Population in Tuvalu compared to the Vatican: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Tuvalu and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Tuvalu	Vatican	Tuvalu	Vatican
1960	5,598	-	-	-
1961	5,648	-	0.89%	-
1962	5,699	-	0.9%	-
1963	5,751	-	0.91%	-
1964	5,752	-	0.02%	-
1965	5,715	-	-0.64%	-
1966	5,686	-	-0.51%	-
1967	5,652	-	-0.6%	-
1968	5,624	-	-0.5%	-
1969	5,631	-	0.12%	-
1970	5,663	-	0.57%	-
1971	5,685	-	0.39%	-
1972	5,692	-	0.12%	-
1973	5,681	-	-0.19%	-
1974	5,822	-	2.48%	-
1975	6,117	-	5.07%	-
1976	6,404	-	4.69%	-
1977	6,686	-	4.4%	-
1978	6,957	-	4.05%	-
1979	7,184	-	3.26%	-
1980	7,366	-	2.53%	-
1981	7,526	-	2.17%	-
1982	7,664	-	1.83%	-
1983	7,789	-	1.63%	-
1984	7,902	-	1.45%	-
1985	8,046	-	1.82%	-
1986	8,217	-	2.13%	-
1987	8,371	-	1.87%	-
1988	8,518	-	1.76%	-
1989	8,662	-	1.69%	-
1990	8,798	-	1.57%	-
1991	8,928	-	1.48%	-
1992	9,038	-	1.23%	-
1993	9,126	-	0.97%	-
1994	9,207	-	0.89%	-
1995	9,280	-	0.79%	-
1996	9,342	-	0.67%	-
1997	9,400	-	0.62%	-
1998	9,451	-	0.54%	-
1999	9,496	-	0.48%	-
2000	9,544	880	0.51%	-
2001	9,586	890	0.44%	1.14%
2002	9,623	900	0.39%	1.12%
2003	9,695	911	0.75%	1.22%
2004	9,816	921	1.25%	1.1%
2005	9,940	921	1.26%	0%
2006	10,056	932	1.17%	1.19%
2007	10,182	821	1.25%	-11.9%
2008	10,321	824	1.37%	0.37%
2009	10,461	826	1.36%	0.24%
2010	10,614	829	1.46%	0.36%
2011	10,780	832	1.56%	0.36%
2012	10,934	836	1.43%	0.48%
2013	11,001	839	0.61%	0.36%
2014	10,984	842	-0.15%	0.36%
2015	10,963	1,000	-0.19%	18.8%
2016	10,930	-	-0.3%	0%
2017	10,869	1,000	-0.56%	0%
2018	10,751	-	-1.09%	0%
2019	10,581	1,000	-1.58%	0%
2020	10,399	987	-1.72%	-1.29%
2021	10,194	970	-1.97%	-1.68%
2022	9,992	944	-1.98%	-2.66%
2023	9,816	922	-1.76%	-2.34%
2024	9,646	933	-1.73%	1.2%
2025	9,493	939	-1.58%	0.59%
2026	9,363	952	-1.37%	1.37%
2027	9,255	974	-1.15%	2.32%
2028	9,175	985	-0.87%	1.13%
2029	9,102	983	-0.79%	-0.19%
2030	9,047	976	-0.6%	-0.75%
2031	9,011	968	-0.4%	-0.75%
2032	8,984	968	-0.3%	0%
2033	8,975	988	-0.1%	2.09%
2034	8,970	992	-0.06%	0.37%
2035	8,977	1,000	0.08%	0.74%
2036	8,995	998	0.2%	-0.18%
2037	9,017	1,003	0.24%	0.55%
2038	9,051	1,022	0.38%	1.83%
2039	9,095	1,060	0.48%	3.78%
2040	9,143	1,095	0.53%	3.3%
2041	9,191	1,127	0.52%	2.86%
2042	9,245	1,149	0.6%	1.96%
2043	9,308	1,169	0.68%	1.76%
2044	9,375	1,186	0.72%	1.42%
2045	9,435	1,209	0.64%	2.02%
2046	9,502	1,224	0.71%	1.22%
2047	9,571	1,248	0.72%	1.95%
2048	9,644	1,272	0.76%	1.92%
2049	9,712	1,296	0.71%	1.88%
2050	9,778	1,325	0.68%	2.27%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Tuvalu increased by 874 people (a 8.69% growth), while the Vatican gained 68 people (a 7.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Tuvalu lost -1,567 (a 14.3% decline), while the Vatican's population decreased by -48 (a 4.8% decline).

Tuvalu was ranked 195th most populous country in 2006 and is 196th in 2026. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2006 and still ranked 197th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Tuvalu's population will grow by 4.43% to 9,778 people and will still be ranked 196th. The population of the Vatican will increase by 39.2% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.