Tuvalu
Polynesia · Independent country · Capital: Funafuti
- 9,564Population19th of 22 · 2025
- 749,790 km²Ocean area11th of 22 · 2021
- US$5,800GDP per person15th of 22 · 2024
- 3,136Overseas visitors a year14th of 20 · 2023
Tuvalu has 24,993 km² of ocean for every km² of land, and about 319 people per km² of land.
Population
2000–2025
GDP per person (US$, current prices)
2005–2024
Overseas visitors per year
2005–2023
Life expectancy of women at birth
2000–2014
People
- Population
- 9,5642025, estimate
- Population growth per year
- -1.7%2025, estimate
- People per km² of land
- 3192025, estimate
- Median age
- 25 years2025, estimate
- Children (0–14)share of the population
- 33%2025, estimate
- Youth (15–24)share of the population
- 17%2025, estimate
- Aged 60 and overshare of the population
- 11%2025, estimate
- Dependency ratiochildren and older people per 100 aged 15–59
- 80%2025, estimate
Health
- Life expectancy, women
- 66.5 years2014
- Life expectancy, men
- 63.9 years2014
- Births per woman
- 3.22022
- Births per 1,000 women aged 15–19
- 252016
- Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
- 232016
- Births per 1,000 people
- 24.82018
- Deaths per 1,000 people
- 9.12018
Economy
- GDPcurrent prices, US dollars
- US$56.4 million2024
- GDP per person
- US$5,8002024
- Inflation
- 2.9%2025, estimate
- Exports of goods
- US$52.1 million2022
- Imports of goods
- US$34 billion2022
- Trade balance
- −US$34 billion2022
- Government revenueshare of GDP
- 74.6%2020
- Government spendingshare of GDP
- 127.5%2023
- Overseas visitors per year
- 3,1362023
Land and sea
- Land area
- 30 km²2025, estimate
- Ocean area (exclusive economic zone)
- 749,790 km²2021
- Highest point above sea level
- 5 m2021
Happening nearby now
Earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 and over this week within 1,000 km of Funafuti, and storms, floods, volcanoes and fires within 1,500 km.
Nothing reported nearby right now.
Open datasets about Tuvalu
- Humanitarian Data Exchange
Airports in Tuvalu
OurAirportsUpdated 19 Mar 2026
List of airports in Tuvalu, with latitude and longitude. Unverified community data from http://ourairports.com/countries/TV/
- CSV
- Humanitarian Data Exchange
Tuvalu - Key Indicators
Asian Development BankUpdated 28 Oct 2026
This dataset contains key indicators for Tuvalu compiled from the [ADB Key Indicators Database](https://kidb.adb.org …
- CSV
- Humanitarian Data Exchange
Tuvalu Healthsites
Open Healthsite ConsultingUpdated 29 Sept 2026
This dataset shows the list of operating health facilities. Attributes included: Name,Nature of Facility, Activities, Lat, Long
- GEOJSON
- CSV
- SHP
- Humanitarian Data Exchange
Tuvalu - Historical Health Indicators
World Health OrganizationUpdated 7 Feb 2025
This dataset contains historical data from WHO's [data portal](https://www.who.int/gho/en/).
- CSV
- Humanitarian Data Exchange
Tuvalu: Daily Port Activity Data and Shipment Estimates
PortWatchUpdated 11 Nov 2026
… port calls, estimates of incoming shipment volumes and outgoing shipment volumes (in metric tons) for ports in Tuvalu.
- CSV
- data.gov.au
EDM Height Traversing Levelling Survey Report : Tuvalu, August 2010
Geoscience Australia DataUpdated 16 Oct 2025
This report outlines the level survey completed during the visit to Tuvalu between 10 -18 August 2010.
- HTML
Other Pacific countries and territories
Figures: Pacific Community (SPC), Pacific Data Hub .Stat (Pocket summary). The year under each figure is the year it is for; SPC keeps showing the latest figure until a newer one is published. Live events: USGS, GDACS and NASA EONET.