Fertility & birth rates in Tuvalu and Venezuela

Fertility rate in Tuvalu vs Venezuela 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 2.08 in Venezuela in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Tuvalu vs Venezuela 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	Venezuela
1960	5.15	6.38
1961	5.09	6.3
1962	5	6.23
1963	4.91	6.16
1964	4.83	6.07
1965	4.73	5.98
1966	4.64	5.87
1967	4.49	5.75
1968	4.36	5.61
1969	4.23	5.47
1970	4.08	5.32
1971	3.94	5.17
1972	3.81	5.04
1973	3.71	4.91
1974	3.63	4.79
1975	3.58	4.69
1976	3.55	4.59
1977	3.56	4.49
1978	3.59	4.4
1979	3.65	4.3
1980	3.73	4.2
1981	3.8	4.1
1982	3.88	4.01
1983	3.91	3.93
1984	3.95	3.86
1985	3.97	3.79
1986	3.97	3.73
1987	3.94	3.67
1988	3.88	3.6
1989	3.8	3.52
1990	3.75	3.45
1991	3.79	3.37
1992	3.86	3.29
1993	3.92	3.22
1994	3.92	3.15
1995	3.96	3.08
1996	3.95	3.02
1997	3.95	2.97
1998	3.95	2.91
1999	3.92	2.86
2000	3.84	2.79
2001	3.75	2.78
2002	3.64	2.74
2003	3.58	2.7
2004	3.55	2.64
2005	3.55	2.63
2006	3.53	2.6
2007	3.45	2.52
2008	3.42	2.48
2009	3.43	2.42
2010	3.44	2.4
2011	3.46	2.4
2012	3.47	2.38
2013	3.39	2.33
2014	3.33	2.3
2015	3.31	2.25
2016	3.3	2.22
2017	3.3	2.18
2018	3.33	2.15
2019	3.33	2.13
2020	3.31	2.12
2021	3.28	2.11
2022	3.24	2.09
2023	3.21	2.08
2024	3.17	2.08
2025	3.14	2.06
2026	3.1	2.04
2027	3.06	2.03
2028	3.03	2.01
2029	3	2
2030	2.97	1.99
2031	2.94	1.98
2032	2.91	1.97
2033	2.88	1.96
2034	2.84	1.95
2035	2.82	1.94
2036	2.79	1.93
2037	2.77	1.92
2038	2.74	1.91
2039	2.72	1.91
2040	2.69	1.9
2041	2.67	1.89
2042	2.65	1.88
2043	2.63	1.87
2044	2.61	1.86
2045	2.58	1.86
2046	2.57	1.85
2047	2.54	1.84
2048	2.52	1.84
2049	2.5	1.83
2050	2.48	1.83

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Tuvalu	Venezuela
1960	41%	46.8%
1961	42.1%	46.9%
1962	43.1%	47%
1963	43.9%	47%
1964	44.1%	47%
1965	43.9%	46.9%
1966	43.9%	46.8%
1967	44.1%	46.6%
1968	44.3%	46.3%
1969	43.9%	46%
1970	43.2%	45.6%
1971	42.3%	45.2%
1972	41.3%	44.7%
1973	40.2%	44.3%
1974	39.4%	43.8%
1975	38.9%	43.3%
1976	38.1%	42.9%
1977	37%	42.5%
1978	35.5%	42.1%
1979	34.5%	41.7%
1980	34%	41.3%
1981	33.4%	41%
1982	32.8%	40.6%
1983	32.1%	40.3%
1984	31.6%	39.9%
1985	31.7%	39.6%
1986	32.3%	39.3%
1987	32.9%	39%
1988	33.5%	38.7%
1989	34.1%	38.4%
1990	34.5%	38.1%
1991	35%	37.8%
1992	35.4%	37.4%
1993	35.9%	37%
1994	36.1%	36.6%
1995	36.2%	36.2%
1996	36.3%	35.8%
1997	36.3%	35.3%
1998	36.3%	34.9%
1999	36.2%	34.5%
2000	36.3%	34%
2001	36.3%	33.6%
2002	36.3%	33.1%
2003	36%	32.7%
2004	35.5%	32.2%
2005	35%	31.8%
2006	34.5%	31.4%
2007	34%	31%
2008	33.5%	30.6%
2009	33.1%	30.3%
2010	32.8%	29.9%
2011	32.6%	29.5%
2012	32.5%	29.2%
2013	32.4%	28.9%
2014	32.1%	28.5%
2015	31.9%	28.2%
2016	31.8%	27.9%
2017	31.6%	27.8%
2018	31.6%	27.9%
2019	31.7%	28%
2020	31.7%	27.8%
2021	31.6%	27.4%
2022	32%	26.8%
2023	32.6%	26.2%
2024	32.9%	25.5%
2025	33%	24.9%
2026	32.9%	24.3%
2027	32.7%	23.8%
2028	32.3%	23.2%
2029	31.8%	22.8%
2030	31.2%	22.4%
2031	30.6%	22%
2032	29.9%	21.7%
2033	29.3%	21.5%
2034	28.7%	21.4%
2035	28.2%	21.4%
2036	27.8%	21.4%
2037	27.5%	21.5%
2038	27.1%	21.5%
2039	26.9%	21.4%
2040	26.9%	21.4%
2041	26.9%	21.3%
2042	26.9%	21.2%
2043	27%	21.1%
2044	27.1%	20.9%
2045	27.3%	20.7%
2046	27.4%	20.5%
2047	27.6%	20.3%
2048	27.7%	20%
2049	27.8%	19.8%
2050	27.8%	19.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 32.9% of the population in Tuvalu and 25.5% in Venezuela in 2024, compared to 34.5% and 38.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Tuvalu and Venezuela compared.

Natural population change in Tuvalu vs Venezuela by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.48% in Tuvalu and +1% in Venezuela. 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	Venezuela
1960	126	285,105
1961	120	292,109
1962	113	299,345
1963	106	307,279
1964	98	314,397
1965	93	321,695
1966	91	329,697
1967	92	335,813
1968	97	340,973
1969	102	343,596
1970	102	350,709
1971	101	355,212
1972	94	360,749
1973	101	367,612
1974	102	375,678
1975	108	385,045
1976	117	395,344
1977	128	405,315
1978	141	414,032
1979	158	421,256
1980	173	425,613
1981	186	432,059
1982	198	436,564
1983	206	443,569
1984	212	449,186
1985	215	455,517
1986	219	468,252
1987	219	474,204
1988	215	477,569
1989	208	478,053
1990	204	478,168
1991	203	477,917
1992	196	474,824
1993	202	473,189
1994	195	469,178
1995	191	469,267
1996	182	468,653
1997	177	472,002
1998	172	469,123
1999	166	463,787
2000	159	459,802
2001	151	451,487
2002	141	466,821
2003	136	456,902
2004	132	455,881
2005	131	463,260
2006	129	460,152
2007	125	452,482
2008	125	435,870
2009	130	427,257
2010	136	425,397
2011	142	425,958
2012	148	420,758
2013	148	408,930
2014	149	395,088
2015	153	384,560
2016	157	359,651
2017	163	340,222
2018	169	317,302
2019	166	274,826
2020	161	237,223
2021	151	207,746
2022	150	216,619
2023	137	213,020

Maternal mortality chart: Tuvalu vs Venezuela

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 227 deaths in Venezuela.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Tuvalu	Venezuela
1985	230	83
1986	226	81
1987	252	81
1988	300	80
1989	296	80
1990	291	83
1991	289	80
1992	312	82
1993	286	82
1994	284	84
1995	281	84
1996	277	86
1997	249	82
1998	245	82
1999	242	88
2000	237	86
2001	235	101
2002	234	87
2003	210	97
2004	209	94
2005	230	93
2006	226	96
2007	222	92
2008	219	103
2009	215	109
2010	213	110
2011	169	104
2012	168	113
2013	168	123
2014	168	133
2015	169	136
2016	170	162
2017	171	195
2018	153	205
2019	155	202
2020	206	207
2021	157	251
2022	220	219
2023	170	227

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.99% in Tuvalu and 2.43% in Venezuela. 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	Venezuela
1960	17.7%	7.97%
1961	17%	7.72%
1962	16.3%	7.49%
1963	15.6%	7.3%
1964	14.9%	7.14%
1965	14.2%	7%
1966	13.6%	6.87%
1967	12.9%	6.75%
1968	12.3%	6.61%
1969	11.7%	6.47%
1970	11.1%	6.3%
1971	10.5%	6.12%
1972	9.93%	5.94%
1973	9.37%	5.75%
1974	8.81%	5.57%
1975	8.31%	5.38%
1976	7.84%	5.2%
1977	7.43%	5.01%
1978	7.08%	4.82%
1979	6.76%	4.62%
1980	6.49%	4.42%
1981	6.26%	4.24%
1982	6.06%	4.07%
1983	5.9%	3.91%
1984	5.76%	3.77%
1985	5.66%	3.64%
1986	5.59%	3.5%
1987	5.53%	3.37%
1988	5.47%	3.23%
1989	5.42%	3.09%
1990	5.37%	2.96%
1991	5.31%	2.86%
1992	5.24%	2.78%
1993	5.15%	2.73%
1994	5.05%	2.68%
1995	4.94%	2.63%
1996	4.81%	2.55%
1997	4.67%	2.45%
1998	4.52%	2.34%
1999	4.39%	2.24%
2000	4.26%	2.15%
2001	4.16%	2.09%
2002	4.07%	2.03%
2003	3.98%	1.98%
2004	3.89%	1.91%
2005	3.8%	1.85%
2006	3.68%	1.79%
2007	3.56%	1.74%
2008	3.42%	1.72%
2009	3.28%	1.71%
2010	3.14%	1.72%
2011	3.02%	1.73%
2012	2.91%	1.76%
2013	2.8%	1.79%
2014	2.71%	1.83%
2015	2.61%	1.92%
2016	2.52%	2.43%
2017	2.43%	2.43%
2018	2.35%	2.43%
2019	2.27%	2.43%
2020	2.19%	2.43%
2021	2.12%	2.43%
2022	2.05%	2.43%
2023	1.99%	2.43%