Saint Helena vs Tuvalu: Has the population peaked?

Saint Helena
5,316 people
in 2023
Tuvalu
9,837 people
in 2023
Saint Helena rank
231st
Tuvalu rank
229th

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Saint Helena
  • Tuvalu
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How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 9,837 people against 5,316 people in Saint Helena, a difference of 4,521 people.

That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.9 times Saint Helena's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Helena ahead.

Saint Helena ranks 231st and Tuvalu ranks 229th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Saint Helena averaged higher in 1 and Tuvalu in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saint Helena Tuvalu Difference Ahead
1950s 5,324 people 5,261 people 63.4 people Saint Helena
1960s 5,513 people 5,696 people 183.1 people Tuvalu
1970s 6,101 people 6,210 people 109 people Tuvalu
1980s 6,616 people 8,028 people 1,412 people Tuvalu
1990s 6,394 people 9,228 people 2,834 people Tuvalu
2000s 5,633 people 9,944 people 4,311 people Tuvalu
2010s 5,471 people 10,864 people 5,393 people Tuvalu
2020s 5,388 people 10,122 people 4,734 people Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Saint Helena or Tuvalu?
Tuvalu, at 9,837 people against 5,316 people in Saint Helena as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Saint Helena and Tuvalu?
4,521 people, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Helena and Tuvalu?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Saint Helena and Tuvalu rank globally for has the population peaked??
Saint Helena ranks 231st 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

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.