Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.6545 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Tuvalu, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Tuvalu stood at 0.6545 people per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Tuvalu peaked at 0.6545 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1237 people per person, in 1960.
That places Tuvalu 106th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1237 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1244 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1252 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1262 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1281 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1314 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1353 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1391 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.142 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1436 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1446 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1452 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.146 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1471 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1524 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1733 people per person | +13.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2049 people per person | +18.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2397 people per person | +17.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2706 people per person | +12.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2903 people per person | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3016 people per person | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3108 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3186 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3259 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3335 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3423 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3525 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3636 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.375 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3862 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3966 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4056 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4131 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4196 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4254 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4306 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4355 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4402 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4449 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4499 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4551 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4609 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4674 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.475 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.484 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4942 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5052 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5167 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5283 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5397 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5505 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5604 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.569 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5763 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.583 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5891 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5947 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5995 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6056 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6124 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6193 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6261 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6331 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6401 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6473 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.6545 people per person | +1.1% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0.6545 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 100% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0.6545 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6545 people per person, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1319 people per person | 0.1237 people per person | 0.1436 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1914 people per person | 0.1446 people per person | 0.2903 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.341 people per person | 0.3016 people per person | 0.3862 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4262 people per person | 0.3966 people per person | 0.4499 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4927 people per person | 0.4551 people per person | 0.5397 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5841 people per person | 0.5505 people per person | 0.6124 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6367 people per person | 0.6193 people per person | 0.6545 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 103 Montenegro 0.6662 people per person compare
- 104 Panama 0.6615 people per person compare
- 105 Suriname 0.6579 people per person compare
- 107 Gambia 0.6499 people per person compare
- 108 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.6419 people per person compare
- 109 Congo 0.6412 people per person compare
More population data for Tuvalu
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.1385 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -6.62 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.1385 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.2735 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 13.21 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5484 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.2% (2100)
- Population density 409.67 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 765 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Tuvalu?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Tuvalu was 0.6545 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6545 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1237 people per person in 1960.
- How does Tuvalu rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Tuvalu ranks 106th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.