Population, total, annual growth rate in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Population, total, annual growth rate was -1.6 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population, total, annual growth rate in Tuvalu, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded -1.6 % change on previous year for population, total, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and down 735.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in Tuvalu peaked at 5.07 % change on previous year in 1975 and was at its lowest, -1.98 % change on previous year, in 2022.
Tuvalu ranks 214th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population, total, annual growth rate in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8932 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 0.903 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.9124 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0174 % change on previous year | -98.1% |
| 1965 | -0.6433 % change on previous year | -3799.4% |
| 1966 | -0.5074 % change on previous year | -21.1% |
| 1967 | -0.598 % change on previous year | +17.8% |
| 1968 | -0.4954 % change on previous year | -17.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1245 % change on previous year | -125.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5683 % change on previous year | +356.6% |
| 1971 | 0.3885 % change on previous year | -31.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1231 % change on previous year | -68.3% |
| 1973 | -0.1933 % change on previous year | -256.9% |
| 1974 | 2.48 % change on previous year | -1384.3% |
| 1975 | 5.07 % change on previous year | +104.2% |
| 1976 | 4.69 % change on previous year | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 4.4 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 4.05 % change on previous year | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 3.26 % change on previous year | -19.5% |
| 1980 | 2.53 % change on previous year | -22.4% |
| 1981 | 2.17 % change on previous year | -14.3% |
| 1982 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -15.6% |
| 1983 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -11.1% |
| 1985 | 1.82 % change on previous year | +25.6% |
| 1986 | 2.13 % change on previous year | +16.6% |
| 1987 | 1.87 % change on previous year | -11.8% |
| 1988 | 1.76 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 1.57 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 1.48 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -16.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9737 % change on previous year | -21.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8876 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7929 % change on previous year | -10.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6681 % change on previous year | -15.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6209 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5426 % change on previous year | -12.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4761 % change on previous year | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5055 % change on previous year | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4401 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 0.386 % change on previous year | -12.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7482 % change on previous year | +93.8% |
| 2004 | 1.25 % change on previous year | +66.8% |
| 2005 | 1.26 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 1.25 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 1.37 % change on previous year | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 1.36 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.46 % change on previous year | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 1.56 % change on previous year | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 1.43 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6128 % change on previous year | -57.1% |
| 2014 | -0.1545 % change on previous year | -125.2% |
| 2015 | -0.1912 % change on previous year | +23.7% |
| 2016 | -0.301 % change on previous year | +57.4% |
| 2017 | -0.5581 % change on previous year | +85.4% |
| 2018 | -1.09 % change on previous year | +94.5% |
| 2019 | -1.58 % change on previous year | +45.6% |
| 2020 | -1.72 % change on previous year | +8.8% |
| 2021 | -1.97 % change on previous year | +14.6% |
| 2022 | -1.98 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2023 | -1.76 % change on previous year | -11.1% |
| 2024 | -1.73 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2025 | -1.6 % change on previous year | -7.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual growth rate 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 | -3799.4% | 0.0174 % change on previous year | -0.6433 % change on previous year |
| 1974 | +1384.3% | -0.1933 % change on previous year | 2.48 % change on previous year |
| 1970 | +356.6% | 0.1245 % change on previous year | 0.5683 % change on previous year |
| 1973 | -256.9% | 0.1231 % change on previous year | -0.1933 % change on previous year |
| 1969 | +125.1% | -0.4954 % change on previous year | 0.1245 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | -125.2% | 0.6128 % change on previous year | -0.1545 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0674 % change on previous year | -0.6433 % change on previous year | 0.9124 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.48 % change on previous year | -0.1933 % change on previous year | 5.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.89 % change on previous year | 1.45 % change on previous year | 2.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9242 % change on previous year | 0.4761 % change on previous year | 1.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9733 % change on previous year | 0.386 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1196 % change on previous year | -1.58 % change on previous year | 1.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.79 % change on previous year | -1.98 % change on previous year | -1.6 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 212 Albania -1.16 % change on previous year compare
- 213 American Samoa -1.57 % change on previous year compare
- 215 Northern Mariana Islands -1.66 % change on previous year compare
- 216 Republic of Moldova -1.74 % change on previous year compare
- 217 Marshall Islands -3.37 % change on previous year 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, total, annual growth rate in Tuvalu?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in Tuvalu was -1.6 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 5.07 % change on previous year in 1975.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.98 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does Tuvalu rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- Tuvalu ranks 214th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 735.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.