Country or area · Polynesia · Oceania · UN WPP 2024

Tuvalu population

Tuvalu population now

9,333

A projection read at this second, not a count: the UN's totals for 1 January 2026 and 2027, joined by a straight line. 95% range for 31 December 2026: 8,668–9,879.

Mid-2023, UN estimate: 9,816

Year: 2026; projection · medium
Population, mid-2026: 9,365; 95% range, 31 Dec: 8,668–9,879
Median age: 25.1
Aged 65+: 7.5%

Move through time, 1950–2100

2023 | 2024

male female projection · one cell = 2 people

How to read this: one row for each age, newborns at the bottom; men on the left, women on the right.

Verified 2026-09-30 · 73 canaries

TUV · 1950–2100 · in brief

Tuvalu in numbers

In mid-2023 there were 9,816 people in Tuvalu: the 230th-largest population of the 236 countries and areas the UN reports, and less than 0.01% of the world's people. That is 2.1 times its 1950 population of 4,764.

In the UN's medium projection it is still growing in 2100, when it reaches 12,269. The projection is uncertain: on 1 January 2100 the UN's 95% range runs from 2,941 to 55,418.

Births outnumber deaths in every year from 1950 to 2100, estimates and projection alike.

The median age was 23.7 in 1950 and 25.3 in 2023; the projection has 38.4 in 2100. 6.3% of people were 65 or older in 2023, against 16.8% projected for 2100. The working-age population (15–64) is still growing in 2100 in the medium projection.

By size it is the 230th country in 2023; the projection puts it 229th in 2050 and 225th in 2100. In the medium projection it overtakes the Cook Islands in 2047, Wallis and Futuna in 2053 and Saint Barthélemy in 2076.

Population, mid-2023: 9,816
Rank by population, 2023: 230 of 236
Share of the world, 2023: less than 0.01%
Change in a year, mid-2022 to mid-2023: −1.76% · −176 people
People per km² of land, 2023: 327
Land area, 2023: 30.0 km²
Births, 2023: 226
Deaths, 2023: 90
Net migration, 2023: −323
Children per woman, 2023: 3.21
Median age, 2023: 25.3 years
Life expectancy at birth, 2023: 67.1 years
In a city, 2025: 0 of every 100
Population, mid-1950: 4,764
Projected, mid-2050: 9,780
Projected, mid-2100: 12,269

TUV · 1950–2100 · total population

Population, 1950–2100

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estimate projection, up to the bottom of the 95% range 95% range medium projection. Each column is the population on 1 January of one year; the paper rules cut it into equal cells.

