Which has higher population, Montserrat or Tuvalu?

Tuvalu, at 9,837 people against 4,440 people in Montserrat as of 2023.

What is the difference in population between Montserrat and Tuvalu?

5,397 people, with Tuvalu ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Montserrat and Tuvalu?

89 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Montserrat vs Tuvalu: Population

Montserrat

4,440 people

in 2023

Tuvalu

9,837 people

in 2023

Montserrat rank

233rd

Tuvalu rank

230th

Population over time

Montserrat
Tuvalu

How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 9,837 people against 4,440 people in Montserrat, a difference of 5,397 people.

That makes Tuvalu's figure about 2.2 times Montserrat's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 89 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Montserrat ahead.

Montserrat ranks 233rd and Tuvalu ranks 230th of 238 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Montserrat averaged higher in 19 and Tuvalu in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Montserrat	Tuvalu	Difference	Ahead
1800s	8,881 people	2,499 people	6,382 people	Montserrat
1810s	9,609 people	2,499 people	7,110 people	Montserrat
1820s	9,930 people	2,506 people	7,424 people	Montserrat
1830s	10,261 people	2,622 people	7,639 people	Montserrat
1840s	10,603 people	2,752 people	7,851 people	Montserrat
1850s	10,956 people	2,888 people	8,068 people	Montserrat
1860s	11,321 people	3,034 people	8,287 people	Montserrat
1870s	11,712 people	3,187 people	8,525 people	Montserrat
1880s	12,116 people	3,348 people	8,768 people	Montserrat
1890s	12,533 people	3,518 people	9,015 people	Montserrat
1900s	12,966 people	3,696 people	9,270 people	Montserrat
1910s	13,413 people	3,883 people	9,530 people	Montserrat
1920s	13,440 people	4,078 people	9,362 people	Montserrat
1930s	13,466 people	4,279 people	9,187 people	Montserrat
1940s	13,493 people	4,490 people	9,003 people	Montserrat
1950s	12,547 people	5,261 people	7,286 people	Montserrat
1960s	11,718 people	5,696 people	6,022 people	Montserrat
1970s	11,412 people	6,210 people	5,202 people	Montserrat
1980s	11,064 people	8,028 people	3,036 people	Montserrat
1990s	8,437 people	9,228 people	791.9 people	Tuvalu
2000s	4,651 people	9,944 people	5,293 people	Tuvalu
2010s	4,714 people	10,864 people	6,150 people	Tuvalu
2020s	4,488 people	10,122 people	5,633 people	Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Montserrat or Tuvalu?: Tuvalu, at 9,837 people against 4,440 people in Montserrat as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Montserrat and Tuvalu?: 5,397 people, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Montserrat and Tuvalu?: 89 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
How do Montserrat and Tuvalu rank globally for population?: Montserrat ranks 233rd and Tuvalu ranks 230th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.