Tuvalu birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Tuvalu chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Tuvalu is 3.21, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 3.92 — a -18.2% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Tuvalu	World
1960	5.15	4.69
1961	5.09	4.56
1962	5	5.02
1963	4.91	5.31
1964	4.83	5.13
1965	4.73	5.08
1966	4.64	4.97
1967	4.49	4.87
1968	4.36	4.98
1969	4.23	4.88
1970	4.08	4.84
1971	3.94	4.69
1972	3.81	4.55
1973	3.71	4.42
1974	3.63	4.26
1975	3.58	4.07
1976	3.55	3.97
1977	3.56	3.84
1978	3.59	3.77
1979	3.65	3.76
1980	3.73	3.73
1981	3.8	3.71
1982	3.88	3.72
1983	3.91	3.59
1984	3.95	3.57
1985	3.97	3.53
1986	3.97	3.51
1987	3.94	3.48
1988	3.88	3.39
1989	3.8	3.35
1990	3.75	3.31
1991	3.79	3.13
1992	3.86	3.04
1993	3.92	2.97
1994	3.92	2.92
1995	3.96	2.87
1996	3.95	2.82
1997	3.95	2.78
1998	3.95	2.75
1999	3.92	2.72
2000	3.84	2.73
2001	3.75	2.69
2002	3.64	2.66
2003	3.58	2.64
2004	3.55	2.63
2005	3.55	2.61
2006	3.53	2.61
2007	3.45	2.6
2008	3.42	2.6
2009	3.43	2.59
2010	3.44	2.57
2011	3.46	2.55
2012	3.47	2.56
2013	3.39	2.53
2014	3.33	2.52
2015	3.31	2.49
2016	3.3	2.49
2017	3.3	2.46
2018	3.33	2.39
2019	3.33	2.35
2020	3.31	2.28
2021	3.28	2.25
2022	3.24	2.22
2023	3.21	2.2
2024	3.17	2.19
2025	3.14	2.18
2026	3.1	2.18
2027	3.06	2.17
2028	3.03	2.16
2029	3	2.15
2030	2.97	2.14
2031	2.94	2.13
2032	2.91	2.12
2033	2.88	2.12
2034	2.84	2.11
2035	2.82	2.1
2036	2.79	2.09
2037	2.77	2.09
2038	2.74	2.08
2039	2.72	2.08
2040	2.69	2.08
2041	2.67	2.07
2042	2.65	2.07
2043	2.63	2.07
2044	2.61	2.07
2045	2.58	2.06
2046	2.57	2.06
2047	2.54	2.06
2048	2.52	2.05
2049	2.5	2.05
2050	2.48	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 5% were to women under 20 years old, 58.5% to women ages 20-29, and 36.5% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 4.38%, 55.2%, and 40.4% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Tuvalu by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Tuvalu	World
1960	41%	37.4%
1961	42.1%	37.5%
1962	43.1%	37.6%
1963	43.9%	37.8%
1964	44.1%	38%
1965	43.9%	38%
1966	43.9%	38%
1967	44.1%	38%
1968	44.3%	37.9%
1969	43.9%	37.8%
1970	43.2%	37.7%
1971	42.3%	37.6%
1972	41.3%	37.5%
1973	40.2%	37.3%
1974	39.4%	37.2%
1975	38.9%	37.1%
1976	38.1%	36.9%
1977	37%	36.7%
1978	35.5%	36.3%
1979	34.5%	35.9%
1980	34%	35.5%
1981	33.4%	35.2%
1982	32.8%	34.9%
1983	32.1%	34.6%
1984	31.6%	34.3%
1985	31.7%	34%
1986	32.3%	33.8%
1987	32.9%	33.6%
1988	33.5%	33.4%
1989	34.1%	33.2%
1990	34.5%	33%
1991	35%	32.9%
1992	35.4%	32.7%
1993	35.9%	32.5%
1994	36.1%	32.3%
1995	36.2%	32.1%
1996	36.3%	31.8%
1997	36.3%	31.5%
1998	36.3%	31.1%
1999	36.2%	30.8%
2000	36.3%	30.4%
2001	36.3%	30%
2002	36.3%	29.6%
2003	36%	29.2%
2004	35.5%	28.8%
2005	35%	28.5%
2006	34.5%	28.1%
2007	34%	27.9%
2008	33.5%	27.6%
2009	33.1%	27.5%
2010	32.8%	27.3%
2011	32.6%	27.1%
2012	32.5%	27%
2013	32.4%	26.9%
2014	32.1%	26.8%
2015	31.9%	26.6%
2016	31.8%	26.5%
2017	31.6%	26.4%
2018	31.6%	26.2%
2019	31.7%	26%
2020	31.7%	25.8%
2021	31.6%	25.6%
2022	32%	25.3%
2023	32.6%	25%
2024	32.9%	24.7%
2025	33%	24.4%
2026	32.9%	24.1%
2027	32.7%	23.8%
2028	32.3%	23.4%
2029	31.8%	23.1%
2030	31.2%	22.8%
2031	30.6%	22.6%
2032	29.9%	22.3%
2033	29.3%	22.1%
2034	28.7%	21.9%
2035	28.2%	21.7%
2036	27.8%	21.6%
