Population in Tuvalu compared to Vanuatu: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Tuvalu and Vanuatu: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Tuvalu	Vanuatu	Tuvalu	Vanuatu
1960	5,598	64,431	-	-
1961	5,648	66,264	0.89%	2.84%
1962	5,699	68,174	0.9%	2.88%
1963	5,751	70,159	0.91%	2.91%
1964	5,752	72,219	0.02%	2.94%
1965	5,715	74,358	-0.64%	2.96%
1966	5,686	76,590	-0.51%	3%
1967	5,652	78,921	-0.6%	3.04%
1968	5,624	81,314	-0.5%	3.03%
1969	5,631	83,755	0.12%	3%
1970	5,663	86,266	0.57%	3%
1971	5,685	88,862	0.39%	3.01%
1972	5,692	91,562	0.12%	3.04%
1973	5,681	94,362	-0.19%	3.06%
1974	5,822	97,260	2.48%	3.07%
1975	6,117	100,269	5.07%	3.09%
1976	6,404	103,388	4.69%	3.11%
1977	6,686	106,618	4.4%	3.12%
1978	6,957	109,963	4.05%	3.14%
1979	7,184	113,040	3.26%	2.8%
1980	7,366	115,660	2.53%	2.32%
1981	7,526	118,249	2.17%	2.24%
1982	7,664	121,035	1.83%	2.36%
1983	7,789	123,998	1.63%	2.45%
1984	7,902	127,109	1.45%	2.51%
1985	8,046	130,356	1.82%	2.55%
1986	8,217	133,720	2.13%	2.58%
1987	8,371	137,187	1.87%	2.59%
1988	8,518	140,756	1.76%	2.6%
1989	8,662	144,393	1.69%	2.58%
1990	8,798	148,063	1.57%	2.54%
1991	8,928	151,793	1.48%	2.52%
1992	9,038	155,608	1.23%	2.51%
1993	9,126	159,463	0.97%	2.48%
1994	9,207	163,314	0.89%	2.41%
1995	9,280	167,137	0.79%	2.34%
1996	9,342	170,911	0.67%	2.26%
1997	9,400	174,626	0.62%	2.17%
1998	9,451	178,313	0.54%	2.11%
1999	9,496	182,048	0.48%	2.09%
2000	9,544	186,281	0.51%	2.33%
2001	9,586	191,031	0.44%	2.55%
2002	9,623	195,863	0.39%	2.53%
2003	9,695	200,746	0.75%	2.49%
2004	9,816	205,711	1.25%	2.47%
2005	9,940	210,760	1.26%	2.45%
2006	10,056	215,923	1.17%	2.45%
2007	10,182	221,276	1.25%	2.48%
2008	10,321	226,896	1.37%	2.54%
2009	10,461	232,731	1.36%	2.57%
2010	10,614	238,248	1.46%	2.37%
2011	10,780	243,474	1.56%	2.19%
2012	10,934	248,883	1.43%	2.22%
2013	11,001	254,482	0.61%	2.25%
2014	10,984	260,240	-0.15%	2.26%
2015	10,963	266,101	-0.19%	2.25%
2016	10,930	272,087	-0.3%	2.25%
2017	10,869	278,507	-0.56%	2.36%
2018	10,751	285,259	-1.09%	2.42%
2019	10,581	291,985	-1.58%	2.36%
2020	10,399	298,858	-1.72%	2.35%
2021	10,194	305,868	-1.97%	2.35%
2022	9,992	313,046	-1.98%	2.35%
2023	9,816	320,409	-1.76%	2.35%
2024	9,646	327,777	-1.73%	2.3%
2025	9,493	335,169	-1.58%	2.26%
2026	9,363	342,565	-1.37%	2.21%
2027	9,255	349,970	-1.15%	2.16%
2028	9,175	357,397	-0.87%	2.12%
2029	9,102	364,883	-0.79%	2.09%
2030	9,047	372,429	-0.6%	2.07%
2031	9,011	380,015	-0.4%	2.04%
2032	8,984	387,657	-0.3%	2.01%
2033	8,975	395,366	-0.1%	1.99%
2034	8,970	403,188	-0.06%	1.98%
2035	8,977	411,061	0.08%	1.95%
2036	8,995	419,006	0.2%	1.93%
2037	9,017	427,031	0.24%	1.92%
2038	9,051	435,150	0.38%	1.9%
2039	9,095	443,311	0.48%	1.88%
2040	9,143	451,509	0.53%	1.85%
2041	9,191	459,733	0.52%	1.82%
2042	9,245	468,003	0.6%	1.8%
2043	9,308	476,308	0.68%	1.77%
2044	9,375	484,636	0.72%	1.75%
2045	9,435	492,989	0.64%	1.72%
2046	9,502	501,316	0.71%	1.69%
2047	9,571	509,621	0.72%	1.66%
2048	9,644	517,889	0.76%	1.62%
2049	9,712	526,138	0.71%	1.59%
2050	9,778	534,374	0.68%	1.57%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Tuvalu increased by 1,023 people (a 10.3% growth), while Vanuatu gained 55,341 people (a 26.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Tuvalu lost -1,470 (a 13.4% decline), while Vanuatu's population increased by 75,009 (a 28.2% growth).

Tuvalu was ranked 196th most populous country in 2005 and is still 196th in 2025. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2005 and ranked 174th 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 Vanuatu will increase by 56.7% to 534,374 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.