Tuvalu — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Tuvalu, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Tuvalu was -1.61% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 4.94% in 1975. The lowest was -2.00% in 2022 (about 1.2× the latest value).
Tuvalu ranks 213 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 98%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 0.64%, so Tuvalu sits below it. It peaked in 1975 and has fallen 133% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 741%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 35 of 37 economies; Northern Mariana Islands (-1.68%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 3812% in 1965. That is 21% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1974.
World ranking. Slipped: 186th of 216 in 1961 → 189th of 216 in 1970 → 78th of 216 in 1980 → 125th of 216 in 1990 → 163rd of 217 in 2000 → 91st of 217 in 2010 → 215th of 217 in 2020 → 213th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -1.61% | +0.1 pp |
| 2024 | -1.75% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | -1.78% | +0.2 pp |
| 2022 | -2% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | -1.99% | -0.3 pp |
| 2020 | -1.74% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | -1.59% | -0.5 pp |
| 2018 | -1.09% | -0.5 pp |
| 2017 | -0.56% | -0.3 pp |
| 2016 | -0.3% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | -0.19% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | -0.15% | -0.8 pp |
| 2013 | 0.61% | -0.8 pp |
| 2012 | 1.42% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 1.55% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 1.45% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 1.35% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 1.36% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 1.25% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 1.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 1.26% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 1.24% | +0.5 pp |
| 2003 | 0.75% | +0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 0.39% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 0.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 0.48% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 0.54% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 0.62% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 0.67% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 0.79% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 0.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 0.97% | -0.3 pp |
| 1992 | 1.22% | -0.2 pp |
| 1991 | 1.47% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 1.56% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 1.68% | -0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 1.74% | -0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 1.86% | -0.2 pp |
| 1986 | 2.1% | +0.3 pp |
| 1985 | 1.81% | +0.4 pp |
| 1984 | 1.44% | -0.2 pp |
| 1983 | 1.62% | -0.2 pp |
| 1982 | 1.82% | -0.3 pp |
| 1981 | 2.15% | -0.4 pp |
| 1980 | 2.5% | -0.7 pp |
| 1979 | 3.21% | -0.8 pp |
| 1978 | 3.97% | -0.3 pp |
| 1977 | 4.31% | -0.3 pp |
| 1976 | 4.59% | -0.4 pp |
| 1975 | 4.94% | +2.5 pp |
| 1974 | 2.45% | +2.6 pp |
| 1973 | -0.19% | -0.3 pp |
| 1972 | 0.12% | -0.3 pp |
| 1971 | 0.39% | -0.2 pp |
| 1970 | 0.57% | +0.4 pp |
| 1969 | 0.12% | +0.6 pp |
| 1968 | -0.5% | +0.1 pp |
| 1967 | -0.6% | -0.1 pp |
| 1966 | -0.51% | +0.1 pp |
| 1965 | -0.65% | -0.7 pp |
| 1964 | 0.02% | -0.9 pp |
| 1963 | 0.91% | +0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 0.9% | +0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 0.89% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Tuvalu’s Population growth in 1962?
0.9% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Tuvalu’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -281.0% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: -1.61%; 2024: -1.75%; 2023: -1.78%; 2022: -2%; 2021: -1.99%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.