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International Visitors & Resident Arrivals (IVA)

Statistics Monthly Updates

1. March 2026 highlights

  • Total arrivals by air in March 2026 stood at 9,455.

  • Residents arrival makes up 25% and visitor arrivals make up 75% of the total arrivals by air.

  • Holiday visitors represent 71% of all visitor arrivals by air.

  • Visitors residing in Australia recorded the highestpercent at 58% of all air arrivals.

  • The average length of stay for visitors is 11 days.

  • The average age of visitors is 43 years old.

  • Total departures stood at 10,036 in March 2026.

    Residents represent 35% and visitors represent 65% of all departure.

2. Overview

  • The total number of international Visitor arrivals by air stood at 7,127, which is an increase of 35% or 1,863 visitors compared to the same month in the previous year. Visitor arrivals by air increased by 41% over the previous month.

  • Vanuatu welcomed 10 cruise ships in March 2026 carrying a total of 28,400-day visitors, constituting 80% of the total visitors during that month.

3. Purpose of Visit

Holiday visitors made up 71% of all international visitor arrivals to Vanuatu; followed by Business meetings and conferences at 7%, Visiting Friends and relatives at 6%, Stop over at less than 1% and Others, Education and Sports at 16%.

4. Country of usual residence (for visitors arriving by air)

  • Australian visitors accounted for 58% of all international visitors by air followed by Europe at 11%, Other Pacific Countries at 8%, China and New Zealand at 7% each, Other Countries at 5%, North America at 3%, Japan at 2% and New Caledonia at 1%.

5. Average intended length of stay (for visitors arriving by air)

  • International visitors by air in Port Vila spent an average of 11 days.

6. Average age of Visitors (for visitors arriving by Air)
  • The average age for visitors travelling by air is 43 years old..
  • This represents 37% of all visitors arriving in Vanuatu within the age group of 30 - 49 years old and 39% within the age group of 50+ years old..
Data Source and Revisions

All International arrival by air provided in this report is sourced from the passenger processing modules within ASYCUDA world system from the Department of Customs and the Migration Information Data Analysis System (MIDAS) from the department of immigration through International Organisation for Migration (IOM). Cruiseship figures are also supplied by the Department of Customs through the passenger processing module.

The Vanuatu Bureau of Statistics is releasing monthly provisional international visitors arrivals highlighted in the tables from January 2019 onwards. This will allow for anomalies and consistency checks with the department of Customs and Inland Revenue (DCIR) and Immigration Department before release of actual figures in Quarterly or Annual Statistical Indicator Report.

