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Population: |
205,754 (July 2005 est.)
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Age structure: |
0-14 years: 33.3% (male 35,039/female 33,553)
15-64 years: 63.1% (male 66,311/female 63,502)
65 years and over: 3.6% (male 3,878/female 3,471) (2005 est.)
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Median age: |
total: 22.64 years
male: 22.68 years
female: 22.59 years (2005 est.)
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Population growth rate: |
1.52% (2005 est.)
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Birth rate: |
23.06 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Death rate: |
7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.12 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
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Infant mortality rate: |
total: 55.16 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 57.73 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 52.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 62.49 years
male: 61 years
female: 64.05 years (2005 est.)
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Total fertility rate: |
2.77 children born/woman (2005 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
NA
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
NA
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Nationality: |
noun: Ni-Vanuatu (singular and plural)
adjective: Ni-Vanuatu
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Ethnic groups: |
Ni-Vanuatu 98.5%, other 1.5% (1999 Census)
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Religions: |
Presbyterian 31.4%, Anglican 13.4%, Roman Catholic 13.1%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, other Christian 13.8%, indigenous beliefs 5.6% (including Jon Frum cargo cult), other 9.6%, none 1%, unspecified 1.3% (1999 Census)
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Languages: |
local languages (more than 100) 72.6%, pidgin (known as Bislama or Bichelama) 23.1%, English 1.9%, French 1.4%, other 0.3%, unspecified 0.7% (1999 Census)
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Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 53%
male: 57%
female: 48% (1979 est.)
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