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The People of Vanuatu

Ni-Vanuatu People

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Population: 218,519 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 30.7% (male 34,263/female 32,833) 15-64 years: 65.3% (male 72,670/female 69,970) 65 years and over: 4% (male 4,516/female 4,267) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 24.2 years male: 24.2 years female: 24.2 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.398% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 7.61 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: NA (2009 est.)

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: 1.06 male(s)/female total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 49.45 deaths/1,000 live births male: 51.97 deaths/1,000 live births female: 46.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 63.98 years male: 62.37 years female: 65.66 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.5 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA

Nationality: noun: Ni-Vanuatu (singular and plural) adjective: Ni-Vanuatu

Ethnic groups: Ni-Vanuatu 98.5%, other 1.5% (1999 Census)

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)

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)

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 74% male: NA female: NA (1999 census)