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Table 1: Summary of Overseas Migration
Table 1 : Summary of Overseas Migration Tableau 1 : Résumé des échanges migratoires avec l'extérieur
Year Month ARRIVALS / ARRIVEES DEPARTURES / DEPARTURES Yacht
Voilier		 Cruiseship Arrivals
Croisièristes		 Total Visitors Année Mois
PORT VILA LUGANVILLE TOTAL PORT VILA LUGANVILLE TOTAL
Residents Visitors Residents Visitors Residents Visitors Resident Visitor Resident Visitors Resident Visitors
Résidents Visiteurs Résidents Visiteurs Résidents Visiteurs Résidents Visiteurs Résidents Visiteurs Résidents Visiteurs
2,021 3,495 0 0 0 3,495 0 8,964 0 - - 8,964 0 - 0 0 2,021
2,022 18,547 30,374 0 0 18,547 30,374 18,172 27,637 - 12 18,172 27,637 - 34,554 65,086 2,022
2,023 29,087 75,302 350 1,697 29,437 76,999 27,855 88,150 156 1,231 28,011 89,381 - 263,578 341,605 2,023
2,024 29,385 56,685 539 2,393 29,924 59,078 22,986 67,863 256 2,348 23,242 70,498 419 204,798 264,295 2,024
2,025 36,822 95,318 164 601 36,986 95,919 35,264 96,743 101 792 35,419 96,932 1,114 178,929 275,962 2,025
2,022 Mar 16 0 0 0 16 0 865 - - 0 865 0 - 0 0 2,022 Mar
2,023 Mar 239 551 - - 239 551 1,219 1,505 - 0 1,219 1,505 - 20,541 21,092 2,023 Mar
2,024 Mar 1,627 4,118 21 143 1,648 4,261 2,835 4,571 16 146 2,851 4,717 - 15,875 20,136 2,024 Mar
2,025 Mar 2,287 5,254 5 10 2,292 5,264 3,577 5,331 7 79 3,584 5,410 12 17,075 22,351 2,025 Mar
Apr 2,974 8,009 na na 2,974 8,009 2,516 7,992 na na 2,516 7,992 29 18,535 26,573 Avr
May 4,259 7,103 na na 4,259 7,103 3,056 7,246 na na 3,056 7,246 131 3,116 10,350 Mai
Jun 2,952 8,365 na na 2,952 8,365 2,319 7,790 na na 2,319 7,790 110 6,739 15,214 Juin
Jul 2,980 10,382 na na 2,980 10,382 2,377 11,477 na na 2,377 10,382 263 14,023 24,668 Juil
Aug 2,969 9,231 na na 2,969 9,231 2,445 10,172 na na 2,445 10,172 131 19,059 28,421 Aoû
Sep 4,405 9,922 na na 4,405 9,922 2,809 9,465 na na 2,809 9,465 237 6,700 16,859 Sep
Oct 3,296 9,749 na na 3,296 9,749 4,552 10,131 na na 4,606 10,623 147 22,012 31,908 Oct
Nov 3,368 8,506 na na 3,368 8,506 4,026 8,882 na na 4,026 8,882 17 16,833 25,356 Nov
Dec 2,891 8,298 na na 2,891 8,298 1,658 6,626 na na 1,658 6,626 31 23,254 31,583 Déc
2,026 Jan 2,456 9,657 na na 2,456 9,657 2,698 12,184 na na 2,698 12,184 5 40,002r 49,664 2,026 Jan
Feb 1,998 5,064 na na 1,998 5,064 3,667 5,351 na na 3,667 5,351 20 13,677r 18,761 Fév
Mar[p] 2,328 7,127 na na 2,328 7,127 3,468 6,568 na na 3,468 6,568 2 28,400 35,529 Mar[p]
Source:Department of Immigration and Department of Customs
na.:data not available
- No visitors/residents were recorded for the reference month
p: provisitiona figures
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Table 2: Visitor Arrivals by Purpose of Visit
Table 2 : Visitor Arrivals by Purpose of Visit Tableau 2 : Arrivées de visiteurs selon le motif du voyage
Year Month VISITORS / VISITEURS Année Mois
Holidays Visiting Friends and relatives Business, Meetings/ Conferences Stop Over Others, Education, sports Total Visitors
