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General Information

Region		Melanesia
Population (000, 2020)		307
Pop. density (per km2, 2020)		25.2
Capital city		Port Vila
Capital city pop. (000, 2020)		52.7^b
UN membership date		15-Sep-81
Surface area (km2)		12 189^a
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		102.8
National currency		Vatu (VUV)
Exchange rate (per US$)		114.3^c

Economic indicators

	2010	2015	2020
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	701	760	889^b
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)	1.6	0.2	3.2^b
GDP per capita (current US$)	2 966.9	2 801.9	3 037.2^b
Economy: Agriculture^d (% of Gross Value Added)	21.9	23.1	22.8^b
Economy: Industry^d,e (% of Gross Value Added)	13	11.5	11.2^b
Economy: Services and other activity^d,f,g (% of GVA)	53.7	67.5	63^b
Employment in agriculture^h (% of employed)	60.2	58.3	55.3
Employment in industry^h (% of employed)	6.9	6.1	6.3
Employment in services^h (% employed)	32.9	35.6	38.4
Unemployment^h (% of labour force)	4.6	4.6	4.4
Labour force participation rate^h (female/male pop. %)	60.6 / 78.9	60.9 / 79.0	60.9 / 78.7
CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)	100	107	117^i,j,c
Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)	128	123	124^k
International trade: exports (million current US$)	46	39^h	51^h,c
International trade: imports (million current US$)	276	354^h	289^h,c
International trade: balance (million current US$)	-230	-316^h	-238^h,c
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	-42	-4	85^b

Social indicators

	2010	2015	2020
Population growth rate^l (average annual %)	2.4	2.8	2.5
Urban population (% of total population)	24.5	25	25.4^c
Urban population growth rate^l (average annual %)	3.6	2.7	...
Fertility rate, total^l (live births per woman)	4.2	4	3.8
Life expectancy at birth^l (females/males, years)	70.4 / 67.3	71.2 / 68.0	71.9 / 68.8
Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)	38.2 / 5.7	39.1 / 5.7	38.4 / 5.8
International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.)	3.0 / 1.3	3.2 / 1.2	3.2 / 1.1^c
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	~0.0^m	~0.0	~0.0^c
Infant mortality rate^l (per 1 000 live births)	24	24.3	22.4
Health: Current expenditureⁿ (% of GDP)	3.4	4.2	3.3^a
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)	0.1^o	0.2^p	0.2^k
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)	5^q	5.5	4.7^a
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	121.9 / 123.0	107.8 / 110.7	... / ...
Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	59.5 / 59.6	54.9 / 53.5	... / ...
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	3.8	0	0^r

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2010	2015	2020
Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)	8	22.4^h	25.7^h,a
Threatened species (number)	121	137	144
Forested area^h (% of land area)	36.1	36.1	36.1^a
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	1	1	1^a
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	11	11	11^a
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)	97	90	116^b
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	2.8	2.8	2.8^c
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)	16.19	25.84	14.9^b

Footnotes

a		2017
b		2018
c		2019
d		Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 4.
e		Excludes publishing activities. Includes irrigation and canals.
f		Excludes computer and related activities and radio/TV activities.
g		Excludes repair of personal and household goods.
h		Estimate.
i		Monthly average for quarter or index for quarter.
j		Calculated by the UN Statistics Division from national indices.
k		2016
l		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
m		Data as at the end of December.
n		Government expenditures show fluctuations due to variations in capital investment.
o		2008
p		2012
q		2009
r		Data are as at 1 January of reporting year.