Fertility & birth rates in Tuvalu and United Kingdom

Fertility rate in Tuvalu vs United Kingdom chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Tuvalu was 3.21 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.56 in the United Kingdom in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Tuvalu vs the United Kingdom population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Tuvalu	United Kingdom
1960	5.15	2.69
1961	5.09	2.78
1962	5	2.86
1963	4.91	2.88
1964	4.83	2.93
1965	4.73	2.86
1966	4.64	2.78
1967	4.49	2.68
1968	4.36	2.6
1969	4.23	2.51
1970	4.08	2.44
1971	3.94	2.41
1972	3.81	2.2
1973	3.71	2.04
1974	3.63	1.92
1975	3.58	1.81
1976	3.55	1.74
1977	3.56	1.69
1978	3.59	1.75
1979	3.65	1.86
1980	3.73	1.9
1981	3.8	1.82
1982	3.88	1.78
1983	3.91	1.77
1984	3.95	1.77
1985	3.97	1.79
1986	3.97	1.78
1987	3.94	1.81
1988	3.88	1.82
1989	3.8	1.79
1990	3.75	1.83
1991	3.79	1.82
1992	3.86	1.79
1993	3.92	1.76
1994	3.92	1.74
1995	3.96	1.71
1996	3.95	1.73
1997	3.95	1.72
1998	3.95	1.71
1999	3.92	1.68
2000	3.84	1.64
2001	3.75	1.63
2002	3.64	1.63
2003	3.58	1.7
2004	3.55	1.75
2005	3.55	1.76
2006	3.53	1.82
2007	3.45	1.86
2008	3.42	1.91
2009	3.43	1.89
2010	3.44	1.92
2011	3.46	1.91
2012	3.47	1.92
2013	3.39	1.83
2014	3.33	1.81
2015	3.31	1.8
2016	3.3	1.79
2017	3.3	1.74
2018	3.33	1.68
2019	3.33	1.63
2020	3.31	1.57
2021	3.28	1.58
2022	3.24	1.56
2023	3.21	1.56
2024	3.17	1.55
2025	3.14	1.54
2026	3.1	1.53
2027	3.06	1.53
2028	3.03	1.53
2029	3	1.52
2030	2.97	1.52
2031	2.94	1.52
2032	2.91	1.53
2033	2.88	1.53
2034	2.84	1.53
2035	2.82	1.53
2036	2.79	1.53
2037	2.77	1.53
2038	2.74	1.53
2039	2.72	1.53
2040	2.69	1.53
2041	2.67	1.54
2042	2.65	1.54
2043	2.63	1.54
2044	2.61	1.54
2045	2.58	1.54
2046	2.57	1.54
2047	2.54	1.54
2048	2.52	1.54
2049	2.5	1.55
2050	2.48	1.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Tuvalu	United Kingdom
1960	41%	23.3%
1961	42.1%	23.3%
1962	43.1%	23.2%
1963	43.9%	23.2%
1964	44.1%	23.3%
1965	43.9%	23.4%
1966	43.9%	23.5%
1967	44.1%	23.7%
1968	44.3%	23.9%
1969	43.9%	24%
1970	43.2%	24.1%
1971	42.3%	24.1%
1972	41.3%	24%
1973	40.2%	23.9%
1974	39.4%	23.6%
1975	38.9%	23.3%
1976	38.1%	22.9%
1977	37%	22.4%
1978	35.5%	21.9%
1979	34.5%	21.4%
1980	34%	21%
1981	33.4%	20.6%
1982	32.8%	20.2%
1983	32.1%	19.8%
1984	31.6%	19.5%
1985	31.7%	19.3%
1986	32.3%	19.1%
1987	32.9%	18.9%
1988	33.5%	18.9%
1989	34.1%	19.1%
1990	34.5%	19.1%
1991	35%	19.3%
1992	35.4%	19.4%
1993	35.9%	19.5%
1994	36.1%	19.6%
1995	36.2%	19.5%
1996	36.3%	19.4%
1997	36.3%	19.3%
1998	36.3%	19.3%
1999	36.2%	19.2%
2000	36.3%	18.9%
2001	36.3%	18.7%
2002	36.3%	18.5%
2003	36%	18.4%
2004	35.5%	18.3%
2005	35%	18.2%
2006	34.5%	18%
2007	34%	17.9%
2008	33.5%	17.8%
2009	33.1%	17.8%
2010	32.8%	17.8%
2011	32.6%	17.7%
2012	32.5%	17.8%
2013	32.4%	17.8%
2014	32.1%	17.8%
2015	31.9%	17.9%
2016	31.8%	18%
2017	31.6%	18%
2018	31.6%	18.1%
2019	31.7%	18%
2020	31.7%	18%
2021	31.6%	17.8%
2022	32%	17.6%
2023	32.6%	17.4%
2024	32.9%	17.2%
2025	33%	17%
2026	32.9%	16.7%
2027	32.7%	16.5%
2028	32.3%	16.2%
2029	31.8%	16%
2030	31.2%	15.7%
2031	30.6%	15.5%
2032	29.9%	15.3%
2033	29.3%	15.2%
2034	28.7%	15.1%
2035	28.2%	15%
2036	27.8%	14.9%
2037	27.5%	14.9%
2038	27.1%	14.8%
2039	26.9%	14.8%
2040	26.9%	14.8%
2041	26.9%	14.8%
2042	26.9%	14.8%
2043	27%	14.9%
2044	27.1%	14.9%
2045	27.3%	14.9%
2046	27.4%	15%
2047	27.6%	15%
2048	27.7%	15%
2049	27.8%	15%
2050	27.8%	15.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 32.9% of the population in Tuvalu and 17.2% in the United Kingdom in 2024, compared to 34.5% and 19.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Tuvalu and the United Kingdom compared.

