Share of the population using the Internet in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of the population using the Internet was 22.4% in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population using the Internet in Vanuatu, 1990–2015
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using the internet in Vanuatu is 22.4%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.9% on the previous year and up 339.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using the internet in Vanuatu peaked at 22.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Vanuatu 188th out of 208 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population using the Internet in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.1% | — |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +146.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +95.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +96.4% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | +291.9% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +34.3% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +24.0% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +21.6% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +66.4% |
| 2015 | 22.4% | +18.9% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 22.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55.8%, 40% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 22.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 80.5%, 28% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population using the Internet in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +291.9% | 0.5% | 2.1% |
| 1997 | +146.5% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 2.1% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 8.0% | 22.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 185 Burkina Faso 28.3% compare
- 186 Somalia 27.9% compare
- 187 Sierra Leone 25.1% compare
- 189 Ethiopia 21.9% compare
- 190 Samoa 21.2% compare
- 191 Mozambique 20.5% compare
More science & technology data for Vanuatu
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 89.29 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.8929 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 286,107 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 23.47 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 9.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 11.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 11.87 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using the internet in Vanuatu?
- Share of the population using the internet in Vanuatu was 22.4% in 2015, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using the internet recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of the population using the internet recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of the population using the internet?
- Vanuatu ranks 188th out of 208 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of the population using the internet rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 339.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using the Internet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population who used the Internet in the last three months.