Show the numbers: Tuvalu, 1950–2100

Tuvalu: population on 1 January, births, deaths, fertility and life expectancy, 1950–2100
Year	Kind	Population, 1 Jan	95% range	Births	Deaths	Children per woman	Life expectancy
1950	estimate	4,658		228	121	5.42	40.0
1951	estimate	4,871		234	124	5.41	40.8
1952	estimate	4,980		240	124	5.40	41.7
1953	estimate	5,119		244	123	5.39	42.5
1954	estimate	5,231		247	121	5.38	43.4
1955	estimate	5,307		248	119	5.36	44.2
1956	estimate	5,364		247	116	5.32	45.0
1957	estimate	5,414		245	113	5.28	45.9
1958	estimate	5,463		241	109	5.24	46.7
1959	estimate	5,531		235	106	5.19	47.5
1960	estimate	5,574		228	103	5.15	48.3
1961	estimate	5,623		219	99	5.09	49.0
1962	estimate	5,673		208	95	5.00	49.8
1963	estimate	5,726		197	92	4.91	50.6
1964	estimate	5,776		186	88	4.83	51.3
1965	estimate	5,728		177	84	4.73	52.1
1966	estimate	5,703		173	81	4.64	52.8
1967	estimate	5,668		171	78	4.49	53.5
1968	estimate	5,637		172	75	4.36	54.1
1969	estimate	5,610		175	72	4.23	54.7
1970	estimate	5,652		173	71	4.08	55.4
1971	estimate	5,674		171	69	3.94	56.0
1972	estimate	5,696		168	73	3.81	54.7
1973	estimate	5,689		167	65	3.71	57.2
1974	estimate	5,674		167	64	3.63	57.7
1975	estimate	5,970		174	67	3.58	58.3
1976	estimate	6,263		184	68	3.55	58.8
1977	estimate	6,546		197	70	3.56	59.2
1978	estimate	6,825		213	71	3.59	59.6
1979	estimate	7,090		232	74	3.65	59.9
1980	estimate	7,277		249	76	3.73	60.2
1981	estimate	7,455		264	77	3.80	60.5
1982	estimate	7,597		278	79	3.88	60.8
1983	estimate	7,730		287	81	3.91	60.9
1984	estimate	7,848		296	84	3.95	61.0
1985	estimate	7,956		301	87	3.97	61.1
1986	estimate	8,137		307	88	3.97	61.2
1987	estimate	8,298		309	90	3.94	61.3
1988	estimate	8,444		307	91	3.88	61.4
1989	estimate	8,592		301	92	3.80	61.5
1990	estimate	8,733		296	93	3.75	61.6
1991	estimate	8,863		297	94	3.79	61.8
1992	estimate	8,993		299	103	3.86	60.3
1993	estimate	9,083		297	96	3.92	62.1
1994	estimate	9,168		290	96	3.92	62.3
1995	estimate	9,247		286	96	3.96	62.5
1996	estimate	9,312		279	96	3.95	62.7
1997	estimate	9,372		273	96	3.95	62.9
1998	estimate	9,429		268	96	3.95	63.2
1999	estimate	9,473		262	96	3.92	63.4
2000	estimate	9,519		254	96	3.84	63.5
2001	estimate	9,569		245	95	3.75	63.7
2002	estimate	9,604		235	94	3.64	63.8
2003	estimate	9,641		229	94	3.58	63.9
2004	estimate	9,750		227	95	3.55	64.0
2005	estimate	9,882		226	96	3.55	64.1
2006	estimate	9,997		226	96	3.52	64.3
2007	estimate	10,114		223	97	3.45	64.4
2008	estimate	10,250		224	98	3.42	64.5
2009	estimate	10,392		229	99	3.42	64.7
2010	estimate	10,531		235	100	3.44	64.8
2011	estimate	10,697		243	101	3.46	65.0
2012	estimate	10,862		250	102	3.47	65.1
2013	estimate	11,007		251	103	3.39	65.2
2014	estimate	10,994		252	103	3.33	65.3
2015	estimate	10,974		256	103	3.31	65.4
2016	estimate	10,952		260	102	3.30	65.5
2017	estimate	10,907		264	101	3.30	65.7
2018	estimate	10,831		268	99	3.33	65.9
2019	estimate	10,670		263	97	3.33	66.1
2020	estimate	10,492		256	95	3.31	66.4
2021	estimate	10,307		248	98	3.28	65.8
2022	estimate	10,080		241	91	3.24	66.8
2023	estimate	9,904		226	90	3.21	67.1
2024	estimate	9,727		212	89	3.17	67.3
2025	projection	9,564	9,372–9,736	201	89	3.14	67.4
2026	projection	9,420	9,029–9,790	192	88	3.10	67.6
2027	projection	9,304	8,668–9,879	184	88	3.06	67.7
2028	projection	9,209	8,365–10,043	179	88	3.03	67.8
2029	projection	9,133	8,057–10,172	175	88	3.00	68.0
2030	projection	9,073	7,753–10,331	172	89	2.97	68.1
2031	projection	9,022	7,470–10,523	170	89	2.94	68.3
2032	projection	8,998	7,150–10,801	170	89	2.91	68.4
2033	projection	8,978	6,851–11,012	171	90	2.88	68.5
