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Tuvalu Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race

Updated on by Georank team

With a population of 9.65K people, Tuvalu has a median age of 25.3 years which makes it the 132/196 oldest country. 32.9% of the demographic are children 0-14 years old, 60.4% are working-age people aged 15-64, and 6.67% are older population aged 65+ years.

Tuvalu demographic data

Tuvalu World
Population
9493
196/197
Median age 25.3 years 132/196
Average age 29.5 years 125/196
Age dependency ratio 65.6% 55/196
Young-age dependency ratio 54.6% 57/196
Old-age dependency ratio 11% 99/196
Male:Female ratio 51.2:48.8 N/A
Population density 322 ppl/mi² 31/197
Fertility rate 3.21 52/196
Life expectancy 67.4 years 156/197

Median age history and projection chart in
Tuvalu vs World

Tuvalu
Factual

UN forecast
World
Factual

UN forecast
Year Median age
Tuvalu World
1960 23.1 22.5
1961 23.1 22.5
1962 23 22.4
1963 22.6 22.2
1964 21 22
1965 19.3 21.8
1966 18.5 21.7
1967 18.1 21.6
1968 17.9 21.5
1969 18 21.5
1970 18.2 21.4
1971 18.6 21.4
1972 19 21.5
1973 19.4 21.5
1974 19.7 21.6
1975 19.8 21.7
1976 19.9 21.9
1977 20.2 22
1978 20.5 22.2
1979 20.9 22.3
1980 21 22.5
1981 21.4 22.6
1982 21.9 22.7
1983 22.5 22.9
1984 23.2 23
1985 23.6 23.2
1986 23.8 23.3
1987 24 23.4
1988 24.2 23.6
1989 24.5 23.8
1990 24.7 23.9
1991 24.9 24.1
1992 25 24.3
1993 25 24.5
1994 25.1 24.7
1995 25 25
1996 24.9 25.2
1997 24.6 25.4
1998 24.4 25.7
1999 24.1 25.9
2000 23.9 26.1
2001 23.7 26.3
2002 23.5 26.5
2003 23.5 26.7
2004 23.5 27
2005 23.6 27.2
2006 23.6 27.4
2007 23.7 27.6
2008 23.8 27.8
2009 23.9 28
2010 24 28.2
2011 24.1 28.4
2012 24.2 28.6
2013 24.3 28.9
2014 24.5 29.1
2015 24.7 29.3
2016 24.9 29.5
2017 25.2 29.8
2018 25.3 30
2019 25.3 30.3
2020 25.3 30.6
2021 25.3 30.8
2022 25.3 31
2023 25.3 31.3
2024 25.3 31.6
2025 25.2 31.9
2026 25.2 32.1
2027 25.1 32.3
2028 25 32.6
2029 24.9 32.8
2030 24.8 33
2031 24.9 33.2
2032 24.9 33.4
2033 25 33.6
2034 25.1 33.8
2035 25.3 34
2036 25.5 34.2
2037 25.6 34.4
2038 25.9 34.6
2039 26.1 34.8
2040 26.4 35
2041 26.6 35.2
2042 26.9 35.4
2043 27.2 35.6
2044 27.5 35.8
2045 27.8 36
2046 28 36.2
2047 28.3 36.4
2048 28.5 36.6
2049 28.7 36.8
2050 28.9 37.1

In 1960, the median age in Tuvalu was 23.1 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 25.3 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 54th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Tuvalu ranks 132nd currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Tuvalu is expected to increase to around 28.9 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Tuvalu demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Tuvalu
Male

Female
Age range Share of population
Tuvalu
Male Female
0-4 5.82% 5.19%
5-9 6.06% 5.51%
10-14 5.48% 4.89%
15-19 4.7% 4.16%
20-24 4% 3.77%
25-29 3.98% 3.66%
30-34 3.65% 3.16%
35-39 2.99% 2.66%
40-44 2.36% 1.97%
45-49 2.34% 2.09%
50-54 2.72% 2.26%
55-59 2.66% 2.82%
60-64 1.82% 2.59%
65-69 1.18% 1.72%
70-74 0.6% 0.98%
75-79 0.47% 0.72%
80+ 0.34% 0.67%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Tuvalu has average demographic potential with 64% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 71/196).

