Population density — all countries

Population density — Tuvalu

Population density in Tuvalu in 2023 — 327.2 per km². Ranked 35 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 73.8%.

2023 327.2 per km² −1.76% vs 2022
World rank 35of 215
Period maximum 366.7 per km²2013
Period minimum 187.5 per km²1968

Trend over time

1961–2023 · people per km²

Population density — Tuvalu, 1961–202315020025030035040019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 188.3 per km²1963: 191.7 per km²1965: 190.5 per km²1967: 188.4 per km²1969: 187.7 per km²1971: 189.5 per km²1973: 189.4 per km²1975: 203.9 per km²1977: 222.9 per km²1979: 239.5 per km²1981: 250.9 per km²1983: 259.6 per km²1985: 268.2 per km²1987: 279 per km²1989: 288.7 per km²1991: 297.6 per km²1993: 304.2 per km²1995: 309.3 per km²1997: 313.3 per km²1999: 316.5 per km²2001: 319.5 per km²2003: 323.2 per km²2005: 331.3 per km²2007: 339.4 per km²2009: 348.7 per km²2011: 359.3 per km²2013: 366.7 per km²2015: 365.4 per km²2017: 362.3 per km²2019: 352.7 per km²2021: 339.8 per km²2023: 327.2 per km²
Change over the period: +138.9 (+73.8%) Average annual rate: 0.9 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tuvalu

Tuvalu 327.2 per km²
World 62.1 per km²
East Asia & Pacific 97.5 per km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 65.7 per km²
Population density — Tuvalu, by year Tuvalu All countries CSV XLSX
Year per km² Change Change, %
2023 327.2 −5.9 −1.76%
2022 333.1 −6.7 −1.98%
2021 339.8 −6.8 −1.97%
2020 346.6 −6.1 −1.72%
2019 352.7 −5.7 −1.58%
2018 358.4 −3.9 −1.09%
2017 362.3 −2 −0.56%
2016 364.3 −1.1 −0.3%
2015 365.4 −0.7 −0.19%
2014 366.1 −0.6 −0.15%
2013 366.7 +2.2 +0.61%
2012 364.5 +5.1 +1.43%
2011 359.3 +5.5 +1.56%
2010 353.8 +5.1 +1.46%
2009 348.7 +4.7 +1.36%
2008 344 +4.6 +1.37%
2007 339.4 +4.2 +1.25%
2006 335.2 +3.9 +1.17%
2005 331.3 +4.1 +1.26%
2004 327.2 +4 +1.25%
2003 323.2 +2.4 +0.75%
2002 320.8 +1.2 +0.39%
2001 319.5 +1.4 +0.44%
2000 318.1 +1.6 +0.51%
1999 316.5 +1.5 +0.48%
1998 315 +1.7 +0.54%
1997 313.3 +1.9 +0.62%
1996 311.4 +2.1 +0.67%
1995 309.3 +2.4 +0.79%
1994 306.9 +2.7 +0.89%
1993 304.2 +2.9 +0.97%
1992 301.3 +3.7 +1.23%
1991 297.6 +4.3 +1.48%
1990 293.3 +4.5 +1.57%
1989 288.7 +4.8 +1.69%
1988 283.9 +4.9 +1.76%
1987 279 +5.1 +1.87%
1986 273.9 +5.7 +2.13%
1985 268.2 +4.8 +1.82%
1984 263.4 +3.8 +1.45%
1983 259.6 +4.2 +1.63%
1982 255.5 +4.6 +1.83%
1981 250.9 +5.3 +2.17%
1980 245.5 +6.1 +2.53%
1979 239.5 +7.6 +3.26%
1978 231.9 +9 +4.05%
1977 222.9 +9.4 +4.4%
1976 213.5 +9.6 +4.69%
1975 203.9 +9.8 +5.07%
1974 194.1 +4.7 +2.48%
1973 189.4 −0.4 −0.19%
1972 189.7 +0.2 +0.12%
1971 189.5 +0.7 +0.39%
1970 188.8 +1.1 +0.57%
1969 187.7 +0.2 +0.12%
1968 187.5 −0.9 −0.5%
1967 188.4 −1.1 −0.6%
1966 189.5 −1 −0.51%
1965 190.5 −1.2 −0.64%
1964 191.7 +0 +0.02%
1963 191.7 +1.7 +0.91%
1962 190 +1.7 +0.9%
1961 188.3

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About the indicator

Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.