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Tuvalu

According to the World Bank, Tuvalu was home to 9,646 people in 2024 — the 217th most populous of 217 countries, less than 0.01% of everyone on Earth.

REGIONEast Asia & Pacific
INCOME GROUP · WORLD BANKUpper middle income
CAPITALFunafuti

Tuvalu by the numbers

METRICVALUEWORLD RANKSHARE
PopulationWorld Bank, 20249,646217th of 217less than 0.01%
People
Population GrowthWorld Bank, 2024-1.7%212th of 217
Birth RateWorld Bank, 202422.0 / 1,00061st of 217
Death RateWorld Bank, 20249.3 / 1,00056th of 217
Fertility RateWorld Bank, 20243.1751st of 217
Urban PopulationWorld Bank, 202464.7%106th of 217
Economy
GDP (current US$)World Bank, 2024$62M214th of 214less than 0.01%
GDP per capitaWorld Bank, 2024$6.3K127th of 214
GNI per capitaWorld Bank, 2024$8.8K97th of 207
InflationWorld Bank, 20240.5%181st of 193
UnemploymentWorld Bank, 2025no figure
Health
Life ExpectancyWorld Bank, 202467.3 yrs175th of 217
Infant MortalityWorld Bank, 202416.5 / 1,00076th of 196
Health SpendingWorld Bank, 202427.1%1st of 193
PhysiciansWorld Bank, 20231.3 / 1,000115th of 208
Environment
CO₂ per capitaWorld Bank, 20240.00203rd of 203
Forest CoverWorld Bank, 202333.3%99th of 214
Renewable EnergyWorld Bank, 20225.2%167th of 212
Society
Internet UsersWorld Bank, 202535.2%175th of 213
Mobile SubscriptionsWorld Bank, 202498.9 / 1,000141st of 214
Literacy RateWorld Bank, 2024100.0%2nd of 170
Land
Population DensityWorld Bank, 202332736th of 216
Arable LandWorld Bank, 2023no figure

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