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Vanuatu People 1996

Population:

173,648 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

41% (female 34,819; male 36,128)

15-64 years:

56% (female 47,320; male 50,456)

65 years and over:

3% (female 2,217; male 2,708) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.22% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

31.26 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

9.06 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

66.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

59.71 years

male:

57.9 years

female:

61.61 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

4.14 children born/woman (1995 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)

total population:

53%

male:

57%

female:

48%

Labor force:

by occupation:

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