The latest officially reported population of Tuvalu was 9,646 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Tuvalu's population is 9,493 people compared to 3,384,690 in Uruguay.
Population statistics:
- Uruguay's population is 357 times bigger than Tuvalu's.
- Tuvalu is ranked the 196th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
- The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.0001% for Tuvalu vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
- For the last 10 years, Tuvalu has had an average growth rate of -1.19% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
- Since 2005, the population of Tuvalu has decreased from 9.94K people to 9.49K (4.5% decline), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (3.01% growth).
- Tuvalu is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.3K people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.25M people by 2100.
Tuvalu vs Uruguay: live population counter
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| Current population |
9493
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3384690
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| Population rank | 196/197 | 133/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0001% | 0.04% |
| One net population change |
2.15 days
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5.87 hours
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| One birth every |
1.62 days
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15.7 minutes
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| One death every |
4.1 days
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15.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.3 days
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6.5 hours
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| Annual migration change | -280 | -1,348 |
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | -4 |
| Annual growth/decline | -170 | -1,493 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -1.73% | -0.04% |
| Population growth rate rank | 194/197 | 169/197 |
Tuvalu and Uruguay: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 5,598 | 2,529,957 | - | - |
| 1961 | 5,648 | 2,562,044 | 0.89% | 1.27% |
| 1962 | 5,699 | 2,593,298 | 0.9% | 1.22% |
| 1963 | 5,751 | 2,623,766 | 0.91% | 1.17% |
| 1964 | 5,752 | 2,653,180 | 0.02% | 1.12% |
| 1965 | 5,715 | 2,681,169 | -0.64% | 1.05% |
| 1966 | 5,686 | 2,707,646 | -0.51% | 0.99% |
| 1967 | 5,652 | 2,732,277 | -0.6% | 0.91% |
| 1968 | 5,624 | 2,754,606 | -0.5% | 0.82% |
| 1969 | 5,631 | 2,773,974 | 0.12% | 0.7% |
| 1970 | 5,663 | 2,790,807 | 0.57% | 0.61% |
| 1971 | 5,685 | 2,806,462 | 0.39% | 0.56% |
| 1972 | 5,692 | 2,821,644 | 0.12% | 0.54% |
| 1973 | 5,681 | 2,837,133 | -0.19% | 0.55% |
| 1974 | 5,822 | 2,853,944 | 2.48% | 0.59% |
| 1975 | 6,117 | 2,872,320 | 5.07% | 0.64% |
| 1976 | 6,404 | 2,891,392 | 4.69% | 0.66% |
| 1977 | 6,686 | 2,909,461 | 4.4% | 0.62% |
| 1978 | 6,957 | 2,925,715 | 4.05% | 0.56% |
| 1979 | 7,184 | 2,939,903 | 3.26% | 0.48% |
| 1980 | 7,366 | 2,951,953 | 2.53% | 0.41% |
| 1981 | 7,526 | 2,963,246 | 2.17% | 0.38% |
| 1982 | 7,664 | 2,975,492 | 1.83% | 0.41% |
| 1983 | 7,789 | 2,988,778 | 1.63% | 0.45% |
| 1984 | 7,902 | 3,002,488 | 1.45% | 0.46% |
| 1985 | 8,046 | 3,017,037 | 1.82% | 0.48% |
| 1986 | 8,217 | 3,032,845 | 2.13% | 0.52% |
| 1987 | 8,371 | 3,049,896 | 1.87% | 0.56% |
| 1988 | 8,518 | 3,067,961 | 1.76% | 0.59% |
| 1989 | 8,662 | 3,086,255 | 1.69% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 8,798 | 3,104,403 | 1.57% | 0.59% |
| 1991 | 8,928 | 3,122,354 | 1.48% | 0.58% |
| 1992 | 9,038 | 3,139,702 | 1.23% | 0.56% |
| 1993 | 9,126 | 3,156,345 | 0.97% | 0.53% |
| 1994 | 9,207 | 3,172,834 | 0.89% | 0.52% |
| 1995 | 9,280 | 3,189,440 | 0.79% | 0.52% |
| 1996 | 9,342 | 3,206,324 | 0.67% | 0.53% |
| 1997 | 9,400 | 3,223,345 | 0.62% | 0.53% |
