
| 1983 | 3,944 | -899 | 212,712 | -11,849 |
| 1982 | 3,778 | -897 | 207,621 | -3,676 |
| 1981 | 3,592 | -896 | 202,822 | -16,072 |
| 1980 | 3,383 | -896 | 198,817 | -24,664 |
| 1979 | 3,590 | -845 | 197,578 | -29,515 |
| 1978 | 3,428 | -15 | 194,933 | -30,284 |
| 1977 | 3,285 | -3 | 191,557 | -30,423 |
| 1976 | 3,174 | 3 | 186,762 | -30,612 |
| 1975 | 3,074 | -15 | 182,258 | -30,886 |
| 1974 | 2,968 | -17 | 174,484 | -31,178 |
| 1973 | 2,876 | -22 | 168,258 | -31,472 |
| 1972 | 2,775 | -28 | 161,648 | -31,672 |
| 1971 | 2,685 | -40 | 155,249 | -31,651 |
| 1970 | 2,597 | -46 | 149,380 | -31,370 |
| 1969 | 2,529 | -53 | 142,660 | -11,469 |
| 1968 | 2,470 | -68 | 137,315 | -5,447 |
| 1967 | 2,384 | 0 | 131,938 | -5,298 |
| 1966 | 2,278 | 0 | 127,164 | -5,129 |
| 1965 | 2,180 | 0 | 122,814 | -5,023 |
| 1964 | 2,098 | 0 | 117,197 | -4,851 |
| 1963 | 2,025 | 0 | 114,555 | -4,676 |
| 1962 | 1,947 | 0 | 110,173 | -4,428 |
| 1961 | 1,872 | 0 | 106,318 | -4,043 |
| 1960 | 1,796 | 0 | 102,335 | -3,898 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).
GeoRank.org/population/vanuatu/zambia | CC BY
Over the last 10 years, 93.7% of the population change in Vanuatu is from natural causes (a gain of 73,217 people) and 6.28% is from migration (a loss of 4,904 people). In Zambia 97.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,337,553 people) and 2.37% is from migration (a gain of 129,361 people).
As of 2024, 3,315 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Vanuatu, compared to 249,205 people or 1.2% in Zambia.
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Population differences between Vanuatu and Zambia
|
Vanuatu
|
Zambia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 72 years | 66.9 years |
| Average age | 25.7 years | 22.8 years |
| Median age | 21.3 years | 19 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 49.5:50.5 |
| Fertility rate | 3.57 births per woman | 4.04 births per woman |
| Population density | 72.8 ppl/mi² | 78.5 ppl/mi² |
Population map with other countries
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).
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Data sources:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
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