Vacances Visite à des amis et à la famille Affaires, réunions ou conférence Escale Autres, education, sport Visiteurs global
2,021 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,021
2,022 23,859 3,202 1,757 204 1,352 30,374 2,022
2,023 66,478 3,870 2,705 742 3,204 76,999 2,023
2,024 43,431 4,791 4,180 500 6,176 59,078 2,024
2,025 74,631 6,094 4,898 808 9,488 95,919 2,025
2,022 Mar 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,022 Mar
2,023 Mar 352 51 79 0 69 551 2,023 Mar
2,024 Mar 3,300 243 276 62 380 4,261 2,024 Mar
2,025 Mar 3,646 426 485 97 610 5,264 2,025 Mar
Apr 6,307 500 301 48 853 8,009 Avr
May 5,592 416 421 21 653 7,103 Mai
Jun 6,728 469 468 61 639 8,365 Juin
Jul 8,579 557 552 50 644 10,382 Juil
Aug 7,190 581 592 52 816 9,231 Aoû
Sep 8,051 533 445 84 809 9,922 Sep
Oct 7,572 525 601 83 968 9,749 Oct
Nov 6,219 511 536 23 1,217 8,506 Nov
Dec 7,055 601 55 73 514 8,298 Déc
2,026 Jan 7,470 605 297 28 1,257 9,657 2,026 Jan
Feb 3,290 338 404 26 1,006 5,064 Fév
Mar[p] 5,075 409 507 22 1,114 7,127 Mar[p]
Source: Department of Immigration
r Revised / Données rectifiées
- No visitors/residents were recorded for the reference month
p: provisitiona figures
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Table 3: Visitor Arrivals by Usual Country of Residence
Table 3 : Visitor Arrivals by Usual Country of Residence Tableau 3 : Arrivées des visiteurs par pays de résidence habituelle
Year Month Australia New Zealand New Caledonia Other Pacific Countries Europe North America Japan China Other Countries TOTAL Année Mois
Australie Nouvelle- Zélande Nouvelle- Calédonie Autres Pays du Pacifique Europe Amérique du Nord Japon Chine Autres pays Total
2,005 38,190 7,700 6,817 2,735 3,516 1,637 584 0 1,106 62,285 2,005
2,006 40,385 9,821 7,480 2,681 4,021 1,896 656 0 1,239 68,179 2,006
2,007 41,952 12,438 7,140 2,438 3,459 2,422 675 0 1,582 72,107 2,007
2,008 53,251 13,916 9,648 3,759 4,887 2,578 590 0 2,028 90,657 2,008
2,009 64,909 12,607 9,155 3,708 4,890 2,549 642 573 1,643 100,675 2,009
2,010 58,760 11,927 11,410 4,719 4,888 2,395 517 693 1,871 97,180 2,010
2,011 57,843 11,399 11,376 3,397 5,265 1,922 630 581 1,547 93,960 2,011
2,012 65,405 14,430 13,138 4,313 5,491 2,094 705 623 1,962 108,161 2,012
2,013 65,776 15,068 12,515 4,874 5,544 2,614 659 1,062 1,997 110,109 2,013
2,014 60,808 16,293 12,756 6,630 5,591 2,373 763 1,563 2,031 108,808 2,014
2,015 46,098 13,422 10,567 5,953 5,839 2,962 633 2,186 2,292 89,952 2,015
2,016 49,752 10,931 9,681 5,705 10,067 2,893 903 2,736 2,449 95,117 2,016
2,017 57,387 11,554 15,880 7,147 6,806 3,016 1,076 3,612 2,692 109,170 2,017
2,018 60,616 13,432 15,105 6,545 8,023 3,347 963 4,007 3,596 115,634 2,018
2,019 63,122 15,085 14,738 6,560 8,992 3,120 1,107 4,671 3,233 120,628 2,019
2,020 11,248 1,819 3,778 1,241 1,728 692 171 680 608 21,965 2,020
2,021 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,021
2,022 17,460 4,124 3,224 1,613 1,981 761 118 406 686 30,373 2,022
2,023 45,232 8,536 6,347 3,177 7,399 1,993 528 2,056 1,731 76,999 2,023
