Population · Oceania · 2025 data
Tuvalu Population
Tuvalu had a population of 9,492 in 2025, ranking #216 of 216 countries and territories (0.00% of the world). The population fell by 13.4% over the past ten years and peaked in 2013 at 11,001.
Population of Tuvalu, 1960–2025
Values in people · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9,492 | -1.60% |
| 2024 | 9,646 | -1.73% |
| 2023 | 9,816 | -1.76% |
| 2022 | 9,992 | -1.98% |
| 2021 | 10,194 | -1.97% |
| 2020 | 10,399 | -1.72% |
| 2019 | 10,581 | -1.58% |
| 2018 | 10,751 | -1.09% |
| 2017 | 10,869 | -0.56% |
| 2016 | 10,930 | -0.30% |
| 2015 | 10,963 | -0.19% |
| 2014 | 10,984 | -0.15% |
| 2013 | 11,001 | +0.61% |
| 2012 | 10,934 | +1.43% |
| 2011 | 10,780 | +1.56% |
| 2010 | 10,614 | +1.46% |
| 2009 | 10,461 | +1.36% |
| 2008 | 10,321 | +1.37% |
| 2007 | 10,182 | +1.25% |
| 2006 | 10,056 | +1.17% |
| 2005 | 9,940 | +1.26% |
| 2004 | 9,816 | +1.25% |
| 2003 | 9,695 | +0.75% |
| 2002 | 9,623 | +0.39% |
| 2001 | 9,586 | +0.44% |
| 2000 | 9,544 | +0.51% |
| 1999 | 9,496 | +0.48% |
| 1998 | 9,451 | +0.54% |
| 1997 | 9,400 | +0.62% |
| 1996 | 9,342 | +0.67% |
| 1995 | 9,280 | +0.79% |
| 1994 | 9,207 | +0.89% |
| 1993 | 9,126 | +0.97% |
| 1992 | 9,038 | +1.23% |
| 1991 | 8,928 | +1.48% |
| 1990 | 8,798 | +1.57% |
| 1989 | 8,662 | +1.69% |
| 1988 | 8,518 | +1.76% |
| 1987 | 8,371 | +1.87% |
| 1986 | 8,217 | +2.13% |
| 1985 | 8,046 | +1.82% |
| 1984 | 7,902 | +1.45% |
| 1983 | 7,789 | +1.63% |
| 1982 | 7,664 | +1.83% |
| 1981 | 7,526 | +2.17% |
| 1980 | 7,366 | +2.53% |
| 1979 | 7,184 | +3.26% |
| 1978 | 6,957 | +4.05% |
| 1977 | 6,686 | +4.40% |
| 1976 | 6,404 | +4.69% |
| 1975 | 6,117 | +5.07% |
| 1974 | 5,822 | +2.48% |
| 1973 | 5,681 | -0.19% |
| 1972 | 5,692 | +0.12% |
| 1971 | 5,685 | +0.39% |
| 1970 | 5,663 | +0.57% |
| 1969 | 5,631 | +0.12% |
| 1968 | 5,624 | -0.50% |
| 1967 | 5,652 | -0.60% |
| 1966 | 5,686 | -0.51% |
| 1965 | 5,715 | -0.64% |
| 1964 | 5,752 | +0.02% |
| 1963 | 5,751 | +0.91% |
| 1962 | 5,699 | +0.90% |
| 1961 | 5,648 | +0.89% |
| 1960 | 5,598 | — |
Demographics of Tuvalu
Ethnic groups
Tuvaluan 97%, Tuvaluan/I-Kiribati 1.6%, Tuvaluan/other 0.8%, other 0.6% (2017 est.)
Languages
Tuvaluan (official), English (official), Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui)
Religions
Protestant 92.7% (Congregational Christian Church of Tuvalu 85.9%, Brethren 2.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.5%, Assemblies of God 1.5%), Baha'i 1.5%, Jehovah's Witness 1.5%, other 3.9%, none or refused 0.4% (2017 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 66.2% of total population (2023).
Largest cities
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).