Population growth in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Population growth was -1.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Tuvalu, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, population growth in Tuvalu stood at -1.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and down 741.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Tuvalu peaked at 4.9% in 1975 and was at its lowest, -2.0%, in 2022.
That places Tuvalu 214th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9% | — |
| 1962 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.9% | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -98.1% |
| 1965 | -0.6% | -3811.6% |
| 1966 | -0.5% | -21.2% |
| 1967 | -0.6% | +17.9% |
| 1968 | -0.5% | -17.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | -125.0% |
| 1970 | 0.6% | +355.6% |
| 1971 | 0.4% | -31.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -68.3% |
| 1973 | -0.2% | -257.2% |
| 1974 | 2.5% | -1367.4% |
| 1975 | 4.9% | +101.6% |
| 1976 | 4.6% | -7.2% |
| 1977 | 4.3% | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 4.0% | -7.8% |
| 1979 | 3.2% | -19.2% |
| 1980 | 2.5% | -22.1% |
| 1981 | 2.1% | -14.1% |
| 1982 | 1.8% | -15.4% |
| 1983 | 1.6% | -11.0% |
| 1984 | 1.4% | -11.0% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | +25.4% |
| 1986 | 2.1% | +16.5% |
| 1987 | 1.9% | -11.7% |
| 1988 | 1.7% | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 1.7% | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 1.6% | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | -16.5% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | -20.9% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -8.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -15.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -12.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -12.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +93.5% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +66.4% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -56.9% |
| 2014 | -0.2% | -125.3% |
| 2015 | -0.2% | +23.7% |
| 2016 | -0.3% | +57.5% |
| 2017 | -0.6% | +85.6% |
| 2018 | -1.1% | +95.0% |
| 2019 | -1.6% | +46.0% |
| 2020 | -1.7% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | -2.0% | +14.8% |
| 2022 | -2.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | -1.8% | -11.2% |
| 2024 | -1.7% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | -1.6% | -7.9% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's -1.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%. (59 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's -1.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6%. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth in Tuvalu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | -3811.6% | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | +1367.4% | -0.2% | 2.5% |
| 1970 | +355.6% | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| 1973 | -257.2% | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | +125.0% | -0.5% | 0.1% |
| 2014 | -125.3% | 0.6% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | -0.6% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.4% | -0.2% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -1.6% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.8% | -2.0% | -1.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 212 Albania -1.2% compare
- 213 American Samoa -1.6% compare
- 215 Northern Mariana Islands -1.7% compare
- 216 Moldova -1.8% compare
- 217 Marshall Islands -3.4% compare
More climate change data for Tuvalu
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1,224 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 14.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0095 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4437 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Tuvalu?
- Population growth in Tuvalu was -1.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 1975.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.0% in 2022.
- How does Tuvalu rank for population growth?
- Tuvalu ranks 214th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 741.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.