Age dependency chart

Tuvalu
Young

Old
World
Young

Old
Year Age dependency ratio
Tuvalu World
Total Young Old Total Young Old
1960 81.8% 74.4% 7.32% 73.5% 64.9% 8.62%
1961 85.7% 78.2% 7.48% 73.8% 65.1% 8.67%
1962 89.1% 81.5% 7.58% 74.1% 65.4% 8.73%
1963 91.9% 84.2% 7.66% 74.9% 66.1% 8.79%
1964 92.8% 85.1% 7.73% 75.5% 66.6% 8.85%
1965 92.2% 84.4% 7.8% 75.8% 66.8% 8.93%
1966 92.5% 84.5% 7.99% 75.9% 66.9% 9%
1967 93.4% 85.3% 8.15% 75.9% 66.8% 9.07%
1968 94.2% 86% 8.29% 75.8% 66.6% 9.14%
1969 93.2% 84.9% 8.3% 75.7% 66.5% 9.2%
1970 90.5% 82.3% 8.26% 75.5% 66.2% 9.26%
1971 87.8% 79.5% 8.33% 75.2% 65.9% 9.33%
1972 84.7% 76.4% 8.34% 74.9% 65.6% 9.39%
1973 81% 72.7% 8.3% 74.6% 65.1% 9.46%
1974 78.3% 70.2% 8.13% 74.4% 64.9% 9.54%
1975 76.5% 68.6% 7.86% 74.2% 64.6% 9.64%
1976 73.7% 66.2% 7.5% 74% 64.3% 9.72%
1977 70% 62.8% 7.12% 73.5% 63.7% 9.79%
1978 65.8% 58.9% 6.84% 72.4% 62.5% 9.84%
1979 62.8% 56.2% 6.64% 71.3% 61.4% 9.88%
1980 61.5% 54.9% 6.59% 70.4% 60.5% 9.89%
1981 60.1% 53.5% 6.61% 69.5% 59.6% 9.85%
1982 58.7% 52% 6.7% 68.7% 58.9% 9.79%
1983 57.5% 50.6% 6.88% 67.9% 58.1% 9.72%
1984 56.7% 49.5% 7.13% 67% 57.3% 9.68%
1985 57.4% 49.9% 7.44% 66.3% 56.6% 9.68%
1986 59.2% 51.4% 7.79% 65.7% 55.9% 9.71%
1987 61.1% 53% 8.09% 65.2% 55.4% 9.75%
1988 63.1% 54.6% 8.44% 64.8% 54.9% 9.81%
1989 65% 56.2% 8.83% 64.4% 54.5% 9.89%
1990 66.8% 57.6% 9.2% 64.2% 54.3% 9.97%
1991 68.5% 58.9% 9.54% 64% 53.9% 10.1%
1992 70.1% 60.3% 9.82% 63.7% 53.6% 10.2%
1993 71.7% 61.6% 10.1% 63.5% 53.2% 10.3%
1994 72.7% 62.3% 10.4% 63.1% 52.7% 10.4%
1995 73.3% 62.7% 10.6% 62.7% 52.2% 10.5%
1996 73.8% 63.1% 10.8% 62.1% 51.5% 10.6%
1997 74% 63.2% 10.8% 61.5% 50.8% 10.7%
1998 73.8% 63% 10.8% 60.7% 50% 10.7%
1999 73.4% 62.8% 10.6% 60% 49.2% 10.8%
2000 73.1% 62.8% 10.3% 59.3% 48.4% 10.9%
2001 72.7% 62.6% 10% 58.5% 47.6% 11%
2002 72.2% 62.4% 9.74% 57.8% 46.7% 11.1%
2003 71.3% 61.7% 9.59% 57% 45.9% 11.1%
2004 70% 60.4% 9.65% 56.3% 45.1% 11.2%
2005 68.7% 59% 9.7% 55.6% 44.3% 11.3%
2006 67.3% 57.6% 9.63% 55% 43.6% 11.4%
2007 65.8% 56.3% 9.52% 54.5% 43.1% 11.4%
2008 64.3% 55% 9.31% 54.1% 42.6% 11.5%
2009 63% 53.9% 9.04% 53.8% 42.2% 11.6%
2010 61.9% 53.1% 8.78% 53.5% 41.9% 11.6%
2011 61.2% 52.6% 8.6% 53.4% 41.6% 11.8%
2012 60.9% 52.4% 8.57% 53.3% 41.4% 11.9%
2013 60.6% 52% 8.63% 53.4% 41.2% 12.1%
2014 60.1% 51.4% 8.66% 53.5% 41.1% 12.4%
2015 59.6% 51% 8.65% 53.6% 40.9% 12.7%
2016 59.2% 50.6% 8.6% 53.7% 40.7% 13%
2017 58.8% 50.2% 8.59% 53.9% 40.6% 13.3%
2018 59% 50.2% 8.73% 54.1% 40.4% 13.7%
2019 59.5% 50.5% 8.96% 54.2% 40.1% 14%
2020 59.7% 50.6% 9.15% 54.2% 39.8% 14.4%
2021 59.8% 50.6% 9.2% 54.2% 39.5% 14.7%
2022 61% 51.5% 9.47% 54% 39% 15%
2023 63.6% 53.3% 10.3% 53.9% 38.5% 15.4%
2024 65.6% 54.6% 11% 53.7% 38% 15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Tuvalu decreased from 70% to 65.6% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Tuvalu working age demographic chart