2034	projection	8,969	6,576–11,281	172	91	2.84	68.7
2035	projection	8,976	6,376–11,598	175	91	2.82	68.8
2036	projection	8,985	6,145–11,868	178	92	2.79	68.9
2037	projection	9,000	5,926–12,146	181	93	2.77	69.0
2038	projection	9,028	5,792–12,474	184	93	2.74	69.2
2039	projection	9,068	5,614–12,737	186	94	2.72	69.3
2040	projection	9,119	5,514–13,100	188	95	2.69	69.4
2041	projection	9,161	5,318–13,475	190	95	2.67	69.5
2042	projection	9,213	5,093–13,897	192	96	2.65	69.7
2043	projection	9,279	4,955–14,377	193	96	2.63	69.8
2044	projection	9,345	4,876–14,770	194	96	2.61	69.9
2045	projection	9,408	4,772–15,150	195	97	2.58	70.1
2046	projection	9,469	4,651–15,572	195	97	2.56	70.2
2047	projection	9,536	4,576–15,959	194	97	2.54	70.3
2048	projection	9,614	4,466–16,269	192	97	2.52	70.4
2049	projection	9,681	4,354–16,950	191	96	2.50	70.6
2050	projection	9,748	4,323–17,384	188	96	2.48	70.7
2051	projection	9,813	4,312–17,616	186	96	2.46	70.8
2052	projection	9,885	4,230–18,211	183	95	2.44	71.0
2053	projection	9,942	4,160–18,400	181	94	2.42	71.1
2054	projection	10,011	4,090–18,991	179	94	2.40	71.2
2055	projection	10,069	4,007–19,444	177	93	2.38	71.4
2056	projection	10,133	3,940–19,743	175	93	2.37	71.5
2057	projection	10,200	3,863–20,166	173	92	2.35	71.7
2058	projection	10,253	3,787–20,452	172	92	2.34	71.8
2059	projection	10,316	3,708–20,954	171	91	2.33	71.9
2060	projection	10,386	3,610–21,511	170	91	2.31	72.1
2061	projection	10,443	3,551–22,142	170	91	2.30	72.2
2062	projection	10,513	3,532–22,955	170	91	2.29	72.3
2063	projection	10,571	3,410–23,609	170	91	2.27	72.5
2064	projection	10,635	3,380–24,149	170	91	2.27	72.6
2065	projection	10,701	3,420–24,902	171	92	2.25	72.8
2066	projection	10,756	3,328–25,405	172	92	2.24	72.9
2067	projection	10,821	3,303–26,171	173	93	2.23	73.0
2068	projection	10,889	3,298–26,701	173	93	2.22	73.2
2069	projection	10,958	3,265–27,351	174	94	2.21	73.3
2070	projection	11,028	3,215–28,089	174	95	2.19	73.5
2071	projection	11,087	3,207–28,792	175	96	2.18	73.6
2072	projection	11,162	3,150–29,447	175	97	2.17	73.7
2073	projection	11,221	3,129–30,234	175	98	2.16	73.9
2074	projection	11,298	3,099–31,319	175	99	2.15	74.0
2075	projection	11,363	3,060–32,044	175	100	2.14	74.2
2076	projection	11,420	3,106–32,520	174	101	2.12	74.3
2077	projection	11,478	3,066–33,144	174	102	2.12	74.5
2078	projection	11,538	3,021–34,022	173	103	2.11	74.6
2079	projection	11,588	2,960–35,015	172	104	2.10	74.7
2080	projection	11,644	2,939–35,946	170	105	2.09	74.9
2081	projection	11,707	2,862–36,642	169	106	2.08	75.0
2082	projection	11,747	2,808–37,421	168	108	2.07	75.2
2083	projection	11,788	2,788–38,409	166	109	2.06	75.3
2084	projection	11,827	2,892–39,346	164	110	2.05	75.5
2085	projection	11,871	2,859–40,044	163	111	2.04	75.6
2086	projection	11,912	2,847–40,367	161	113	2.04	75.7
2087	projection	11,947	2,907–41,363	160	114	2.03	75.9
2088	projection	11,974	2,872–42,605	159	116	2.03	76.0
2089	projection	12,010	2,886–43,349	158	117	2.02	76.2
2090	projection	12,042	2,971–44,052	157	119	2.01	76.3
2091	projection	12,073	3,005–44,655	156	120	2.01	76.4
2092	projection	12,100	3,055–45,350	156	122	2.00	76.6
2093	projection	12,130	3,086–46,989	155	124	1.99	76.7
2094	projection	12,150	3,123–47,959	154	125	1.98	76.8
2095	projection	12,168	3,100–49,318	154	127	1.98	77.0
2096	projection	12,183	3,060–51,260	154	128	1.97	77.1
2097	projection	12,206	3,030–52,043	154	130	1.97	77.3
2098	projection	12,228	3,017–53,486	153	131	1.96	77.4
2099	projection	12,249	2,983–54,359	153	132	1.96	77.5
2100	projection	12,256	2,941–55,418	153	134	1.95	77.7