2037	27.5%	21.5%
2038	27.1%	21.4%
2039	26.9%	21.3%
2040	26.9%	21.2%
2041	26.9%	21.1%
2042	26.9%	21%
2043	27%	21%
2044	27.1%	20.9%
2045	27.3%	20.8%
2046	27.4%	20.7%
2047	27.6%	20.7%
2048	27.7%	20.6%
2049	27.8%	20.5%
2050	27.8%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Tuvalu was 41% in 1960, 35.9% in 1993, and 32.9% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Tuvalu.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Tuvalu, excluding migration, has been +1.48% annually. On average, 155 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Tuvalu
1960	126
1961	120
1962	113
1963	106
1964	98
1965	93
1966	91
1967	92
1968	97
1969	102
1970	102
1971	101
1972	94
1973	101
1974	102
1975	108
1976	117
1977	128
1978	141
1979	158
1980	173
1981	186
1982	198
1983	206
1984	212
1985	215
1986	219
1987	219
1988	215
1989	208
1990	204
1991	203
1992	196
1993	202
1994	195
1995	191
1996	182
1997	177
1998	172
1999	166
2000	159
2001	151
2002	141
2003	136
2004	132
2005	131
2006	129
2007	125
2008	125
2009	130
2010	136
2011	142
2012	148
2013	148
2014	149
2015	153
2016	157
2017	163
2018	169
2019	166
2020	161
2021	151
2022	150
2023	137

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Tuvalu was 170 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.17% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -28.3% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Tuvalu	World
1985	230	460
1986	226	438
1987	252	429
1988	300	414
1989	296	401
1990	291	391
1991	289	395
1992	312	395
1993	286	389
1994	284	382
1995	281	371
1996	277	366
1997	249	358
1998	245	360
1999	242	340
2000	237	328
2001	235	321
2002	234	311
2003	210	301
2004	209	291
2005	230	283
2006	226	276
2007	222	269
2008	219	264
2009	215	258
2010	213	253
2011	169	247
2012	168	239
2013	168	235
2014	168	231
2015	169	228
2016	170	220
2017	171	215
2018	153	211
2019	155	207
2020	206	211
2021	157	242
2022	220	203
2023	170	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Tuvalu was 19.9 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 1.99% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 42.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Tuvalu	World
1960	17.7%	18.5%
1961	17%	18.1%
1962	16.3%	17.8%
1963	15.6%	17.5%
1964	14.9%	17.7%
1965	14.2%	17.5%
1966	13.6%	17.3%
1967	12.9%	17%
1968	12.3%	16.5%
1969	11.7%	15.5%
1970	11.1%	15.2%
1971	10.5%	15.1%
1972	9.93%	14.4%
1973	9.37%	14.1%
1974	8.81%	13.7%
1975	8.31%	13.4%
1976	7.84%	13%
1977	7.43%	12.5%
1978	7.08%	12.1%
1979	6.76%	11.7%
1980	6.49%	11.4%
1981	6.26%	11%
1982	6.06%	10.8%
1983	5.9%	10.6%
1984	5.76%	10.4%
1985	5.66%	10.1%
1986	5.59%	9.81%
1987	5.53%	9.47%
1988	5.47%	9.31%
1989	5.42%	9.02%
1990	5.37%	8.81%
1991	5.31%	8.66%
1992	5.24%	8.46%
1993	5.15%	8.19%
1994	5.05%	7.98%
1995	4.94%	7.76%
1996	4.81%	7.52%
1997	4.67%	7.28%
1998	4.52%	7.05%
1999	4.39%	6.76%
2000	4.26%	6.48%
2001	4.16%	6.21%
2002	4.07%	5.94%
2003	3.98%	5.65%
2004	3.89%	5.43%
2005	3.8%	5.16%
2006	3.68%	4.92%
2007	3.56%	4.7%
2008	3.42%	4.5%
2009	3.28%	4.31%
2010	3.14%	4.11%
2011	3.02%	3.97%
2012	2.91%	3.77%
2013	2.8%	3.61%
2014	2.71%	3.48%
2015	2.61%	3.35%
2016	2.52%	3.23%
2017	2.43%	3.11%
2018	2.35%	2.97%
2019	2.27%	2.86%
2020	2.19%	2.75%
2021	2.12%	2.66%
2022	2.05%	2.59%
2023	1.99%	2.49%