Tuvalu's population rose from 9,342 in 1996 to 9,492 in 2025.
Tuvalu · Population & demographics
Size, growth, ages, births, deaths, urbanisation and migration.
23 indicators · 22 with data
Tuvalu's population growth fell from 0.7 % in 1996 to -1.6 % in 2025.
Tuvalu's population density rose from 306.9 in 1994 to 327.2 in 2023.
Tuvalu's population, female (% of total) fell from 51.3 % in 1996 to 48.8 % in 2025.
Tuvalu's urbanisation rose from 43.6 % in 1996 to 65.4 % in 2025.
Tuvalu's urban population rose from 4,068 in 1996 to 6,212 in 2025.
Tuvalu's rural population fell from 5,274 in 1996 to 3,280 in 2025.
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- Fertilitydown −1.1 %51st of 217
- Birth rate, crudedown −4.8 %61st of 217
- Death rate, crudeup +1.4 %56th of 217
- Adolescent fertility ratedown −2.6 %109th of 217
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- Median ageup +0.0 yrs149th of 216
- Children (0–14)up +0.1 pts58th of 217
- Working age (15–64)down −0.5 pts166th of 217
- Seniors (65+)up +0.4 pts124th of 217
- Age dependency ratioup +1.3 pts52nd of 217
- Old-age dependency ratioup +0.7 pts118th of 217
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- Net migrationup +8.9 %97th of 217
- Migrant stockup +0.3 pts142nd of 216
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- Life expectancyup +0.2 yrs175th of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, femaleup +0.2 yrs169th of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, maleup +0.1 yrs182nd of 217
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- Refugees hostedNo data