Show the numbers: Tuvalu, mid-2026, by single year of age

Tuvalu: population by single year of age, mid-2026
Age	Male	Female
0	97	91
1	99	92
2	103	96
3	108	100
4	109	95
5	108	90
6	111	95
7	114	101
8	115	102
9	114	104
10	113	104
11	112	103
12	110	101
13	106	96
14	104	92
15	100	86
16	96	84
17	94	82
18	91	77
19	85	76
20	81	74
21	78	70
22	74	66
23	70	64
24	66	66
25	66	64
26	67	60
27	69	60
28	68	62
29	68	63
30	67	62
31	68	60
32	69	58
33	68	56
34	64	56
35	61	53
36	60	52
37	59	50
38	54	46
39	53	48
40	54	48
41	48	44
42	44	39
43	44	34
44	46	36
45	40	34
46	40	34
47	43	39
48	40	38
49	42	35
50	44	38
51	43	42
52	43	44
53	46	40
54	50	38
55	54	41
56	55	44
57	54	50
58	52	54
59	49	54
60	44	52
61	40	50
62	34	50
63	30	49
64	32	48
65	34	46
66	29	44
67	25	41
68	23	36
69	19	28
70	17	24
71	14	24
72	13	20
73	9	20
74	8	18
75	10	13
76	8	14
77	8	15
78	9	14
79	8	12
80	6	9
81	5	9
82	4	8
83	4	7
84	3	7
85	3	7
86	2	5
87	2	5
88	1	4
89	1	2
90	1	2
91	1	1
92	0	1
93	0	0
94	0	0
95	0	0
96	0	0
97	0	0
98	0	0
99	0	0
100+	0	0

TUV · 1950–2100 · every age, every year

Tuvalu, every age in every year

Each column is a year and each row an age; the denser the ink in a cell, the more people. Everyone born in the same year climbs one 45° diagonal, so famines, baby booms and migration show up as streaks. Select a cell to follow its generation.

TUV · ages 15–64

Who does the work in Tuvalu

In Tuvalu the number of people aged 15–64 is still growing in 2100, the last year the UN projects. In 2023 there were 6,000 of them.

100 aged 15–64

53 children

10 aged 65+

aged 15–64 children under 15 aged 65 and over

How to read this: one orange square for each of 100 people aged 15–64 in 2023. Beneath them, teal for the children living alongside those 100 and violet for the people aged 65 or older.

Fewer than 50 dependants live alongside every 100 people aged 15–64 in 15 years: 2064–2078.

fewer than 50 dependants per 100 the same, projected 50 or more

How to read this: one stripe a year from 1950 to 2100. A stripe takes colour in a year when fewer than 50 dependants live alongside every 100 people of working age, and stays grey otherwise; hatching means the year is projected.

