Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Tuvalu

Tuvalu: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.1333 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.1333 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
24th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.1904 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1974
All-time low
0.1333 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Tuvalu, 1961–2023

00.050.10.150.2196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.

Analysis

Tuvalu recorded 0.1333 1000 No per square kilometre for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Tuvalu peaked at 0.1904 1000 No per square kilometre in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.1333 1000 No per square kilometre, in 2023.

Tuvalu ranks 24th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Tuvalu, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Tuvalu, 1961 to 2023.
Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
1961 0.174 1000 No per square kilometre
1962 0.1767 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
1963 0.1796 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
1964 0.1823 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
1965 0.1845 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
1966 0.1864 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
1967 0.1876 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
1968 0.1885 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
1969 0.189 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
1970 0.1897 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
1971 0.19 1000 No per square kilometre +0.2%
1972 0.1902 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
1973 0.1903 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
1974 0.1904 1000 No per square kilometre +0.0%
1975 0.19 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
1976 0.1897 1000 No per square kilometre -0.1%
1977 0.1893 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
1978 0.1889 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
1979 0.1885 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
1980 0.1884 1000 No per square kilometre -0.1%
1981 0.1884 1000 No per square kilometre +0.0%
1982 0.189 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
1983 0.1895 1000 No per square kilometre +0.2%
1984 0.1896 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
1985 0.1896 1000 No per square kilometre -0.0%
1986 0.1881 1000 No per square kilometre -0.8%
1987 0.1859 1000 No per square kilometre -1.1%
1988 0.1834 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
1989 0.1809 1000 No per square kilometre -1.4%
1990 0.1781 1000 No per square kilometre -1.6%
1991 0.1751 1000 No per square kilometre -1.7%
1992 0.1738 1000 No per square kilometre -0.7%
1993 0.1735 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
1994 0.1729 1000 No per square kilometre -0.3%
1995 0.1724 1000 No per square kilometre -0.3%
1996 0.1716 1000 No per square kilometre -0.5%
1997 0.1707 1000 No per square kilometre -0.5%
1998 0.17 1000 No per square kilometre -0.4%
1999 0.1694 1000 No per square kilometre -0.3%
2000 0.1695 1000 No per square kilometre +0.0%
2001 0.1699 1000 No per square kilometre +0.2%
2002 0.1707 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
2003 0.1704 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
2004 0.1693 1000 No per square kilometre -0.7%
2005 0.1681 1000 No per square kilometre -0.7%
2006 0.1665 1000 No per square kilometre -1.0%
2007 0.1648 1000 No per square kilometre -1.0%
2008 0.1628 1000 No per square kilometre -1.2%
2009 0.1609 1000 No per square kilometre -1.2%
2010 0.1587 1000 No per square kilometre -1.4%
2011 0.1566 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
2012 0.1544 1000 No per square kilometre -1.4%
2013 0.1521 1000 No per square kilometre -1.5%
2014 0.1499 1000 No per square kilometre -1.5%
2015 0.1477 1000 No per square kilometre -1.5%
2016 0.1456 1000 No per square kilometre -1.4%
2017 0.1435 1000 No per square kilometre -1.4%
2018 0.1415 1000 No per square kilometre -1.4%
2019 0.1397 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
2020 0.1379 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
2021 0.1363 1000 No per square kilometre -1.2%
2022 0.1347 1000 No per square kilometre -1.1%
2023 0.1333 1000 No per square kilometre -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1832 1000 No per square kilometre 0.174 1000 No per square kilometre 0.189 1000 No per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.1897 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1885 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1904 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.1873 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1809 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1896 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.1728 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1694 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1781 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.1673 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1609 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1707 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.149 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1397 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1587 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.1355 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1333 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1379 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Tuvalu

  1. 21 Haiti 0.1719 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 22 Nepal 0.17 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 23 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.154 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 25 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1305 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 26 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1253 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 27 Tonga 0.1215 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Tuvalu?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Tuvalu was 0.1333 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Tuvalu?
The highest recorded value was 0.1904 1000 No per square kilometre in 1974.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Tuvalu?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1333 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Tuvalu rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Tuvalu ranks 24th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tuvalu?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.