2,024 33,450 4,738 1,349 3,791 7,936 2,439 559 2,633 2,183 59,078 2,024
2,025 58,922 6,046 2,827 5,285 9,493 3,287 832 4,735 4,492 95,919 2,025
2,022 Mar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,022 Mar
2,023 Mar 357 36 45 15 43 10 4 27 14 551 2,023 Mar
2,024 Mar 2,046 329 1 373 944 185 45 192 146 4,261 2,024 Mar
2,025 Mar 3,055 282 213 412 499 212 47 289 255 5,264 2,025 Mar
Apr 5,015 443 304 367 715 224 52 559 330 8,009 Avr
May 4,418 432 155 389 596 269 71 439 334 7,103 Mai
Jun 5,156 620 289 458 709 404 53 360 316 8,365 Juin
Jul 6,938 575 157 494 897 402 78 464 377 10,382 Juil
Aug 5,434 666 239 496 1,087 384 105 360 460 9,231 Aoû
Sep 6,586 603 86 449 686 305 133 484 590 9,922 Sep
Oct 5,929 653 321 499 1,029 285 61 437 535 9,749 Oct
Nov 4,879 729 172 562 970 265 65 394 470 8,506 Nov
Dec 5,518 407 251 337 885 163 62 368 307 8,298 Déc
2,026 Jan 6,044 416 298 582 1,164 264 65 363 461 9,657 2,026 Jan
Feb 2,418 310 177 427 707 242 67 406 310 5,064 Fév
Mar[p] 4,128 469 82 539 751 215 111 497 335 7,127 Mar[p]
Source: Department of Immigration
- No visitors/residents were recorded for the reference month
p: provisitiona figures
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Table 4: Overseas Arrivals of Residents by Nationality
Table 4 : Overseas Arrivals of Residents by Nationality Tableau 4 : Arrivées des résidents par nationalité
Year Month Ni-Vanuatu Australian French British New Zealander Asian Pacific Islanders North Americans Other countries TOTAL Année Mois
Ni-Vanuatu Australien Français Anglais Néo- Zélandais Asiatiques Autres pays du Pacifique Américain du Nord Autres pays Total
2,021 2,659 343 63 10 79 210 67 17 47 3,495 2,021
2,022 15,012 1,501 381 89 297 562 392 152 155 18,541 2,022
2,023 26,750 972 287 29 292 602 279 92 131 29,434 2,023
2,024 24,047 1,785 598 79 496 1,652 756 168 343 29,924 2,024
2,025 32,912 1,118 362 80 311 1,398 384 188 225 36,978 2,025
2,022 Mar 0 9 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 2,022 Mar
2,023 Mar 172 21 13 1 5 15 4 4 4 239 2,023 Mar
2,024 Mar 1,068 169 80 6 53 166 70 17 19 1,648 2,024 Mar
2,025 Mar 1,825 130 31 12 36 155 57 26 20 2,292 2,025 Mar
Apr 2,758 50 39 9 24 51 27 7 9 2,974 Avr
May 3,894 95 32 11 32 126 21 19 21 4,251 Mai
Jun 2,502 159 36 5 36 128 37 23 26 2,952 Juin
Jul 2,510 141 21 5 42 164 38 21 38 2,980 Juil
Aug 2,504 79 50 5 26 245 28 14 18 2,969 Aoû
Sep 4,082 95 17 7 20 127 26 14 17 4,405 Sep
Oct 2,919 113 9 2 24 152 29 13 35 3,296 Oct
Nov 3,256 25 18 3 16 22 16 4 8 3,368 Nov
Dec 2,781 35 7 3 8 37 6 8 6 2,891 Déc
2,026 Jan 2,252 42 35 1 10 55 32 11 18 2,456 2,026 Jan
Feb 1,870 40 9 1 15 34 13 7 9 1,998 Feb
Mar[p] 2,167 24 16 7 14 71 17 7 5 2,328 Mar[p]
Source: Department of Immigration
n.a. : Not Available/Non disponible
r : Revised / chiffre révisé
p: provisitiona figures
- No visitors/residents were recorded for the reference month
r:revised figure
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Table 5: Visitors Arriving by Air Intended Length of Stay
