Tuvalu Population (LIVE)

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Tuvalu Population (1950 - 2026)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Tuvalu is 9,369 as of Tuesday, April 14, 2026, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Tuvalu 2026 population is estimated at 9,362 people at mid-year.
  • Tuvalu population is equivalent to 0.00011% of the total world population.
  • Tuvalu ranks number 227 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Tuvalu is 312 per Km² (808 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 30 Km² (12 sq. miles).
  • 88.96% of the population is urban (8,328 people in 2026)
  • The median age in Tuvalu is 24.1 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Tuvalu (2026 and historical)

Year Population Yearly % Change Yearly Change Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban Pop % Urban Population Country's Share of World Pop World Population Tuvalu Global Rank
2026 9,362 −1.37% −130 −225 24.1 3.1 312 89% 8,328 0.00011% 8,300,678,395 227
2025 9,492 −1.6% −154 −255 24.2 3.14 316 86% 8,167 0.00012% 8,231,613,070 227
2024 9,646 −1.73% −170 −280 24.3 3.17 322 83% 8,006 0.00012% 8,161,972,572 227
2023 9,816 −1.76% −176 −323 24.3 3.21 327 79.9% 7,844 0.00012% 8,091,734,930 227
2022 9,992 −1.98% −204 −320 24.3 3.24 333 76.9% 7,681 0.00012% 8,021,407,192 227
2020 10,399 −1.05% −113 −355 24.3 3.31 347 70.8% 7,361 0.00013% 7,887,001,292 227
2015 10,963 0.65% 70 −179 23.7 3.31 365 59.9% 6,571 0.00015% 7,470,491,872 225
2010 10,614 1.32% 135 22 23 3.44 354 54.4% 5,771 0.00015% 7,021,732,148 225
2005 9,940 0.82% 79 −8 22.5 3.55 331 50.1% 4,983 0.00015% 6,586,970,132 226
2000 9,544 0.56% 53 −118 22.7 3.84 318 45.4% 4,335 0.00015% 6,171,702,993 226
1995 9,280 1.07% 96 −125 24 3.96 309 43.7% 4,058 0.00016% 5,758,878,982 226
1990 8,798 1.8% 150 −69 23.7 3.75 293 41.6% 3,661 0.00017% 5,327,803,110 226
1985 8,046 1.78% 136 −36 22.6 3.97 268 36.8% 2,963 0.00017% 4,868,943,465 226
1980 7,366 3.79% 250 0 19.8 3.73 246 32.6% 2,401 0.00017% 4,447,606,236 226
1975 6,117 1.55% 91 186 18.7 3.58 204 32.3% 1,978 0.00015% 4,070,735,277 228
1970 5,663 −0.18% −10 −71 17 4.08 189 28.5% 1,613 0.00015% 3,694,683,794 228
1965 5,715 0.41% 23 −128 17.8 4.73 191 22.4% 1,281 0.00017% 3,334,533,703 224
1960 5,598 0.97% 53 −79 22.2 5.15 187 17.3% 970 0.00019% 3,015,470,894 224
1955 5,335 2.29% 114 −73 21.9 5.36 178 14% 745 0.00019% 2,740,213,792 223

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Tuvalu Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly % Change Yearly Change Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban Pop % Urban Population Country's Share of World Pop World Population Tuvalu Global Rank
2030 9,047 −0.96% −89 −128 23.8 2.97 302 98.9% 8,951 0.00011% 8,569,124,911 227
2035 8,980 −0.15% −13 −75 24.3 2.82 299 0.00010% 8,885,210,181 227
2040 9,140 0.35% 32 −45 25.3 2.69 305 0.000100% 9,177,190,203 227
2045 9,438 0.64% 60 −32 26.7 2.58 315 0.000100% 9,439,639,668 227
2050 9,781 0.72% 69 −29 27.9 2.48 326 0.00010% 9,664,378,587 226

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Tuvalu Demographics (2026)

Life Expectancy
67.6 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
15.1

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
18.5

(per 1,000 live births)

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See also


Notes

The Tuvalu Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Tuvalu delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Tuvalu (1950 - 2026) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2026.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2026. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2026: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2026: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Tuvalu in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.