| 1998 | 9,451 | 3,239,280 | 0.54% | 0.49% |
| 1999 | 9,496 | 3,254,015 | 0.48% | 0.45% |
| 2000 | 9,544 | 3,266,206 | 0.51% | 0.37% |
| 2001 | 9,586 | 3,274,251 | 0.44% | 0.25% |
| 2002 | 9,623 | 3,278,867 | 0.39% | 0.14% |
| 2003 | 9,695 | 3,281,186 | 0.75% | 0.07% |
| 2004 | 9,816 | 3,283,148 | 1.25% | 0.06% |
| 2005 | 9,940 | 3,285,771 | 1.26% | 0.08% |
| 2006 | 10,056 | 3,289,506 | 1.17% | 0.11% |
| 2007 | 10,182 | 3,295,153 | 1.25% | 0.17% |
| 2008 | 10,321 | 3,302,177 | 1.37% | 0.21% |
| 2009 | 10,461 | 3,310,091 | 1.36% | 0.24% |
| 2010 | 10,614 | 3,318,580 | 1.46% | 0.26% |
| 2011 | 10,780 | 3,326,825 | 1.56% | 0.25% |
| 2012 | 10,934 | 3,335,401 | 1.43% | 0.26% |
| 2013 | 11,001 | 3,345,337 | 0.61% | 0.3% |
| 2014 | 10,984 | 3,356,334 | -0.15% | 0.33% |
| 2015 | 10,963 | 3,368,017 | -0.19% | 0.35% |
| 2016 | 10,930 | 3,379,283 | -0.3% | 0.33% |
| 2017 | 10,869 | 3,388,438 | -0.56% | 0.27% |
| 2018 | 10,751 | 3,394,534 | -1.09% | 0.18% |
| 2019 | 10,581 | 3,397,206 | -1.58% | 0.08% |
| 2020 | 10,399 | 3,398,968 | -1.72% | 0.05% |
| 2021 | 10,194 | 3,396,695 | -1.97% | -0.07% |
| 2022 | 9,992 | 3,390,913 | -1.98% | -0.17% |
| 2023 | 9,816 | 3,388,081 | -1.76% | -0.08% |
| 2024 | 9,646 | 3,386,588 | -1.73% | -0.04% |
| 2025 | 9,493 | 3,384,690 | -1.58% | -0.06% |
| 2026 | 9,363 | 3,382,543 | -1.37% | -0.06% |
| 2027 | 9,255 | 3,380,245 | -1.15% | -0.07% |
| 2028 | 9,175 | 3,377,893 | -0.87% | -0.07% |
| 2029 | 9,102 | 3,375,428 | -0.79% | -0.07% |
| 2030 | 9,047 | 3,372,892 | -0.6% | -0.08% |
| 2031 | 9,011 | 3,370,285 | -0.4% | -0.08% |
| 2032 | 8,984 | 3,367,544 | -0.3% | -0.08% |
| 2033 | 8,975 | 3,364,654 | -0.1% | -0.09% |
| 2034 | 8,970 | 3,361,591 | -0.06% | -0.09% |
| 2035 | 8,977 | 3,358,284 | 0.08% | -0.1% |
| 2036 | 8,995 | 3,354,682 | 0.2% | -0.11% |
| 2037 | 9,017 | 3,350,735 | 0.24% | -0.12% |
| 2038 | 9,051 | 3,346,431 | 0.38% | -0.13% |
| 2039 | 9,095 | 3,341,676 | 0.48% | -0.14% |
| 2040 | 9,143 | 3,336,469 | 0.53% | -0.16% |
| 2041 | 9,191 | 3,330,804 | 0.52% | -0.17% |
| 2042 | 9,245 | 3,324,643 | 0.6% | -0.18% |
| 2043 | 9,308 | 3,317,939 | 0.68% | -0.2% |
| 2044 | 9,375 | 3,310,611 | 0.72% | -0.22% |
| 2045 | 9,435 | 3,302,680 | 0.64% | -0.24% |
| 2046 | 9,502 | 3,294,196 | 0.71% | -0.26% |
| 2047 | 9,571 | 3,285,160 | 0.72% | -0.27% |
| 2048 | 9,644 | 3,275,507 | 0.76% | -0.29% |
| 2049 | 9,712 | 3,265,260 | 0.71% | -0.31% |
| 2050 | 9,778 | 3,254,361 | 0.68% | -0.33% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Tuvalu increased by 1,023 people (a 10.3% growth), while Uruguay gained 82,246 people (a 2.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Tuvalu lost -1,470 (a 13.4% decline), while Uruguay's population increased by 16,673 (a 0.5% growth).
Tuvalu was ranked 196th most populous country in 2005 and is still 196th in 2025. Uruguay was ranked 130th in 2005 and ranked 133rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Tuvalu's population will grow by 3% to 9,778 people and will still be ranked 196th. The population of Uruguay will decrease by 3.85% to 3,254,361 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Montevideo | 1.3M |
| Salto | 125K |
| Ciudad de la Costa | 112K |
| Rivera | 103K |
| Maldonado | 86.8K |
| Paysandu | 76.4K |
| Tacuarembo | 54.8K |
| Melo | 51.8K |
| Mercedes | 42K |
| Artigas | 40.7K |
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Population differences between Tuvalu and Uruguay
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| Life expectancy | 67.4 years | 78.5 years |
| Average age | 29.5 years | 38.9 years |
| Median age | 25.3 years | 37.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.2:48.8 | 48.5:51.5 |
| Fertility rate | 3.21 births per woman | 1.41 births per woman |
| Population density | 833 ppl/mi² | 50.1 ppl/mi² |
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