Tuvalu
Factual

UN forecast
World
Factual

UN forecast
Year Working age population share
Tuvalu World
1960 55% 57.6%
1961 53.9% 57.5%
1962 52.9% 57.4%
1963 52.1% 57.2%
1964 51.9% 57%
1965 52% 56.9%
1966 52% 56.8%
1967 51.7% 56.9%
1968 51.5% 56.9%
1969 51.8% 56.9%
1970 52.5% 57%
1971 53.2% 57.1%
1972 54.1% 57.2%
1973 55.3% 57.3%
1974 56.1% 57.3%
1975 56.7% 57.4%
1976 57.6% 57.5%
1977 58.8% 57.7%
1978 60.3% 58%
1979 61.4% 58.4%
1980 61.9% 58.7%
1981 62.4% 59%
1982 63% 59.3%
1983 63.5% 59.6%
1984 63.8% 59.9%
1985 63.5% 60.1%
1986 62.8% 60.4%
1987 62.1% 60.5%
1988 61.3% 60.7%
1989 60.6% 60.8%
1990 59.9% 60.9%
1991 59.4% 61%
1992 58.8% 61.1%
1993 58.2% 61.2%
1994 57.9% 61.3%
1995 57.7% 61.5%
1996 57.5% 61.7%
1997 57.5% 61.9%
1998 57.5% 62.2%
1999 57.7% 62.5%
2000 57.8% 62.8%
2001 57.9% 63.1%
2002 58.1% 63.4%
2003 58.4% 63.7%
2004 58.8% 64%
2005 59.3% 64.3%
2006 59.8% 64.5%
2007 60.3% 64.7%
2008 60.9% 64.9%
2009 61.4% 65%
2010 61.8% 65.1%
2011 62% 65.2%
2012 62.1% 65.2%
2013 62.2% 65.2%
2014 62.5% 65.2%
2015 62.7% 65.1%
2016 62.8% 65.1%
2017 63% 65%
2018 62.9% 64.9%
2019 62.7% 64.9%
2020 62.6% 64.8%
2021 62.6% 64.9%
2022 62.1% 64.9%
2023 61.1% 65%
2024 60.4% 65.1%
2025 59.9% 65.2%
2026 59.5% 65.3%
2027 59.4% 65.4%
2028 59.5% 65.4%
2029 59.7% 65.4%
2030 59.9% 65.4%
2031 60.1% 65.4%
2032 60.4% 65.4%
2033 60.7% 65.4%
2034 60.9% 65.3%
2035 61.2% 65.2%
2036 61.4% 65%
2037 61.7% 64.9%
2038 62.1% 64.7%
2039 62.4% 64.6%
2040 62.5% 64.5%
2041 62.6% 64.4%
2042 62.7% 64.3%
2043 62.9% 64.2%
2044 62.9% 64.1%
2045 63% 63.9%
2046 63.1% 63.8%
2047 63.2% 63.7%
2048 63.3% 63.6%
2049 63.4% 63.4%
2050 63.5% 63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Tuvalu changed from 58.8% to 60.4% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Tuvalu
Factual

