Population growth rate with and without migration in Tuvalu

Tuvalu: Population growth rate with and without migration was -1.8 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
-1.8
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
230th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.08
in 1974
All-time low
-2.23
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Population growth rate with and without migration in Tuvalu, 1950–2023

-20246195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population growth rate with and without migration in Tuvalu is -1.8, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 1,428.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population growth rate with and without migration in Tuvalu peaked at 5.08 in 1974 and was at its lowest, -2.23, in 2021.

Tuvalu ranks 230th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population growth rate with and without migration in Tuvalu, year by year

Annual values for Population growth rate with and without migration in Tuvalu, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 4.47 —
1951 2.21 -50.5%
1952 2.75 +24.4%
1953 2.16 -21.4%
1954 1.44 -33.4%
1955 1.07 -25.9%
1956 0.928 -13.1%
1957 0.901 -2.9%
1958 1.24 +37.3%
1959 0.774 -37.4%
1960 0.875 +13.0%
1961 0.885 +1.1%
1962 0.93 +5.1%
1963 0.869 -6.6%
1964 -0.834 -196.0%
1965 -0.437 -47.6%
1966 -0.616 +41.0%
1967 -0.548 -11.0%
1968 -0.48 -12.4%
1969 0.746 -255.4%
1970 0.388 -48.0%
1971 0.387 -0.3%
1972 -0.123 -131.8%
1973 -0.264 +114.6%
1974 5.08 -2026.1%
1975 4.79 -5.8%
1976 4.42 -7.8%
1977 4.17 -5.5%
1978 3.81 -8.7%
1979 2.6 -31.7%
1980 2.42 -7.1%
1981 1.89 -21.9%
1982 1.74 -8.0%
1983 1.51 -12.7%
1984 1.37 -9.8%
1985 2.25 +64.6%
1986 1.96 -12.9%
1987 1.74 -11.0%
1988 1.74 -0.3%
1989 1.63 -6.3%
1990 1.48 -9.2%
1991 1.46 -1.5%
1992 0.996 -31.6%
1993 0.931 -6.5%
1994 0.858 -7.8%
1995 0.7 -18.4%
1996 0.642 -8.3%
1997 0.606 -5.6%
1998 0.466 -23.1%
1999 0.484 +3.9%
2000 0.524 +8.3%
2001 0.365 -30.3%
2002 0.385 +5.5%
2003 1.12 +191.9%
2004 1.34 +19.7%
2005 1.16 -14.0%
2006 1.16 +0.6%
2007 1.34 +14.8%
2008 1.38 +3.0%
2009 1.33 -3.4%
2010 1.56 +17.7%
2011 1.53 -2.1%
2012 1.33 -13.4%
2013 -0.118 -108.9%
2014 -0.182 +54.2%
2015 -0.201 +10.4%
2016 -0.412 +105.0%
2017 -0.699 +69.7%
2018 -1.5 +114.3%
2019 -1.68 +12.3%
2020 -1.78 +5.8%
2021 -2.23 +25.2%
2022 -1.76 -20.9%
2023 -1.8 +2.4%

Tuvalu compared with similar countries

  • Tuvalu's -1.8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5505. (58 countries reporting)
  • Tuvalu's -1.8 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.69. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population growth rate with and without migration in Tuvalu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1974 +2026.1% -0.264 5.08
1969 +255.4% -0.48 0.746
2003 +191.9% 0.385 1.12
1964 -196.0% 0.869 -0.834
1972 -131.8% 0.387 -0.123

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 1.8 0.774 4.47 10
1960s 0.139 -0.834 0.93 10
1970s 2.53 -0.264 5.08 10
1980s 1.82 1.37 2.42 10
1990s 0.8617 0.466 1.48 10
2000s 1.01 0.365 1.38 10
2010s -0.0371 -1.68 1.56 10
2020s -1.89 -2.23 -1.76 4

Countries ranked near Tuvalu

  1. 227 Saint Helena -1.12 compare
  2. 228 Ukraine -1.55 compare
  3. 229 American Samoa -1.6 compare
  4. 231 Vatican -1.82 compare
  5. 232 Greece -2.08 compare
  6. 233 Northern Mariana Islands -2.1 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for Tuvalu

All data for Tuvalu →

Frequently asked questions

What is population growth rate with and without migration in Tuvalu?
Population growth rate with and without migration in Tuvalu was -1.8 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population growth rate with and without migration recorded in Tuvalu?
The highest recorded value was 5.08 in 1974.
What is the lowest population growth rate with and without migration recorded in Tuvalu?
The lowest recorded value was -2.23 in 2021.
How does Tuvalu rank for population growth rate with and without migration?
Tuvalu ranks 230th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is population growth rate with and without migration rising or falling in Tuvalu?
Over the last ten years it is down 1,428.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate with and without migration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Population growth rate with and without migration in Tuvalu. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 11 November 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/stat/population-growth-rate-with-and-without-migration/tuvalu/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/stat/population-growth-rate-with-and-without-migration/tuvalu/">Population growth rate with and without migration in Tuvalu</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population growth rate with and without migration
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed