Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected in Tuvalu

Tuvalu: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected was 3.06 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
3.06
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
51st
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.95
in 1960
All-time low
3.06
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Tuvalu, 1950–2023

01234195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Tuvalu stood at 3.06. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Tuvalu peaked at 3.95 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 3.06, in 2023.

That places Tuvalu 51st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected in Tuvalu, year by year

Annual values for Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age in Tuvalu, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 3.66 —
1951 3.71 +1.3%
1952 3.76 +1.2%
1953 3.79 +1.0%
1954 3.81 +0.4%
1955 3.84 +0.7%
1956 3.9 +1.7%
1957 3.92 +0.5%
1958 3.94 +0.3%
1959 3.94 +0.2%
1960 3.95 +0.2%
1961 3.95 -0.1%
1962 3.92 -0.7%
1963 3.88 -0.9%
1964 3.85 -0.9%
1965 3.8 -1.2%
1966 3.76 -1.1%
1967 3.68 -2.3%
1968 3.59 -2.2%
1969 3.51 -2.3%
1970 3.41 -2.8%
1971 3.32 -2.8%
1972 3.22 -3.0%
1973 3.17 -1.5%
1974 3.12 -1.5%
1975 3.09 -1.0%
1976 3.09 -0.2%
1977 3.1 +0.5%
1978 3.15 +1.4%
1979 3.21 +1.9%
1980 3.29 +2.7%
1981 3.37 +2.3%
1982 3.44 +2.2%
1983 3.48 +1.1%
1984 3.52 +1.1%
1985 3.55 +0.9%
1986 3.55 +0.2%
1987 3.53 -0.7%
1988 3.48 -1.4%
1989 3.41 -2.0%
1990 3.37 -1.1%
1991 3.41 +1.2%
1992 3.48 +2.0%
1993 3.55 +2.0%
1994 3.56 +0.2%
1995 3.6 +1.2%
1996 3.6 -0.1%
1997 3.6 +0.2%
1998 3.61 +0.2%
1999 3.59 -0.6%
2000 3.53 -1.8%
2001 3.45 -2.2%
2002 3.35 -2.8%
2003 3.3 -1.4%
2004 3.29 -0.5%
2005 3.29 +0.0%
2006 3.27 -0.4%
2007 3.21 -2.0%
2008 3.18 -0.7%
2009 3.2 +0.5%
2010 3.22 +0.7%
2011 3.25 +0.8%
2012 3.26 +0.4%
2013 3.19 -2.2%
2014 3.14 -1.6%
2015 3.13 -0.5%
2016 3.12 -0.2%
2017 3.13 +0.3%
2018 3.16 +1.0%
2019 3.17 +0.2%
2020 3.15 -0.5%
2021 3.12 -0.8%
2022 3.09 -0.9%
2023 3.06 -1.0%

Tuvalu compared with similar countries

  • Tuvalu's 3.06 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.79, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Tuvalu's 3.06 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.05, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 3.83 3.66 3.94 10
1960s 3.79 3.51 3.95 10
1970s 3.19 3.09 3.41 10
1980s 3.46 3.29 3.55 10
1990s 3.54 3.37 3.61 10
2000s 3.31 3.18 3.53 10
2010s 3.18 3.12 3.26 10
2020s 3.11 3.06 3.15 4

Countries ranked near Tuvalu

  1. 48 South Sudan 3.22 compare
  2. 49 Ghana 3.14 compare
  3. 50 Iraq 3.13 compare
  4. 52 Tonga 3.05 compare
  5. 53 Nauru 3.04 compare
  6. 54 Namibia 3.03 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Tuvalu?
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Tuvalu was 3.06 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to recorded in Tuvalu?
The highest recorded value was 3.95 in 1960.
What is the lowest effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to recorded in Tuvalu?
The lowest recorded value was 3.06 in 2023.
How does Tuvalu rank for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Tuvalu ranks 51st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to rising or falling in Tuvalu?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age
Source
Our World in Data
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
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