UN forecast
World
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of population 0-14 years old
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 decreased from 35.5% to 32.9% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Tuvalu
Factual

UN forecast
World
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of population 65+ years old
Tuvalu World
1960 4.03% 4.97%
1961 4.03% 4.99%
1962 4.01% 5.01%
1963 3.99% 5.02%
1964 4.01% 5.04%
1965 4.06% 5.08%
1966 4.15% 5.12%
1967 4.21% 5.16%
1968 4.27% 5.2%
1969 4.3% 5.24%
1970 4.34% 5.28%
1971 4.43% 5.32%
1972 4.51% 5.37%
1973 4.58% 5.42%
1974 4.56% 5.47%
1975 4.46% 5.53%
1976 4.32% 5.59%
1977 4.19% 5.65%
1978 4.12% 5.71%
1979 4.08% 5.77%
1980 4.08% 5.81%
1981 4.13% 5.81%
1982 4.22% 5.8%
1983 4.37% 5.79%
1984 4.55% 5.8%
1985 4.73% 5.82%
1986 4.89% 5.86%
1987 5.02% 5.91%
1988 5.18% 5.95%
1989 5.35% 6.01%
1990 5.51% 6.07%
1991 5.66% 6.14%
1992 5.77% 6.21%
1993 5.88% 6.29%
1994 6.02% 6.37%
1995 6.13% 6.45%
1996 6.2% 6.53%
1997 6.23% 6.61%
1998 6.2% 6.68%
1999 6.1% 6.76%
2000 5.98% 6.84%
2001 5.82% 6.92%
2002 5.66% 7.01%
2003 5.6% 7.1%
2004 5.67% 7.18%
2005 5.75% 7.26%
2006 5.76% 7.34%
2007 5.74% 7.41%
2008 5.66% 7.47%
2009 5.54% 7.52%
2010 5.42% 7.58%
2011 5.33% 7.66%
2012 5.32% 7.78%
2013 5.37% 7.92%
2014 5.41% 8.08%
2015 5.42% 8.26%
2016 5.4% 8.45%
2017 5.41% 8.65%
2018 5.49% 8.88%
2019 5.62% 9.1%
2020 5.73% 9.33%
2021 5.76% 9.53%
2022 5.88% 9.74%
2023 6.28% 9.98%
2024 6.67% 10.2%
2025 7.1% 10.4%
2026 7.58% 10.6%
2027 7.91% 10.8%
2028 8.22% 11.1%
2029 8.54% 11.5%
2030 8.88% 11.7%
2031 9.3% 12%
2032 9.67% 12.3%
2033 10.1% 12.6%
2034 10.4% 12.8%
2035 10.6% 13.1%
2036 10.7% 13.4%
2037 10.7% 13.7%
2038 10.7% 13.9%
2039 10.7% 14.1%
2040 10.6% 14.3%
2041 10.5% 14.5%
2042 10.3% 14.7%
2043 10.1% 14.9%
2044 9.98% 15%
2045 9.73% 15.2%
2046 9.45% 15.4%
2047 9.25% 15.7%
2048 9.02% 15.9%
2049 8.82% 16.1%
2050 8.71% 16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Tuvalu increased from 5.67% to 6.67% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.

Demographics by nationality or race

Tuvalu
Race Share of demographic
Tuvaluan 97%
Kiribati 1.58%
Pacific Islander 0.62%
All other 0.79%

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