Population in Vanuatu compared to Zimbabwe: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Vanuatu and Zimbabwe: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Vanuatu	Zimbabwe	Vanuatu	Zimbabwe
1960	64,431	3,809,389	-	-
1961	66,264	3,930,401	2.84%	3.18%
1962	68,174	4,055,959	2.88%	3.19%
1963	70,159	4,185,877	2.91%	3.2%
1964	72,219	4,320,006	2.94%	3.2%
1965	74,358	4,458,462	2.96%	3.2%
1966	76,590	4,601,217	3%	3.2%
1967	78,921	4,748,307	3.04%	3.2%
1968	81,314	4,900,440	3.03%	3.2%
1969	83,755	5,058,181	3%	3.22%
1970	86,266	5,215,918	3%	3.12%
1971	88,862	5,374,712	3.01%	3.04%
1972	91,562	5,542,445	3.04%	3.12%
1973	94,362	5,720,404	3.06%	3.21%
1974	97,260	5,908,328	3.07%	3.29%
1975	100,269	6,098,658	3.09%	3.22%
1976	103,388	6,287,105	3.11%	3.09%
1977	106,618	6,449,512	3.12%	2.58%
1978	109,963	6,543,575	3.14%	1.46%
1979	113,040	6,647,556	2.8%	1.59%
1980	115,660	7,041,303	2.32%	5.92%
1981	118,249	7,498,635	2.24%	6.49%
1982	121,035	7,796,496	2.36%	3.97%
1983	123,998	8,098,404	2.45%	3.87%
1984	127,109	8,391,488	2.51%	3.62%
1985	130,356	8,686,813	2.55%	3.52%
1986	133,720	8,982,578	2.58%	3.4%
1987	137,187	9,284,644	2.59%	3.36%
1988	140,756	9,583,094	2.6%	3.21%
1989	144,393	9,864,798	2.58%	2.94%
1990	148,063	10,137,281	2.54%	2.76%
1991	151,793	10,404,816	2.52%	2.64%
1992	155,608	10,702,700	2.51%	2.86%
1993	159,463	10,860,288	2.48%	1.47%
1994	163,314	10,873,148	2.41%	0.12%
1995	167,137	10,974,599	2.34%	0.93%
1996	170,911	11,158,360	2.26%	1.67%
1997	174,626	11,369,827	2.17%	1.9%
1998	178,313	11,594,297	2.11%	1.97%
1999	182,048	11,783,458	2.09%	1.63%
2000	186,281	11,892,055	2.33%	0.92%
2001	191,031	11,971,901	2.55%	0.67%
2002	195,863	12,087,653	2.53%	0.97%
2003	200,746	12,232,323	2.49%	1.2%
2004	205,711	12,365,896	2.47%	1.09%
2005	210,760	12,483,432	2.45%	0.95%
2006	215,923	12,636,445	2.45%	1.23%
2007	221,276	12,804,058	2.48%	1.33%
2008	226,896	12,959,149	2.54%	1.21%
2009	232,731	13,142,790	2.57%	1.42%
2010	238,248	13,356,548	2.37%	1.63%
2011	243,474	13,595,424	2.19%	1.79%
2012	248,883	13,817,887	2.22%	1.64%
2013	254,482	14,013,808	2.25%	1.42%
2014	260,240	14,207,359	2.26%	1.38%
2015	266,101	14,399,013	2.25%	1.35%
2016	272,087	14,600,294	2.25%	1.4%
2017	278,507	14,812,482	2.36%	1.45%
2018	285,259	15,034,452	2.42%	1.5%
2019	291,985	15,271,368	2.36%	1.58%
2020	298,858	15,526,888	2.35%	1.67%
2021	305,868	15,797,210	2.35%	1.74%
2022	313,046	16,069,056	2.35%	1.72%
2023	320,409	16,340,822	2.35%	1.69%
2024	327,777	16,634,373	2.3%	1.8%
2025	335,169	16,950,805	2.26%	1.9%
2026	342,565	17,273,591	2.21%	1.9%
2027	349,970	17,600,621	2.16%	1.89%
2028	357,397	17,932,015	2.12%	1.88%
2029	364,883	18,268,967	2.09%	1.88%
2030	372,429	18,610,356	2.07%	1.87%
2031	380,015	18,956,207	2.04%	1.86%
2032	387,657	19,311,368	2.01%	1.87%
2033	395,366	19,675,929	1.99%	1.89%
2034	403,188	20,041,125	1.98%	1.86%
2035	411,061	20,409,159	1.95%	1.84%
2036	419,006	20,778,662	1.93%	1.81%
2037	427,031	21,144,748	1.92%	1.76%
2038	435,150	21,512,919	1.9%	1.74%
2039	443,311	21,881,123	1.88%	1.71%
2040	451,509	22,250,123	1.85%	1.69%
2041	459,733	22,627,428	1.82%	1.7%
2042	468,003	23,000,906	1.8%	1.65%
2043	476,308	23,371,301	1.77%	1.61%
2044	484,636	23,740,630	1.75%	1.58%
2045	492,989	24,102,391	1.72%	1.52%
2046	501,316	24,462,491	1.69%	1.49%
2047	509,621	24,816,449	1.66%	1.45%
2048	517,889	25,168,419	1.62%	1.42%
2049	526,138	25,518,513	1.59%	1.39%
2050	534,374	25,866,397	1.57%	1.36%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Vanuatu increased by 56,164 people (a 26% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Vanuatu gained 70,558 (a 25.9% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,676,871 (a 18.3% growth).

Vanuatu was ranked 175th most populous country in 2006 and is 174th in 2026. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2006 and ranked 74th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Vanuatu's population will grow by 56% to 534,374 people with a rank change from 174th to 169th. The population of Zimbabwe will increase by 49.7% to 25,866,397 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.