Urban population — all countries

Urban population — Tuvalu

Urban population in Tuvalu in 2025 — 6,212 people. Ranked 216 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 797.7%.

2025 6,212 people −0.5% vs 2024
World rank 216of 217
Period maximum 6,516 people2017
Period minimum 692 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — Tuvalu, 1960–202502,0004,0006,0008,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 692 people1962: 714 people1964: 737 people1966: 770 people1968: 799 people1970: 819 people1972: 831 people1974: 887 people1976: 1,312 people1978: 1,882 people1980: 2,222 people1982: 2,442 people1984: 2,635 people1986: 2,896 people1988: 3,195 people1990: 3,490 people1992: 3,734 people1994: 3,916 people1996: 4,068 people1998: 4,205 people2000: 4,344 people2002: 4,498 people2004: 4,751 people2006: 5,081 people2008: 5,453 people2010: 5,843 people2012: 6,221 people2014: 6,404 people2016: 6,501 people2018: 6,511 people2020: 6,439 people2022: 6,326 people2024: 6,243 people2025: 6,212 people
Change over the period: +5,520 (+797.69%) Average annual rate: 3.43 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Tuvalu 6,212 people
World 4.75B people
East Asia & Pacific 1.55B people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.88B people
Urban population — Tuvalu, by year Tuvalu All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 6,212 −31 −0.5%
2024 6,243 −40 −0.64%
2023 6,283 −43 −0.68%
2022 6,326 −56 −0.88%
2021 6,382 −57 −0.89%
2020 6,439 −41 −0.63%
2019 6,480 −31 −0.48%
2018 6,511 −5 −0.08%
2017 6,516 +15 +0.23%
2016 6,501 +42 +0.65%
2015 6,459 +55 +0.86%
2014 6,404 +64 +1.01%
2013 6,340 +119 +1.91%
2012 6,221 +180 +2.98%
2011 6,041 +198 +3.39%
2010 5,843 +197 +3.49%
2009 5,646 +193 +3.54%
2008 5,453 +192 +3.65%
2007 5,261 +180 +3.54%
2006 5,081 +169 +3.44%
2005 4,912 +161 +3.39%
2004 4,751 +146 +3.17%
2003 4,605 +107 +2.38%
2002 4,498 +80 +1.81%
2001 4,418 +74 +1.7%
2000 4,344 +72 +1.69%
1999 4,272 +67 +1.59%
1998 4,205 +67 +1.62%
1997 4,138 +70 +1.72%
1996 4,068 +72 +1.8%
1995 3,996 +80 +2.04%
1994 3,916 +87 +2.27%
1993 3,829 +95 +2.54%
1992 3,734 +112 +3.09%
1991 3,622 +132 +3.78%
1990 3,490 +144 +4.3%
1989 3,346 +151 +4.73%
1988 3,195 +151 +4.96%
1987 3,044 +148 +5.11%
1986 2,896 +142 +5.16%
1985 2,754 +119 +4.52%
1984 2,635 +97 +3.82%
1983 2,538 +96 +3.93%
1982 2,442 +103 +4.4%
1981 2,339 +117 +5.27%
1980 2,222 +136 +6.52%
1979 2,086 +204 +10.84%
1978 1,882 +279 +17.4%
1977 1,603 +291 +22.18%
1976 1,312 +252 +23.77%
1975 1,060 +173 +19.5%
1974 887 +51 +6.1%
1973 836 +5 +0.6%
1972 831 +5 +0.61%
1971 826 +7 +0.85%
1970 819 +10 +1.24%
1969 809 +10 +1.25%
1968 799 +13 +1.65%
1967 786 +16 +2.08%
1966 770 +19 +2.53%
1965 751 +14 +1.9%
1964 737 +11 +1.52%
1963 726 +12 +1.68%
1962 714 +11 +1.56%
1961 703 +11 +1.59%
1960 692

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About the indicator

The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.