Urban population growth in Tuvalu
The urban population of Tuvalu changed by -0.50% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2019.
Tuvalu, 2025
-0.50%
Change from 2024
+0.14percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
207th of 217
Urban population growth in Tuvalu over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Tuvalu | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.50% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | -0.64% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | -0.68% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | -0.88% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | -0.89% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | -0.63% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | -0.48% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | -0.08% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 0.23% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 0.65% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 0.86% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 1.00% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 1.89% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 2.94% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 3.33% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 3.43% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 3.48% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 3.58% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 3.48% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 3.38% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 3.33% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 3.12% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 2.35% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 1.79% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 1.69% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.14 percentage points from -0.64% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 0.86%, the figure has changed by −1.35 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Tuvalu has the 207th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Tuvalu
All statistics for Tuvalu
Urban population share
65.4%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
-1.61%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
9,816 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
24.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
3.21 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
-1.80%
2023 · UN Population Division