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Vanuatu
Rural population

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Global rank#159out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

260 K210 K160 K110 K59 K196019932025Vanuatu · 2025: 260,353Vanuatu

Analytical takeaways

  • Vanuatu records 260,353 for Rural population in 2025, ranking #159 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Rural population increased from 59,292 in 1960 to 260,353 in 2025, a gain of 201,061.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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