Vanuatu: cities by population
Vanuatu has a population of 342,564 (UN estimate, 2026), with Port Vila as its capital. The 9 largest of its 9 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
+84%
since 2000 (186,281)
+56%
projected by 2050 (534,388)
28
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Vanuatu
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port-Vila | Shefa | 35,901 |
| 2 | Luganville | Sanma | 13,397 |
| 3 | Norsup | Malampa | 2,998 |
| 4 | Pango | Shefa | 2,485 |
| 5 | Isangel | Tafea | 1,437 |
| 6 | Port-Olry | Sanma | 1,300 |
| 7 | Sola | Torba | 1,171 |
| 8 | Hog Harbour | Sanma | 1,000 |
| 9 | Lakatoro | Malampa | 705 |
Twenty years earlier: Vanuatu in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 213,364.
Common questions
What is the population of Vanuatu?
Vanuatu has a population of 342,564, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 534,388 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Vanuatu?
Port Vila. The largest place we record there is Port-Vila, with 35,901 people.