Nauru vs Tuvalu: Has the population peaked?
Nauru
11,900 people
in 2023
Tuvalu
9,837 people
in 2023
Nauru rank
226th
Tuvalu rank
229th
Has the population peaked? over time
- Nauru
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 11,900 people against 9,837 people in Tuvalu, a difference of 2,063 people.
That makes Nauru's figure about 1.2 times Tuvalu's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Nauru ranks 226th and Tuvalu ranks 229th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 5 and Tuvalu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3,902 people | 5,261 people | 1,359 people | Tuvalu |
| 1960s | 5,622 people | 5,696 people | 73.5 people | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 7,026 people | 6,210 people | 815.6 people | Nauru |
| 1980s | 8,514 people | 8,028 people | 486.3 people | Nauru |
| 1990s | 10,088 people | 9,228 people | 859.9 people | Nauru |
| 2000s | 10,086 people | 9,944 people | 141.4 people | Nauru |
| 2010s | 10,838 people | 10,864 people | 25.6 people | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 11,778 people | 10,122 people | 1,657 people | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the population peaked?, Nauru or Tuvalu?
- Nauru, at 11,900 people against 9,837 people in Tuvalu as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Nauru and Tuvalu?
- 2,063 people, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Tuvalu?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nauru and Tuvalu rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Nauru ranks 226th and Tuvalu ranks 229th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.