World population growth in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: World population growth was 0.2% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
0.2%
Change on year
up 271.9%
World rank
50th
of 239 countries
All-time high
5.1%
in 1974
All-time low
-2.2%
in 2021
Years of data
161
1900–2100
World population growth in Tuvalu, 1900–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for world population growth in Tuvalu is 0.2%, measured in 2100.
The figure is up 271.9% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Tuvalu peaked at 5.1% in 1974 and was at its lowest, -2.2%, 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.
World population growth in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.5% | — |
| 1905 | 0.5% | +3.0% |
| 1910 | 0.5% | +2.7% |
| 1915 | 0.5% | -2.4% |
| 1920 | 0.5% | -2.4% |
| 1925 | 0.5% | -2.4% |
| 1930 | 0.5% | +2.5% |
| 1935 | 0.5% | -2.4% |
| 1940 | 0.5% | -2.4% |
| 1945 | 0.5% | +2.3% |
| 1950 | 4.5% | +832.6% |
| 1951 | 2.2% | -50.5% |
| 1952 | 2.8% | +24.4% |
| 1953 | 2.2% | -21.4% |
| 1954 | 1.4% | -33.4% |
| 1955 | 1.1% | -25.9% |
| 1956 | 0.9% | -13.1% |
| 1957 | 0.9% | -2.9% |
| 1958 | 1.2% | +37.3% |
| 1959 | 0.8% | -37.4% |
| 1960 | 0.9% | +13.0% |
| 1961 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.9% | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 0.9% | -6.6% |
| 1964 | -0.8% | -196.0% |
| 1965 | -0.4% | -47.6% |
| 1966 | -0.6% | +41.0% |
| 1967 | -0.5% | -11.0% |
| 1968 | -0.5% | -12.4% |
| 1969 | 0.7% | -255.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4% | -48.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | -0.1% | -131.8% |
| 1973 | -0.3% | +114.6% |
| 1974 | 5.1% | -2026.1% |
| 1975 | 4.8% | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 4.4% | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 4.2% | -5.5% |
| 1978 | 3.8% | -8.7% |
| 1979 | 2.6% | -31.7% |
| 1980 | 2.4% | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 1.9% | -21.9% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | -12.7% |
| 1984 | 1.4% | -9.8% |
| 1985 | 2.2% | +64.6% |
| 1986 | 2.0% | -12.9% |
| 1987 | 1.7% | -11.0% |
| 1988 | 1.7% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 1.5% | -9.2% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | -31.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -18.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -23.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -30.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +191.9% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +19.7% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +17.7% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -13.4% |
| 2013 | -0.1% | -108.9% |
| 2014 | -0.2% | +54.2% |
| 2015 | -0.2% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | -0.4% | +105.0% |
| 2017 | -0.7% | +69.7% |
| 2018 | -1.5% | +114.3% |
| 2019 | -1.7% | +12.3% |
| 2020 | -1.8% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | -2.2% | +25.2% |
| 2022 | -1.8% | -20.9% |
| 2023 | -1.8% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | -1.7% | -6.3% |
| 2025 | -1.5% | -10.2% |
| 2026 | -1.2% | -18.3% |
| 2027 | -1.0% | -17.2% |
| 2028 | -0.8% | -19.2% |
| 2029 | -0.7% | -20.5% |
| 2030 | -0.6% | -14.4% |
| 2031 | -0.3% | -52.8% |
| 2032 | -0.2% | -16.2% |
| 2033 | -0.1% | -55.2% |
| 2034 | 0.1% | -178.0% |
| 2035 | 0.1% | +28.2% |
| 2036 | 0.2% | +67.0% |
| 2037 | 0.3% | +86.2% |
| 2038 | 0.4% | +42.1% |
| 2039 | 0.6% | +26.9% |
| 2040 | 0.5% | -18.0% |
| 2041 | 0.6% | +23.0% |
| 2042 | 0.7% | +26.1% |
| 2043 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 2044 | 0.7% | -5.2% |
| 2045 | 0.6% | -3.9% |
| 2046 | 0.7% | +9.1% |
| 2047 | 0.8% | +15.6% |
| 2048 | 0.7% | -14.8% |
| 2049 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
| 2050 | 0.7% | -3.6% |
| 2051 | 0.7% | +9.9% |
| 2052 | 0.6% | -21.3% |
| 2053 | 0.7% | +20.3% |
| 2054 | 0.6% | -16.5% |
| 2055 | 0.6% | +9.7% |
| 2056 | 0.7% | +3.9% |
| 2057 | 0.5% | -21.4% |
| 2058 | 0.6% | +18.3% |
| 2059 | 0.7% | +10.3% |
| 2060 | 0.5% | -19.1% |
| 2061 | 0.7% | +22.1% |
| 2062 | 0.6% | -17.7% |
| 2063 | 0.6% | +9.8% |
| 2064 | 0.6% | +2.5% |
| 2065 | 0.5% | -17.1% |
| 2066 | 0.6% | +17.3% |
| 2067 | 0.6% | +4.0% |
| 2068 | 0.6% | +1.0% |
| 2069 | 0.6% | +0.8% |
| 2070 | 0.5% | -16.2% |
| 2071 | 0.7% | +26.2% |
| 2072 | 0.5% | -21.8% |
| 2073 | 0.7% | +29.8% |
| 2074 | 0.6% | -16.1% |
| 2075 | 0.5% | -12.9% |
| 2076 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 2077 | 0.5% | +2.8% |
| 2078 | 0.4% | -17.1% |
| 2079 | 0.5% | +11.6% |
| 2080 | 0.5% | +12.0% |
| 2081 | 0.3% | -36.9% |
| 2082 | 0.3% | +2.1% |
| 2083 | 0.3% | -5.2% |
| 2084 | 0.4% | +12.4% |
| 2085 | 0.3% | -7.0% |
| 2086 | 0.3% | -15.1% |
| 2087 | 0.2% | -22.9% |
| 2088 | 0.3% | +32.7% |
| 2089 | 0.3% | -11.3% |
| 2090 | 0.3% | -3.4% |
| 2091 | 0.2% | -13.2% |
| 2092 | 0.2% | +11.2% |
| 2093 | 0.2% | -33.5% |
| 2094 | 0.1% | -10.3% |
| 2095 | 0.1% | -16.9% |
| 2096 | 0.2% | +53.7% |
| 2097 | 0.2% | -4.8% |
| 2098 | 0.2% | -4.4% |
| 2099 | 0.1% | -66.9% |
| 2100 | 0.2% | +271.9% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.6%. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.3%. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth 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% | -0.3% | 5.1% |
| 1950 | +832.6% | 0.5% | 4.5% |
| 2100 | +271.9% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 1969 | +255.4% | -0.5% | 0.7% |
| 1964 | -196.0% | 0.9% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | +191.9% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.8% | 0.8% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | -0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.5% | -0.3% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -1.7% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.5% | -2.2% | -0.7% | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.1% | -0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 409.67 people per km² (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Tuvalu?
- World population growth in Tuvalu was 0.2% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 1974.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.2% in 2021.
- How does Tuvalu rank for world population growth?
- Tuvalu ranks 50th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth 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 HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.