Nauru vs Tuvalu: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Nauru
324 people
in 2023
Tuvalu
625 people
in 2023
Nauru rank
233rd
Tuvalu rank
231st
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Nauru
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 625 people against 324 people in Nauru, a difference of 301 people.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.9 times Nauru's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nauru ahead.
Nauru ranks 233rd and Tuvalu ranks 231st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 1 and Tuvalu in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 239.1 people | 231.6 people | 7.5 people | Nauru |
| 1960s | 151.3 people | 237.5 people | 86.2 people | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 104.8 people | 273.5 people | 168.7 people | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 361.3 people | 379.5 people | 18.2 people | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 193.9 people | 555.7 people | 361.8 people | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 156.6 people | 572.9 people | 416.3 people | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 174.8 people | 594.4 people | 419.6 people | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 283.5 people | 603.5 people | 320 people | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Nauru or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 625 people against 324 people in Nauru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Nauru and Tuvalu?
- 301 people, with Tuvalu 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 number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Nauru ranks 233rd and Tuvalu ranks 231st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.