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features of the

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Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...

, including

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, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. 4% of the people living in

are Europeans.

Vital statistics

Births and deaths Note: Birth and death registration incomplete in 2012-2014 period

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the

CIA World Factbook ''The World Factbook'', also known as the ''CIA World Factbook'', is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The official print version is available ...

, unless otherwise indicated.

Population

*307,145

Age structure

*0–14 years: 36.71% (male 51,014/female 48,940) *15–24 years: 19.94% (male 26,970/female 27,314) *25–54 years: 34.45% (male 45,935/female 47,864) *55–64 years: 5.13% (male 7,034/female 6,932) *65 years and over: 3.77% (male 5,236/female 5,025) (2015 est.)

Population growth rate

*1.95%

Birth rate

*25.04 births/1,000 population

Death rate

*4.09 deaths/1,000 population

Net migration rate

*-1.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Sex ratio

*At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female *0–14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female *15–24 years: 0.99 male(s)/female *25–54 years: 0.96 male(s)/female *55–64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female *65 years and over: 1.04 male(s)/female *Total population: 1 male(s)/female

Infant mortality rate

*Total: 15.7 deaths/1,000 live births *Male: 16.77 deaths/1,000 live births *Female: 14.58 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

*Total population: 73.06 years *Male: 71.47 years *Female: 74.72 years

Total fertility rate

*3.25 children born/woman

Nationality

*Ni-Vanuatu (noun; singular and plural) *Ni-Vanuatu (adjective)

Ethnic groups

Ni-Vanuatu Ni-Vanuatu (informally abbreviated Ni-Van) is a large group of closely related Melanesians, Melanesian ethnic groups native to the island country of Vanuatu. As such, ''Ni-Vanuatu'' are a mixed ethnolinguistic group with a shared ethnogenesis tha ...

97.6% *Part Ni-Vanuatu 1.1% *Other 1.3%

Religions

Protestant Protestantism is a Christian denomination, branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Reformation, Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century agai ...

70% **

Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their nam ...

27.9% **

Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...

15.1% **

Seventh-day Adventist The Seventh-day Adventist Church is an Adventism, Adventist Protestantism, Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the Names of the days of the week#Numbered days of the week, seventh day of the ...

12.5% **

Assemblies of God The Assemblies of God (AG), officially the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, is a group of over 144 autonomous self-governing national groupings of churches that together form the world's largest Pentecostal denomination."Assemblies of God". ...

4.7% ** Church of Christ 4.5% ** Neil Thomas Ministry 3.1% **

Apostolic Apostolic may refer to: The Apostles An Apostle meaning one sent on a mission: *The Twelve Apostles of Jesus, or something related to them, such as the Church of the Holy Apostles *Apostolic succession, the doctrine connecting the Christian Churc ...

2.2%) *

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

12.4%, *Customary beliefs 3.7% **Including

Jon Frum John Frum (also called Jon Frum, John Brum, and John Prum) is a mythic figure associated with cargo cults on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu. He is often depicted as an American World War II serviceman who will bring wealth and prosperity to the ...

cargo cult A cargo cult is an indigenist millenarian belief system, in which adherents perform rituals which they believe will cause a more technologically advanced society to deliver goods. Causes, beliefs, and practices Cargo cults are marked by a ...

*Other 12.6% *None 1.1% *Unspecified 0.2%

Languages

First Language *Local languages (more than 100) 63.2% *

Bislama Bislama (; ; also known by its earlier French name, ) is an English-based creole language and one of the official languages of Vanuatu. It is the first language of many of the "Urban ni-Vanuatu" (citizens who live in Port Vila and Luganville) ...

(official; creole) 33.7% *

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

(official) 2% *

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

(official) 0.6% *Other 0.5%

Literacy

*Total population: 85.2% *Male: 86.6% *Female: 83.8%

References

{{Oceania topic, Demographics of Society of Vanuatu