People
Population:
177,504 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
40% (male 36,409; female 35,105)
15-64 years:
57% (male 51,969; female 48,901)
65 years and over:
3% (male 2,802; female 2,318) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.17% (1996 est.)
Birth rate:
30.57 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate:
8.84 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.21 male(s)/female
all ages:
1.06 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
64.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
60.13 years
male:
58.27 years
female:
62.09 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate:
4.01 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Ni-Vanuatu (singular and plural)
adjective:
Ni-Vanuatu
Ethnic divisions:
indigenous Melanesian 94%, French 4%, Vietnamese, Chinese, Pacific Islanders
Religions:
Presbyterian 36.7%, Anglican 15%, Catholic 15%, indigenous beliefs 7.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6.2%, Church of Christ 3.8%, other 15.7%
Languages:
English (official), French (official), pidgin (known as Bislama or Bichelama)
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1979 est.)
total population:
53%
male:
57%
female:
48%
