| Nationality |
noun: Ni-Vanuatu (singular and plural) adjective: Ni-Vanuatu |
| Population | 221,552 (July 2010 est.- CIA) or 245,800 (UN, 2010) |
| Annual population growth rate (2010 est.) | 1.359% |
| Age Structure (2010 est.) |
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) |
| Urbanization |
urban population: 25% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 4.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
| Ethnic groups (1999 Census) | Ni-Vanuatu 98.5%, other 1.5% |
| Languages (1999 Census) | local languages (more than 100) 72.6%, pidgin (known as Bislama or Bichelama) 23.1%, English (official) 1.9%, French (official) 1.4%, other 0.3%, unspecified 0.7% |
| Religion (1999 Census) | 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% |
| Life expectancy |
total population: 64.33 years male: 62.7 years female: 66.04 years (2010 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate (2010 est.) |
total: 48.17 deaths/1,000 live births male: 50.65 deaths/1,000 live births female: 45.56 deaths/1,000 live births |