Population growth rate in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Population growth rate was 0.212 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
0.212
Change on year
up 271.9%
World rank
50th
of 239 countries
All-time high
5.08
in 1974
All-time low
-2.23
in 2021
Years of data
161
1900–2100
Population growth rate in Tuvalu, 1900–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate in Tuvalu is 0.212, measured in 2100.
The figure is up 271.9% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Tuvalu peaked at 5.08 in 1974 and was at its lowest, -2.23, in 2021.
Tuvalu ranks 50th of 239 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.4882 | — |
| 1905 | 0.5028 | +3.0% |
| 1910 | 0.5164 | +2.7% |
| 1915 | 0.5038 | -2.4% |
| 1920 | 0.4916 | -2.4% |
| 1925 | 0.48 | -2.4% |
| 1930 | 0.492 | +2.5% |
| 1935 | 0.4803 | -2.4% |
| 1940 | 0.4688 | -2.4% |
| 1945 | 0.4794 | +2.3% |
| 1950 | 4.47 | +832.6% |
| 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% |
| 2024 | -1.69 | -6.3% |
| 2025 | -1.52 | -10.2% |
| 2026 | -1.24 | -18.3% |
| 2027 | -1.03 | -17.2% |
| 2028 | -0.829 | -19.2% |
| 2029 | -0.659 | -20.5% |
| 2030 | -0.564 | -14.4% |
| 2031 | -0.266 | -52.8% |
| 2032 | -0.223 | -16.2% |
| 2033 | -0.1 | -55.2% |
| 2034 | 0.078 | -178.0% |
| 2035 | 0.1 | +28.2% |
| 2036 | 0.167 | +67.0% |
| 2037 | 0.311 | +86.2% |
| 2038 | 0.442 | +42.1% |
| 2039 | 0.561 | +26.9% |
| 2040 | 0.46 | -18.0% |
| 2041 | 0.566 | +23.0% |
| 2042 | 0.714 | +26.1% |
| 2043 | 0.709 | -0.7% |
| 2044 | 0.672 | -5.2% |
| 2045 | 0.646 | -3.9% |
| 2046 | 0.705 | +9.1% |
| 2047 | 0.815 | +15.6% |
| 2048 | 0.694 | -14.8% |
| 2049 | 0.69 | -0.6% |
| 2050 | 0.665 | -3.6% |
| 2051 | 0.731 | +9.9% |
| 2052 | 0.575 | -21.3% |
| 2053 | 0.692 | +20.3% |
| 2054 | 0.578 | -16.5% |
| 2055 | 0.634 | +9.7% |
| 2056 | 0.659 | +3.9% |
| 2057 | 0.518 | -21.4% |
| 2058 | 0.613 | +18.3% |
| 2059 | 0.676 | +10.3% |
| 2060 | 0.547 | -19.1% |
| 2061 | 0.668 | +22.1% |
| 2062 | 0.55 | -17.7% |
| 2063 | 0.604 | +9.8% |
| 2064 | 0.619 | +2.5% |
| 2065 | 0.513 | -17.1% |
| 2066 | 0.602 | +17.3% |
| 2067 | 0.626 | +4.0% |
| 2068 | 0.632 | +1.0% |
| 2069 | 0.637 | +0.8% |
| 2070 | 0.534 | -16.2% |
| 2071 | 0.674 | +26.2% |
| 2072 | 0.527 | -21.8% |
| 2073 | 0.684 | +29.8% |
| 2074 | 0.574 | -16.1% |
| 2075 | 0.5 | -12.9% |
| 2076 | 0.507 | +1.4% |
| 2077 | 0.521 | +2.8% |
| 2078 | 0.432 | -17.1% |
| 2079 | 0.482 | +11.6% |
| 2080 | 0.54 | +12.0% |
| 2081 | 0.341 | -36.9% |
| 2082 | 0.348 | +2.1% |
| 2083 | 0.33 | -5.2% |
| 2084 | 0.371 | +12.4% |
| 2085 | 0.345 | -7.0% |
| 2086 | 0.293 | -15.1% |
| 2087 | 0.226 | -22.9% |
| 2088 | 0.3 | +32.7% |
| 2089 | 0.266 | -11.3% |
| 2090 | 0.257 | -3.4% |
| 2091 | 0.223 | -13.2% |
| 2092 | 0.248 | +11.2% |
| 2093 | 0.165 | -33.5% |
| 2094 | 0.148 | -10.3% |
| 2095 | 0.123 | -16.9% |
| 2096 | 0.189 | +53.7% |
| 2097 | 0.18 | -4.8% |
| 2098 | 0.172 | -4.4% |
| 2099 | 0.057 | -66.9% |
| 2100 | 0.212 | +271.9% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0.212 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.5825. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0.212 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.318. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +2026.1% | -0.264 | 5.08 |
| 1950 | +832.6% | 0.4794 | 4.47 |
| 2100 | +271.9% | 0.057 | 0.212 |
| 1969 | +255.4% | -0.48 | 0.746 |
| 1964 | -196.0% | 0.869 | -0.834 |
| 2003 | +191.9% | 0.385 | 1.12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.4955 | 0.4882 | 0.5028 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.5101 | 0.5038 | 0.5164 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.4858 | 0.48 | 0.4916 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.4861 | 0.4803 | 0.492 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.4741 | 0.4688 | 0.4794 | 2 |
| 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 | -1.45 | -2.23 | -0.659 | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.0506 | -0.564 | 0.561 | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.6671 | 0.46 | 0.815 | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.6341 | 0.518 | 0.731 | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.5998 | 0.513 | 0.668 | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.5435 | 0.432 | 0.684 | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.336 | 0.226 | 0.54 | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.1762 | 0.057 | 0.257 | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.212 | 0.212 | 0.212 | 1 |
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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)
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- 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)
- Population density 409.67 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 765 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.212 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Tuvalu?
- Population growth rate in Tuvalu was 0.212 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 5.08 in 1974.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.23 in 2021.
- How does Tuvalu rank for population growth rate?
- Tuvalu ranks 50th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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