Natural population change in Tuvalu vs United Kingdom by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.48% in Tuvalu and +0.16% in the United Kingdom. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Tuvalu	United Kingdom
1960	126	314,400
1961	120	311,519
1962	113	340,800
1963	106	337,995
1964	98	405,000
1965	93	364,132
1966	91	333,356
1967	92	346,145
1968	97	292,622
1969	102	260,577
1970	102	244,918
1971	101	257,123
1972	94	162,650
1973	101	112,389
1974	102	67,476
1975	108	33,735
1976	117	-5,621
1977	128	0
1978	141	16,859
1979	158	61,872
1980	173	95,734
1981	186	73,234
1982	198	56,314
1983	206	61,966
1984	212	84,633
1985	215	79,170
1986	219	90,690
1987	219	136,325
1988	215	136,628
1989	208	119,861
1990	204	154,569
1991	203	143,562
1992	196	149,709
1993	202	103,893
1994	195	127,304
1995	191	87,028
1996	182	98,884
1997	177	99,138
1998	172	87,730
1999	166	64,551
2000	159	70,671
2001	151	65,032
2002	141	65,308
2003	136	89,471
2004	132	131,974
2005	131	144,963
2006	129	176,455
2007	125	196,232
2008	125	216,325
2009	130	230,422
2010	136	251,066
2011	142	259,361
2012	148	248,473
2013	148	198,830
2014	149	206,784
2015	153	175,738
2016	157	177,139
2017	163	145,125
2018	169	119,321
2019	166	108,342
2020	161	-4,272
2021	151	30,612
2022	150	39,751
2023	137	34,589

Maternal mortality chart: Tuvalu vs United Kingdom

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 170 deaths per 100,000 live births in Tuvalu, compared to 8 deaths in the United Kingdom.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Tuvalu	United Kingdom
1985	230	2
1986	226	2
1987	252	3
1988	300	4
1989	296	5
1990	291	6
1991	289	7
1992	312	7
1993	286	8
1994	284	9
1995	281	9
1996	277	8
1997	249	9
1998	245	10
1999	242	11
2000	237	12
2001	235	13
2002	234	13
2003	210	14
2004	209	13
2005	230	12
2006	226	12
2007	222	11
2008	219	11
2009	215	11
2010	213	10
2011	169	10
2012	168	9
2013	168	9
2014	168	9
2015	169	9
2016	170	9
2017	171	9
2018	153	9
2019	155	9
2020	206	14
2021	157	13
2022	220	15
2023	170	8

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.99% in Tuvalu and 0.45% in the United Kingdom. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Tuvalu	United Kingdom
1960	17.7%	2.66%
1961	17%	2.61%
1962	16.3%	2.56%
1963	15.6%	2.49%
1964	14.9%	2.42%
1965	14.2%	2.34%
1966	13.6%	2.28%
1967	12.9%	2.22%
1968	12.3%	2.18%
1969	11.7%	2.14%
1970	11.1%	2.1%
1971	10.5%	2.06%
1972	9.93%	2%
1973	9.37%	1.94%
1974	8.81%	1.87%
1975	8.31%	1.8%
1976	7.84%	1.72%
1977	7.43%	1.64%
1978	7.08%	1.57%
1979	6.76%	1.49%
1980	6.49%	1.41%
1981	6.26%	1.34%
1982	6.06%	1.27%
1983	5.9%	1.22%
1984	5.76%	1.17%
1985	5.66%	1.14%
1986	5.59%	1.11%
1987	5.53%	1.08%
1988	5.47%	1.04%
1989	5.42%	0.99%
1990	5.37%	0.93%
1991	5.31%	0.87%
1992	5.24%	0.82%
1993	5.15%	0.77%
1994	5.05%	0.74%
1995	4.94%	0.72%
1996	4.81%	0.7%
1997	4.67%	0.69%
1998	4.52%	0.68%
1999	4.39%	0.67%
2000	4.26%	0.65%
2001	4.16%	0.64%
2002	4.07%	0.63%
2003	3.98%	0.63%
2004	3.89%	0.61%
2005	3.8%	0.6%
2006	3.68%	0.59%
2007	3.56%	0.58%
2008	3.42%	0.56%
2009	3.28%	0.54%
2010	3.14%	0.52%
2011	3.02%	0.5%
2012	2.91%	0.48%
2013	2.8%	0.46%
2014	2.71%	0.45%
2015	2.61%	0.45%
2016	2.52%	0.44%
2017	2.43%	0.44%
2018	2.35%	0.44%
2019	2.27%	0.44%
2020	2.19%	0.44%
2021	2.12%	0.44%
2022	2.05%	0.45%
2023	1.99%	0.45%