Tokelau vs Tuvalu: Population density
Tokelau
438.5 people per km²
in 2100
Tuvalu
409.67 people per km²
in 2100
Tokelau rank
35th
Tuvalu rank
38th
Population density over time
- Tokelau
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tokelau currently reports 438.5 people per km² against 409.67 people per km² in Tuvalu, a difference of 28.83 people per km².
That makes Tokelau's figure about 1.1 times Tuvalu's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 155 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Tokelau ahead.
Tokelau ranks 35th and Tuvalu ranks 38th of 235 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Tokelau averaged higher in 11 and Tuvalu in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tokelau | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 100.9 people per km² | 83.3 people per km² | 17.6 people per km² | Tokelau |
| 1840s | 100 people per km² | 93.07 people per km² | 6.93 people per km² | Tokelau |
| 1850s | 100 people per km² | 96.27 people per km² | 3.73 people per km² | Tokelau |
| 1900s | 35 people per km² | 123.2 people per km² | 88.2 people per km² | Tuvalu |
| 1950s | 163.33 people per km² | 175.37 people per km² | 12.04 people per km² | Tuvalu |
| 1960s | 187.31 people per km² | 189.87 people per km² | 2.56 people per km² | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 167.73 people per km² | 207.01 people per km² | 39.28 people per km² | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 174.53 people per km² | 267.59 people per km² | 93.06 people per km² | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 180.1 people per km² | 307.62 people per km² | 127.52 people per km² | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 171.36 people per km² | 331.47 people per km² | 160.11 people per km² | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 175.42 people per km² | 362.13 people per km² | 186.71 people per km² | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 255.82 people per km² | 322.19 people per km² | 66.37 people per km² | Tuvalu |
| 2030s | 327.06 people per km² | 301.14 people per km² | 25.92 people per km² | Tokelau |
| 2040s | 368.68 people per km² | 314.52 people per km² | 54.16 people per km² | Tokelau |
| 2050s | 395.56 people per km² | 336.34 people per km² | 59.22 people per km² | Tokelau |
| 2060s | 419.61 people per km² | 357.31 people per km² | 62.3 people per km² | Tokelau |
| 2070s | 439.03 people per km² | 378.99 people per km² | 60.04 people per km² | Tokelau |
| 2080s | 443.83 people per km² | 396.08 people per km² | 47.75 people per km² | Tokelau |
| 2090s | 441.46 people per km² | 406.14 people per km² | 35.32 people per km² | Tokelau |
| 2100s | 438.5 people per km² | 409.67 people per km² | 28.83 people per km² | Tokelau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Tokelau or Tuvalu?
- Tokelau, at 438.5 people per km² against 409.67 people per km² in Tuvalu as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Tokelau and Tuvalu?
- 28.83 people per km², with Tokelau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tokelau and Tuvalu?
- 155 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2100.
- How do Tokelau and Tuvalu rank globally for population density?
- Tokelau ranks 35th and Tuvalu ranks 38th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.