Vanuatu Population: 185 204 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 39% (male 36 865; female 35 576) 15-64 years: 58% (male 55 066; female 52 142) 65 years and over: 3% (male 3 013; female 2 542) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 2.07% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 29.18 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 8.44 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 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: 1.19 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 61.27 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 61 years male: 59.02 years female: 63.07 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 3.74 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Ni-Vanuatu (singular and plural) adjective: Ni-Vanuatu Ethnic groups: 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: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 53% male: 57% female: 48% (1979 est.)
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