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Urban population share in Vanuatu

Urban population share in Vanuatu was 22.3% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 207th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

202522.3%
Change on 20240 pts
Rank207th of 215Countries ranked
Series high24.92016
Series low81960

Urban population share in Vanuatu, 1960 to 2025

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510152025196019701980199020002010202020251960: 8 %1961: 8.2 %1962: 8.5 %1963: 8.8 %1964: 9.1 %1965: 9.4 %1966: 9.7 %1967: 10 %1968: 10.3 %1969: 10.7 %1970: 11 %1971: 11.4 %1972: 11.7 %1973: 12.1 %1974: 12.5 %1975: 12.8 %1976: 13.2 %1977: 13.6 %1978: 14 %1979: 14.4 %1980: 14.8 %1981: 15.2 %1982: 15.6 %1983: 16 %1984: 16.5 %1985: 16.9 %1986: 17.3 %1987: 17.7 %1988: 18.1 %1989: 18.4 %1990: 18.8 %1991: 19.1 %1992: 19.4 %1993: 19.7 %1994: 20 %1995: 20.2 %1996: 20.5 %1997: 20.8 %1998: 21.1 %1999: 21.4 %2000: 21.7 %2001: 21.9 %2002: 22.2 %2003: 22.5 %2004: 22.7 %2005: 23 %2006: 23.3 %2007: 23.6 %2008: 23.9 %2009: 24.3 %2010: 24.7 %2011: 24.8 %2012: 24.8 %2013: 24.8 %2014: 24.9 %2015: 24.9 %2016: 24.9 %2017: 24.8 %2018: 24.3 %2019: 23.5 %2020: 22.4 %2021: 22.3 %2022: 22.3 %2023: 22.3 %2024: 22.3 %2025: 22.3 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202522.3
202422.3
202322.3
202222.3
202122.3
202022.4
201923.5
201824.3
201724.8
201624.9
201524.9
201424.9
201324.8
201224.8
201124.8
201024.7
200924.3
200823.9
200723.6
200623.3
200523
200422.7
200322.5
200222.2
200121.9
200021.7
199921.4
199821.1
199720.8
199620.5
199520.2
199420
199319.7
199219.4
199119.1
199018.8
198918.4
198818.1
198717.7
198617.3
198516.9
198416.5
198316
198215.6
198115.2
198014.8
197914.4
197814
197713.6
197613.2
197512.8
197412.5
197312.1
197211.7
197111.4
197011
196910.7
196810.3
196710
19669.7
19659.4
19649.1
19638.8
19628.5
19618.2
19608

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Vanuatu?

Urban population share in Vanuatu was 22.3% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 207th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Vanuatu?

24.9% in 2016, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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