Tuvalu has a population density of 833 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Tuvalu has 28,054 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Tuvalu and the Vatican are ranked 31st and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Tuvalu has 0.0001% of the world's population and 0.00002% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Tuvalu is 85.9% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Tuvalu
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 833 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 31/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
9493
|
949
|
| Land area | 11.6 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 33,477 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 33.1% | n/a |
| Urban population | 66.9% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Tuvalu vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Tuvalu increased by 10.9%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Tuvalu ranked 21st for population density and is in 26th place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Tuvalu
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 833 | - |
| 2023 | 847 | - |
| 2022 | 863 | - |
| 2021 | 880 | - |
| 2020 | 898 | - |
| 2019 | 913 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 928 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 938 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 944 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 946 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 948 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 950 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 944 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 931 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 916 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 903 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 891 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 879 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 868 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 858 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 847 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 837 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 831 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 828 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 824 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 820 | - |
| 1998 | 816 | - |
| 1997 | 812 | - |
| 1996 | 807 | - |
| 1995 | 801 | - |
| 1994 | 795 | - |
| 1993 | 788 | - |
| 1992 | 780 | - |
| 1991 | 771 | - |
| 1990 | 760 | - |
| 1989 | 748 | - |
| 1988 | 735 | - |
| 1987 | 723 | - |
| 1986 | 709 | - |
| 1985 | 695 | - |
| 1984 | 682 | - |
| 1983 | 672 | - |
| 1982 | 662 | - |
| 1981 | 650 | - |
| 1980 | 636 | - |
| 1979 | 620 | - |
| 1978 | 601 | - |
| 1977 | 577 | - |
| 1976 | 553 | - |
| 1975 | 528 | - |
| 1974 | 503 | - |
| 1973 | 490 | - |
| 1972 | 491 | - |
| 1971 | 491 | - |
| 1970 | 489 | - |
| 1969 | 486 | - |
| 1968 | 486 | - |
| 1967 | 488 | - |
| 1966 | 491 | - |
| 1965 | 493 | - |
| 1964 | 497 | - |
| 1963 | 497 | - |
| 1962 | 492 | - |
| 1961 | 488 | - |
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