Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square in Tuvalu

Tuvalu: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square was 0.3272 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.3272 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
30th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.3667 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2013
All-time low
0.1875 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1968
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square in Tuvalu, 1961–2023

00.10.20.30.4196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square in Tuvalu is 0.3272 1000 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square in Tuvalu peaked at 0.3667 1000 No per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1875 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1968.

That places Tuvalu 30th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square in Tuvalu, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre in Tuvalu, 1961 to 2023.
Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
1961 0.1883 1000 No per square kilometre
1962 0.19 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
1963 0.1917 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
1964 0.1917 1000 No per square kilometre +0.0%
1965 0.1905 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%
1966 0.1895 1000 No per square kilometre -0.5%
1967 0.1884 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%
1968 0.1875 1000 No per square kilometre -0.5%
1969 0.1877 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
1970 0.1888 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
1971 0.1895 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1972 0.1897 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
1973 0.1894 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
1974 0.1941 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
1975 0.2039 1000 No per square kilometre +5.1%
1976 0.2135 1000 No per square kilometre +4.7%
1977 0.2229 1000 No per square kilometre +4.4%
1978 0.2319 1000 No per square kilometre +4.1%
1979 0.2395 1000 No per square kilometre +3.3%
1980 0.2455 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
1981 0.2509 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
1982 0.2555 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
1983 0.2596 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
1984 0.2634 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
1985 0.2682 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
1986 0.2739 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
1987 0.279 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
1988 0.2839 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
1989 0.2887 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
1990 0.2933 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
1991 0.2976 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
1992 0.3013 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
1993 0.3042 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
1994 0.3069 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
1995 0.3093 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1996 0.3114 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
1997 0.3133 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
1998 0.315 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
1999 0.3165 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
2000 0.3181 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
2001 0.3195 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
2002 0.3208 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
2003 0.3232 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2004 0.3272 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
2005 0.3313 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
2006 0.3352 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
2007 0.3394 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
2008 0.344 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
2009 0.3487 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
2010 0.3538 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
2011 0.3593 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
2012 0.3645 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
2013 0.3667 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
2014 0.3661 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
2015 0.3654 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
2016 0.3643 1000 No per square kilometre -0.3%
2017 0.3623 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%
2018 0.3584 1000 No per square kilometre -1.1%
2019 0.3527 1000 No per square kilometre -1.6%
2020 0.3466 1000 No per square kilometre -1.7%
2021 0.3398 1000 No per square kilometre -2.0%
2022 0.3331 1000 No per square kilometre -2.0%
2023 0.3272 1000 No per square kilometre -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1895 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1875 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1917 1000 No per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.2063 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1888 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2395 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.2669 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2455 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2887 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.3069 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2933 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3165 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.3307 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3181 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3487 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.3614 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3527 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3667 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.3367 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3272 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3466 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Tuvalu

  1. 27 Puerto Rico 0.3655 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 28 Grenada 0.3444 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 29 Japan 0.3411 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 31 Pakistan 0.3211 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 32 Guam 0.3083 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 33 El Salvador 0.3045 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square in Tuvalu?
Population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square in Tuvalu was 0.3272 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square recorded in Tuvalu?
The highest recorded value was 0.3667 1000 No per square kilometre in 2013.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square recorded in Tuvalu?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1875 1000 No per square kilometre in 1968.
How does Tuvalu rank for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square?
Tuvalu ranks 30th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square rising or falling in Tuvalu?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 10,981 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 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.