How every country compares

TUV · arrivals minus departures

Who arrives in Tuvalu, and who leaves

In 2020–2025 Tuvalu loses 318 people a year: everyone who arrives, minus everyone who leaves. The age at which that happens most is 25–29, at 46 a year more leaving than arriving.

one square = 5 people a year

020406080+

more arrive than leave more leave than arrive

How to read this: each column is one age, youngest on the left. Above the line, in blue, are the ages gaining people; below it, in orange, the ages losing them. This is the UN's projection for 2020–2025 — the record of migration by age does not go back beyond 2020.

Across the counted years, 1950 to 2023, its biggest single-year gain was 197 (1974); its biggest loss, 366 (2021).

In 2024, 246 people living in Tuvalu had been born in another country, 3 of every 100 people there, against 4 in 1990.

How migration works everywhere

TUV · births by the mother's age · 1950–2100

Who has the babies in Tuvalu

Of every 100 babies born in Tuvalu in 2023, 5 had a mother under 20, 81 a mother aged 20 to 34 and 14 a mother aged 35 or older. In 1950 it was 7 under 20 and 13 aged 35 or older.

1950
7 · 80 · 13

2023
5 · 81 · 14

2050 · projected
3 · 78 · 19

The mother's age: under 20 20 to 34 35 or older projected

How to read this: shrink a year's babies to 100 and colour each one by the age of its mother — that is a block. Under it, the same three groups as numbers, starting with the youngest mothers.

Babies born, 2023: 226
Average age when women have a baby: 29.2 years; 29.5 in 1950
Babies a year per 1,000 girls aged 15–19: 27; 57 in 1950

Babies by the mother's age, 1950–2100

Babies born in Tuvalu by the mother's age
Mother's age	1950	1975	2000	2023	2050 projected	2100 projected
10–14	0	0	0	0	0	0
15–19	15	15	14	12	6	4
20–24	60	53	64	67	44	28
25–29	76	48	57	69	52	43
30–34	48	34	56	46	51	46
35–39	21	18	46	25	25	21
40–44	7	6	16	7	10	11
45–49	1	0	1	0	0	0
50–54	0	0	0	0	0	0
All babies	228	174	254	226	188	153

The UN's births for each year, split by the mother's age in the UN's own proportions.

TUV · forced from home · end of 2025

Displacement in Tuvalu

UNHCR publishes no refugees, asylum-seekers or displaced people in or from Tuvalu at the end of 2025.

Read that as a gap in the record, not as a finding. The count reaches as far as one agency's work reaches, and no further.

In 2025, 9 people from Tuvalu asked for asylum in another country. Who asks for asylum, and who is given it

How the world's displacement is counted

TUV · of every 100 people

How people live in Tuvalu

Of every 100 people in Tuvalu in 2025, 75 lived in a town or suburb and 25 in the countryside.

towns and suburbs rural areas

Nearly everyone has electricity at home (2024).

How to read this: one square for every hundredth person, coloured as the key shows. Because the rule behind the colours is the same everywhere, two countries' squares can be compared directly.

How the world's people live

TUV · cities · 2025

Cities in Tuvalu

No place in Tuvalu is big and dense enough to count as a city under the UN's rule — at least 50,000 people, living 1,500 or more to the square kilometre.

All the world's cities

Apparatus

Sources and method

Every figure on this page comes from the UN's World Population Prospects 2024: the annual country tables (estimates to 2023, projections with 95% intervals from 2024), and the population by single year of age and sex for the pyramid.

The censuses, surveys and registers behind the UN's estimates for Tuvalu are listed, source by source, on the UN's own data sources page.

Sources: UN WPP 2024 · World Bank · UNHCR · country code lists · UN WUP 2025 · Wittgenstein Centre · WHO GHO · flag-icons · Natural Earth. Every source, its licence and how to cite it →

Checked before it was drawn

Verified 2026-09-30 · 73 canaries The pyramid for every year was checked against the published total. What that stamp counts, and what every page here has to pass before it can be built: how this site checks its figures.