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Population statistics
Characteristic |
19671 |
19791 |
1989 |
1999 |
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Resident Population |
77,988 |
111,251 |
142,419 |
186,678 |
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Male |
41,371 |
59,074 |
73,384 |
95,682 |
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Female |
36,617 |
52,177 |
69,035 |
90,996 |
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Ni-Vanuatu ethnicity |
72,243 |
104,371 |
139,475 |
184,329 |
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Residents of other ethnic groups |
5,745 |
6,880 |
2,944 |
2,349 |
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| Regions |
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| Urban |
7,772 |
15,784 |
25,870 |
40,094 |
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Port Vila |
5,208 |
10,601 |
18,905 |
29,356 |
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Luganville |
2,564 |
5,183 |
6,965 |
10,738 |
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Rural 2 |
70,216 |
95,467 |
116,549 |
146,584 |
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Malampa |
17,407 |
23,567 |
28,174 |
32,705 |
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Penama |
13,968 |
18,937 |
22,281 |
26,646 |
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Sanma |
12,785 |
19,423 |
25,542 |
36,084 |
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Shefa |
17,633 |
26,860 |
38,023 |
54,439 |
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Tafea |
12,436 |
17,506 |
22,414 |
29,047 |
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Torba |
3,481 |
4,958 |
5,985 |
7,757 |
Notes 1 Estimates
2 Population for the urban areas are included in the respective provinces (Shefa
and Sanma)
Source: Vanuatu Statistics Office
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VITAL STATISTICS |
1967 |
1979 |
1989 |
1999p |
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Ni-Vanuatu Crude Birth Rate per 1,000 |
45 |
45 |
37 |
33 |
Ni-Vanuatu Total Fertility Rate |
6.8 |
6.5 |
5.3 |
4.5 |
Ni-Vanuatu Infant Mortality Rate per 10,000 |
123 |
94 |
45 |
25 |
Notes: p Provisional
Source: Vanuatu Statistics Office
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