Migration trends in Vanuatu

Oceania

Vanuatu loses more people than it takes in: 15.2K emigrants against 2.4K immigrants. Net balance −12.8K — 4% of the country's population

327.8K

Population

2.4K

Immigrants

15.2K

Emigrants

−12.8K

Outflow

1 in 135 residents of Vanuatu was born abroad — and 1 in 23 people born in Vanuatu lives abroad

#185 in the world by net migration loss

Top corridors

The largest migration flows in Vanuatu

Where people move to

10.2K67.1%

4K26.5%

2301.5%

Where people come from

1Australia

67728.0%

2France

56523.3%

3New Zealand

33113.7%

Immigrants in Vanuatu

Key moments

How migration has changed since 1990

1990

1.6K immigrants · 4.9K emigrants

Today

An accelerating exodus — the diaspora grew by 80%
The outflow deepened — net losses doubled to 12.8K
Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and roughly the same number of emigrants

Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)

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