The latest officially reported population of Vanuatu was 327,777 in 2024 vs 16,634,373 people in Zimbabwe in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Vanuatu's population is 341,110 people compared to 17,210,092 in Zimbabwe.
Population statistics:
- Zimbabwe's population is 50.5 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
- Vanuatu is ranked the 174th most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
- The countries together account for 0.21% of the world: 0.004% for Vanuatu vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
- For the last 10 years, Vanuatu has had an average growth rate of +2.33% per year vs +1.57% in Zimbabwe.
- Since 2005, the population of Vanuatu has increased from 211K people to 341K (61.8% growth), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.5M to 17.2M (37.9% growth).
- Vanuatu is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 875K people compared to the peak of 37.2M people in 2100 for Zimbabwe.
Vanuatu vs Zimbabwe: live population counter
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| Current population |
341110
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17210092
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| Population rank | 174/197 | 74/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.004% | 0.21% |
| One net population change |
1.19 hours
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1.79 minutes
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| One birth every |
58.5 minutes
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1.06 minutes
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| One death every |
5.38 hours
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4.22 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.21 weeks
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8.68 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -43 | -60,528 |
| Daily growth/decline | +20 | +804 |
| Annual growth/decline | +7,368 | +293,551 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.3% | +1.8% |
| Population growth rate rank | 40/197 | 62/197 |
Vanuatu and Zimbabwe: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 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 2005 to 2015, the population of Vanuatu increased by 55,341 people (a 26.3% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,915,581 people (a 15.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Vanuatu gained 75,009 (a 28.2% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,811,079 (a 19.5% growth).
Vanuatu was ranked 175th most populous country in 2005 and is 174th in 2025. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2005 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 50.3% to 25,866,397 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.
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Population differences between Vanuatu and Zimbabwe
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| Life expectancy | 71.8 years | 63.3 years |
| Average age | 25.6 years | 23.6 years |
| Median age | 21.3 years | 19 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 47.7:52.3 |
| Fertility rate | 3.6 births per woman | 3.72 births per woman |
| Population density | 69.6 ppl/mi² | 111.4 ppl/mi² |
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