Table 5 : Visitors Arriving by Air Intended Length of Stay* Tableau 5 : Arrivée des Visiteurs à longue durée de Séjour
Year Month AVERAGE INTENDED LENGTH OF STAY / LA MOYENNE DE LONGUE DUREE DE SEJOUR Année Mois
Port Vila Luganville Vanuatu
2,021 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,021
2,022 13.8 0.0 13.8 2,022
2,023 10.1 13.2 11.2 2,023
2,024 9.8 12.5 9.9 2,024
2,025 8.8 12.5 8.8 2,025
2,022 Mar 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,022 Mar
2,023 Mar 15.1 - 15.1 2,023 Mar
2,024 Mar 9 12 9.0 2,024 Mar
2,025 Mar 8.7 5.8 8.6 2,025 Mar
Apr 8.4 na 8.4 Avr
May 7.8 na 7.8 Mai
Jun 8.5 na 8.5 Juin
Jul 8.6 na 8.6 Juil
Aug 8.0 na 8.0 Aoû
Sep 7.9 na 7.9 Sep
Oct 8.3 na 8.3 Oct
Nov 8.9 na 8.9 Nov
Dec 10.7 na 10.7 Déc
2,026 Jan 9.6 na 9.6 2,026 Jan
Feb 8.0 na 8.0 Fév
Mar[p] 11.2 na 11.2 Mar[p]
Source: Department of Immigration
p: provisional figures
na.:data not available
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Table 6: Visitors Arriving by Air Average Age
Table 6 : Visitors Arriving by Air Average Age Tableau 6 : Arrivée des Visiteurs par Age moyen
Year Month AVERAGE AGE OF VISITORS / L'AGE MOYEN DES VISITEURS Année Mois
Port Vila Luganville Vanuatu
2,021 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,021
2,022 40.86 0.00 43.28 2,022
2,023 40.52 30.03 42.48 2,023
2,024 41.19 39.84 42.30 2,024
2,025 39.36 48.00 40.39 2,025
2,022 Mar 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,022 Mar
2,023 Mar 38.3 - 38.3 2,023 Mar
2,024 Mar 41.5 44.1 42.8 2,024 Mar
2,025 Mar 42.6 58.4 50.5 2,025 Mar
Apr 37.3 na 37.3 Avr
May 41.9 na 41.9 Mai
Jun 39.0 na 39.0 Juin
Jul 38.1 na 38.1 Juil
Aug 42.5 na 42.5 Aoû
Sep 38.4 na 38.4 Sep
Oct 40.5 na 40.5 Oct
Nov 39.6 na 39.6 Nov
Dec 35.9 na 35.9 Déc
2,026 Jan 36.1 na 36.1 2,026 Jan
Feb 42.0 na 42.0 Fév
Mar[p] 43.1 na 43.1 Mar[p]
Source: Department of Immigration
p: provisional figures
na.:data not available
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Table 7: Visitors usual residence arrivals by purpose of visit
Table 7: Visitors usual residence arrivals by purpose of visit Tableau 7: Visiteurs résidences habituelles arrivées par voie aérienne, par motif de visite
Country of Usual Residence
Pays de résidence habituelle		 Visiting Friends and relatives
Visite d'amis et de parents		 Holiday
Vacances		 Business
Affaires		 All Other
Tous les autres		 Total Visitors
Number % share Number % share Number % share Number % share
Australia/Australie 137 3% 3,568 86% 122 3% 301 7% 4,128
China/Chine 33 7% 224 45% 10 2% 230 46% 497
Europe/L'europe 51 7% 528 70% 32 4% 140 19% 751
Japan/Japon 6 5% 69 62% 18 16% 18 16% 111
New Caledonia/Nouvelle Caledonie 19 23% 41 50% 4 5% 18 22% 82
New Zealand/Nouvelle Zeland 35 7% 268 57% 60 13% 106 23% 469
North America/ Amerique du Nord 28 13% 128 60% 17 8% 42 20% 215
Other countries/Autres pays 11 3% 179 53% 50 15% 95 28% 335
Other pacific countries/ Autres pays du pacifique 89 17% 70 13% 194 36% 186 35% 539
Total Visitors 409 5,075 507 1,136 7,127
Source: Department of Immigration
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