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Vanuatu — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Vanuatu, 1960–2025.
Latest value · 2025
22.32%
Urban Population (% of Total) · % of total population · +179.9% since 1960
Urban population for Vanuatu was 22.32% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 24.87% in 2016. The lowest was 7.98% in 1960 (about 2.8× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.60% per year.
Vanuatu ranks 209 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 96%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 65.45%, so Vanuatu sits below it. It peaked in 2016 and has fallen 10% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 10%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
22.32%
First (1960)
7.98%
Change
+179.9%
Highest
24.87%
in 2016
Lowest
7.98%
in 1960
Average
18.12%
Annual growth (CAGR)
1.60%
Years of data
66
Recent years
| Year | % of total population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 22.32% |
| 2024 | 22.29% |
| 2023 | 22.27% |
| 2022 | 22.25% |
| 2021 | 22.25% |
| 2020 | 22.42% |
| 2019 | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 24.27% |
| 2017 | 24.76% |
| 2016 | 24.87% |
| 2015 | 24.86% |
| 2014 | 24.85% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population living in urban areas, as defined by national statistical offices. Not directly comparable across countries because definitions of 'urban' differ. Figures are in % of total population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.